Here at FLMS, we are more than a school—we are a community of passionate storytellers. Our collaborative online environment allows students to connect, learn, and create together, fostering meaningful relationships that inspire and support each filmmaker's journey. We uplift one another as we craft powerful work that reflects our collective vision and shared purpose of connecting through Story.
Online Labs
Transformative Tools.
At Your Fingertips.
An expansive, BRAND NEW take on Online Study
Live Labs
Live, in Person, In LA.
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One World
This 3 Day Professional Workshop introduces revolutionary new tools to bring authentic vision to life from Script to Screen.
Taught by Hollywood’s Renowned teacher & creator of The Technique™, Joan Scheckel.
New Times Need new stories
From Craft to Creation - we’re serving Tools for the New Generation.
Our Courses have been utilized at:
Using The Technique, FLMS Alumni have garnered 1000s of nominations and 100s of wins at…
What our Alumni say...
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"...Joan handed me a map.
...How can I become a director? A a few weeks of working with Joan, something kicked in and I actually began to transform into a director. It's odd to me that even after ten years experience on the set of TV shows, I was completely lacking in a foundational language. I learned that language at Joan's lab. I employed the things I learned about the intangibles of energy & relationships, producers and alliances and how the shape of the emotional nugget of the movie can inform the larger shape of the process. She handed me a map with clear markings that made sense…at Sundance 2013, I won the Directing Award.”
JOEY SOLOWAY
Creator/Director
Emmy Award Winning
Transparent
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“…the single most valuable thing we did was Attend Joan Scheckel's lab
to prepare for making Little Miss Sunshine. She gave us a set of tools that made the daunting task of directing a feature very accessible (even enjoyable!) She has a unique ability to inspire each of the directors she works with to build on their Her candid approach whether in private sessions or workshops, wastes no time and gets right to the heart of the matter and produces real results.”
JON DAYTON & VAL FARIS
Directors
Academy Award Winning
Little Miss Sunshine
Emmy nominated
Fleishman is in Trouble
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"...Shockingly transformative Joan Scheckel is one of those rare individuals who truly devotes her life's work to investigating the essence of Storytelling.
Her technique is brilliant, powerful, organized, rigorous, and shockingly transformative. She addresses the individual wholly… making the essential connection between our very humanity and the stories we tell. Simply put, her level of dedication paired with the true genius she possesses, creates unprecedented results in the creative lives of her students and the work they are generating.”
BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD
Actor, Director, Producer
The Mandalorian, Jurassic World Dominion, The Help
