The 3-Week Intensive is TheFilmSchool’s cornerstone program, teaching the principles and mechanisms of structure and character, as well as the fundamentals of storytelling, through six distinct courses. Students in this program come from all walks of life and all levels of filmmaking to be a part of this unique program and to get a taste for Seattle’s unparalleled creative community.

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There’s an application fee of $50.
Each session accepts 25 students.
The cost of each session is $2,995.
3-Weeks, 6-days/week, 10 hours/day.
A limited amount of scholarships are available (learn more here).
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UPCOMING SESSIONS

TheFilmSchool holds two sessions of our three-week intensive program each year. We are currently accepting applications for the sessions listed below:

SPRING 2012
March 3rd – March 24th, 2012
Application deadline: February 24th, 2012 – 11:59pm

SUMMER 2012
July 7th – July 28th, 2012
Application deadline: June 29th, 2012 – 11:59pm

Additional Benefits

College Credit via Cornish College of the Arts
Great alumni-exclusive discounts on our other courses (such as 7 Secrets of the Working Writer and Substance & Sale)
Sit-in on future sessions for a FREE refresher (upon individual instructor approval)
Discount on one-on-one mentorship with one of our award-winning instructors.

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A Good Story Comes from Love

Posted on February 22, 2012 by John

I found this written in one of my notebooks from years ago. Enjoy.

A good story comes from love:

l) Love of telling a story–the belief that your vision can be expressed only through story, that characters can be more real than people, that the fictional world is more profound than the concrete.

2) Love of the dramatic– a fascination with the sudden surprises and revelations that bring sea-changes in life.

3) Love of truth– the belief that lies cripple the artist, that every truth in life must be questioned, down to one’s own secret motives; the ability to see and exorcise your own shit and to bring it up courageously and mercilessly.

4) Love of humanity–a willingness to empathize with suffering souls, to crawl inside their skins and see the world through their eyes.

5) Love of sensation– the desire to indulge in and bring to life the pleasures of the five senses.

6) Love of humor–even the most sober domestic dramas need that light touch, the twist of irony, the bite of satire, or the warm, gentle mirth that makes the most mundane scene glow.

7) Love of language–a delight in sound and sense, syntax and semantics.

8) Love of process–a joy in the journey of the story and the solitude of writing.

9) Love of uniqueness–the thrill of audacity and a stone-faced calm when it is met by ridicule.

10) Love of beauty–the courage and skill to develop your own style.

11) Love of duality, conflict, argumentation and the energy to orchestrate scene dynamics.

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