The Real Lowdown (FAQ)
A fresh screenwriter can snag $250,000 USD for a feature script on Netflix, plus residuals. Ballpark rates: Micro-budget under $250k USD pays $5,000-$10,000 USD; major studios start at $250,000 USD plus backend.
It’s a massive investment in your future. It takes time, but some grads sell their very first one. Plus, AI can't do original thinking, so your hustle is future-proof.
Too right. TV writers have more juice than feature writers. You get to turn out content weekly instead of waiting decades for a greenlight.
It's an annual list of the best unsold scripts voted on by Hollywood execs. If you make it, agents will be blowing up your phone.
A 12-lesson masterclass by Emmy-nominee Ron Osborn. It covers the art, craft, and business of the game.
Everyone from complete rookies to intermediate writers who are stuck, plus producers, directors, and creators wanting to master the archetype game.
The "Guarantee of Access". We're the first to guarantee that a real Hollywood producer will read at least your first ten pages and give you notes.
Ron has over 40 years of industry experience, from 'The West Wing' to 'Mork & Mindy'. He's a veteran who’s worked with the biggest studios.
Just a one-time payment of $249 USD.
The full 12-module course, 30 days free in our private community, and the producer read guarantee.
Our promise: finish the modules, pen your best script within a year, and we guarantee a real producer will read at least ten pages and give you feedback.
12 video lectures, each about 45 minutes.
It's a 240-hour immersive experience: 15 hours of video, 30 of reading, 60 of viewing, 15 of homework, and 120 of writing your script. Rewriting is your best friend here.
Nah. Ron teaches the "deep grammar" of story, connecting myth and archetype to the cold, hard business realities of Hollywood.
This is for you. We provide the plug to ghost the gatekeepers and get read by the people who actually make things happen.
AI can't write YOUR story because it can't feel. It's just a tool, but Hollywood needs real human storytellers.
High-quality video lectures, plus assignments for reading, viewing, and writing.
Yes, the guarantee includes producer notes on your first ten pages. The squad community also offers feedback from pros.
A private spot for students with pro tips, weekly sessions, and industry updates. You get 30 days free.
Just internet for the videos. For scripts, you'll eventually need software like Final Draft or Celtx, but any word processor works for starters.
Perfect. We'll help you diagnose why it might not be working at a structural level and fix it.
Lifetime access to materials, but you've got one year from purchase to submit for the producer read guarantee.
Yes, as a separate package. Mentors require you to take the course first so you speak the same language.
The bones of Western storytelling: Setup, Confrontation, and Resolution. Ron focuses on the emotional beats.
Lesson 7 teaches you to give your lead a defining entrance and build them from the ground up.
The narrative needs are exactly the same. Laughter comes from tragedy plus time.
Because no bouncer wants to read an amateur script. Pro format is your ticket past the gatekeeper.
A premise that can be summed up in one sentence with an automatic hook. The concept is the star.
Yes, because it’s about thinking like a screenwriter and understanding the deep bones of story.