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240 lessons across the entire craft — development through distribution. No expiry date, no renewal, and a guarantee no other film school will put in writing.
Every film school takes your tuition and wishes you luck. We'll do something none of them will: complete the full training, and if you decide it didn't deliver what we promised, ask for your money back. Not a trial window. After you've finished.
There's also a standard 30-day refund at the start if it isn't for you. Two guarantees, because the real risk in choosing a film education isn't the price — it's finding out too late that it didn't work. Watch me explain it, in full →
Same curriculum, same lifetime access, same guarantee either way. The only difference is whether you'd rather pay once or spread it out.
One payment. Done. Nothing to remember or cancel.
$4.15 per lesson
Spread it across a year. Full access from day one.
Full access unlocks immediately
Everything above, plus four one-to-one sessions with Kyler on your work — a script pass, a rough-cut review, and two more wherever you need them most. For filmmakers who want eyes on the thing they're actually making, not just the curriculum.
Two minutes on exactly how it works, and why we're willing to stand behind it when nobody else will.
Or start the payment plan at $97/month
The complete path from a blank page to a finished film in front of an audience.
idea, structure, script, and knowing when it's actually ready.
scheduling, budget, casting, locations. Where films are won.
camera, lighting, sound, and directing performance on set.
editing, color, sound design. The stage most indie films die in.
festivals, audience, and marketing yourself as a filmmaker.
240 lessons across 21 modules · plus 12 months in the private community and every future update
“I was dreading the thought of taking lessons and possibly sitting for hours of listening to nonsense… The courses turned out to be incredibly easy to understand, very casual in a good way and extremely helpful.”
— Teddy K.
“It is extremely high value for the money, especially compared to film school… the money you would spend on film school is better spent on gear to build your skills and portfolio. This curriculum tells you exactly how to do that.”
— Brendon V.
“I'm not a better student because of Write & Direct. I'm a better creator. And that's the only diploma that matters.”
— Uley C.
“It's helped me refine my storytelling and deepen my technical skills, and I've already been able to apply what I've learned directly to my filmmaking career.”
— Lance M.
The training, no. All 240 lessons are yours permanently, including every one we add later. We used to sell 12- and 24-month access and dropped it, because an expiry date on your own education never made much sense.
The private community is separate: that runs for 12 months from the day you enroll. More on that below.
Two things. A standard 30-day refund window at the start, in case it isn't what you expected. And then the one nobody else offers: complete the entire program, and if you decide it didn't deliver what we promised, request a refund at that point.
We can offer it because people who finish don't ask. But it's real, and it means the risk sits with us instead of you.
No, deliberately. Nobody in this industry has ever been hired off a diploma. You finish with a completed film, a portfolio, and the ability to make the next one without needing anyone's permission.
Entirely self-paced, and most students are working. The training never expires, so there's no penalty for a slow month — though the community year is a good reason to keep some momentum rather than letting it drift.
No. We begin in development. Everything we do as filmmakers serves story and that's the foundation we begin with. When gear is needed we tell you exactly what to buy and when — so your first purchase is an informed one rather than an expensive guess. Plenty of students work through the early modules before owning any gear.
Yes, any time — just get in touch and we'll settle the balance. You'll pay less overall by doing it sooner.
You keep the training — all 240 lessons, permanently. The private community is a 12-month inclusion, and after that it ends unless we've launched a way to stay.
We're being straight about it rather than promising something we haven't built. A paid alumni option is likely, it isn't ready, and we'd rather tell you that now than quietly change the deal on you later.
Same program, plus four one-to-one sessions with Kyler on your own project. It's capped, because there are only so many hours. If they're full, you'll go on a waitlist rather than be sold something we can't deliver.
Write & Direct isn't about theory. It's about action — and the only real risk is spending another year not making the film.
Enroll — $997Or start the payment plan at $97/month · Backed by the full guarantee