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TAKING GRADUATES TO MASTERY IN
BIG BUDGET TVC AND LONG FORM

The Director's Method gets you into the game, The TDM Academy gets you to mastery.

• For director’s committed to fast-tracking their growth and mastery of the craft, the Academy locks in your seat to the full series of TDM Masterclasses.

• Quarterly one on one mentoring sessions to provide ongoing guidance, support and accountability for productions, for business growth and for career development.

 
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TDM MASTERCLASS MODULES

1. TALENT DIRECTING
How to get potent performances from your cast that will move your audience.

2. STORYTELLING & SCREENWRITING
How to control your audience with the power and influence of great writing.

3. LEADING WITH THE LENS
How to lead an audience through a story with the elements and craft of cinematography.

4. DOCUMENTARY CRAFT
How to maintain story, craft and performance direction in non-fiction.

 

• Exclusive lectures from Australia's leading specialists from all areas of production.

• Access through referrals to Mo’s career-built black book of production, crew & client contacts.

• Price: $9,600 p.a.

 

5. SHOTLISTS, STAGING & STORYBOARDING
How to create, plan and prioritise for quality, control and flexibility.

6. ADVANCED POST PRODUCTION
Shooting to harness the power of post, and discovering the secrets of the save.

7. LOW BUDGET MASTERY
How to write & direct killer content on a tight budget. Insider truths of cost.

8. CLOSED SET SECRETS
How to do it like the pros. Insider tips and tricks from onset. 

 
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Step into the BFC!

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Making an audience like you on camera is all about first making them comfortable. And the trick to making them comfortable is, ironically, focus on yourself before them.