Movie Making Class.
Movie Making Class.
Make Your Movie Now! Class
Time:
Mondays
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Feb. 2nd to March 9th
Location:
On Zoom
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Online Make Your Movie
Now! Class (Evenings)
Time:
Tuesdays
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Feb. 3rd to March 10th
Location:
On Zoom
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Make Your Movie Now!
Get rid of the fear. Pump up the fun. Finish your movie!
This class is designed to give you the knowledge and tools you need to write, produce, and direct your own short film using the resources you already have, and to have a genuinely fun time doing it.
I’ve taught this class many times, but this version makes the process even simpler and more accessible by focusing on the film studio you already carry in your pocket: your smartphone. No fancy equipment is required. The goal is clear and non-negotiable. You will finish a short film.
Our class motto says it all:
“We want to finish this film so that the next one will be even better.”
Over six weeks, we will cover scriptwriting and development, the basics of film production and editing, and how to begin discovering your own directing style. During the first few weeks, you will write and develop a short script with a strong emphasis on writing for the resources you actually have right now, including locations, actors, time, and tools.
We keep it simple.
We keep it achievable.
And most importantly, we keep it fun.
By the end of the course, you will be set up to shoot and edit your own short film, and you will have the confidence and momentum to keep making more.
When I’m teaching an improv class, my favorite exercise is called “Really Bad 10-Minute One-Act Play.” The exercise is exactly what it sounds like: two students improvise a really bad ten-minute play. And the results are ALWAYS brilliant and hilarious.
The reason the scenes are always brilliant and hilarious is that the students aren’t trying to be great. They’re not working to do it perfectly But they’re so fully committed to being bad that they end up being great at what they’re doing. And most importantly, they’re having fun.
So I started wondering: what would happen if I applied this same idea to my Make Your Movie Now! class? Many past students have struggled to get started because they’re afraid of making mistakes and feel pressure to make the perfect film.
But what if you gave yourself permission to make a bad film and actually have fun doing it? My guess is that you’ll end up making a great film. This process helps remove fear, lowers the stakes, and gives you the freedom to be exactly who you’re supposed to be as a beginning filmmaker.
How does that sound?
This class is designed to give you the knowledge and tools you need to write, produce, and direct your own short film using the resources you already have, and to have a genuinely fun time doing it.
I’ve taught this class many times, but this version makes the process even simpler and more accessible by focusing on the film studio you already carry in your pocket: your smartphone. No fancy equipment is required. The goal is clear and non-negotiable. You will finish a short film.
Our class motto says it all:
“We want to finish this film so that the next one will be even better.”
Over six weeks, we will cover scriptwriting and development, the basics of film production and editing, and how to begin discovering your own directing style. During the first few weeks, you will write and develop a short script with a strong emphasis on writing for the resources you actually have right now, including locations, actors, time, and tools.
We keep it simple.
We keep it achievable.
And most importantly, we keep it fun.
By the end of the course, you will be set up to shoot and edit your own short film, and you will have the confidence and momentum to keep making more.
– For ages 18 & Older
– This class is limited to 8 students
Tom Booker is a former college mascot who began studying improvisation in 1986 at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. He later trained with legendary improv teacher Del Close at ImprovOlympic (iO), where he performed with the renowned house troupe Blue Velveeta.
Tom is a founding member of Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre. While there, he performed in the Off-Broadway production of The Real Live Brady Bunch at the Village Gate Theatre in New York and later at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1991, Tom co-founded Theatre-A-Go-Go! with Laura Hall, the musical director from Whose Line Is It Anyway? He went on to teach improv and sketch writing at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles. During this time, he also co-wrote and co-directed the feature film Kill the Man with producing partner Jon Kean. The film starred Luke Wilson and premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Tom has appeared in numerous television shows, several films, and nearly one hundred commercials.
From 2001 to 2007, Tom taught improv classes, sketch writing classes, and commercial audition workshops at The Second City Training Center.
In 2007, Tom moved from Los Angeles to Austin and founded The Institution Theater, an improv theater and training center in South Austin. The theater remained open until March 2020, when it was forced to close due to the global pandemic.
Make Your Movie Now! Class
Time:
Mondays
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Feb. 2nd to March 9th
Location:
On Zoom
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Online Make A Bad Movie Class (Evenings)
Time:
Tuesdays
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Feb. 3rd to March 10th
Location:
Online
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Make Your Movie Now!
Get rid of the fear. Pump up the fun. Finish your movie!
This class is designed to give you the knowledge and tools you need to write, produce, and direct your own short film using the resources you already have, and to have a genuinely fun time doing it.
I’ve taught this class many times, but this version makes the process even simpler and more accessible by focusing on the film studio you already carry in your pocket: your smartphone. No fancy equipment is required. The goal is clear and non-negotiable. You will finish a short film.
Our class motto says it all:
“We want to finish this film so that the next one will be even better.”
Over six weeks, we will cover scriptwriting and development, the basics of film production and editing, and how to begin discovering your own directing style. During the first few weeks, you will write and develop a short script with a strong emphasis on writing for the resources you actually have right now, including locations, actors, time, and tools.
We keep it simple.
We keep it achievable.
And most importantly, we keep it fun.
By the end of the course, you will be set up to shoot and edit your own short film, and you will have the confidence and momentum to keep making more.
When I’m teaching an improv class, my favorite exercise is called “Really Bad 10-Minute One-Act Play.” The exercise is exactly what it sounds like: two students improvise a really bad ten-minute play. And the results are ALWAYS brilliant and hilarious.
The reason the scenes are always brilliant and hilarious is that the students aren’t trying to be great. They’re not working to do it perfectly But they’re so fully committed to being bad that they end up being great at what they’re doing. And most importantly, they’re having fun.
So I started wondering: what would happen if I applied this same idea to my Make Your Movie Now! class? Many past students have struggled to get started because they’re afraid of making mistakes and feel pressure to make the perfect film.
But what if you gave yourself permission to make a bad film and actually have fun doing it? My guess is that you’ll end up making a great film. This process helps remove fear, lowers the stakes, and gives you the freedom to be exactly who you’re supposed to be as a beginning filmmaker.
How does that sound?
This class is designed to give you the knowledge and tools you need to write, produce, and direct your own short film using the resources you already have, and to have a genuinely fun time doing it.
I’ve taught this class many times, but this version makes the process even simpler and more accessible by focusing on the film studio you already carry in your pocket: your smartphone. No fancy equipment is required. The goal is clear and non-negotiable. You will finish a short film.
Our class motto says it all:
“We want to finish this film so that the next one will be even better.”
Over six weeks, we will cover scriptwriting and development, the basics of film production and editing, and how to begin discovering your own directing style. During the first few weeks, you will write and develop a short script with a strong emphasis on writing for the resources you actually have right now, including locations, actors, time, and tools.
We keep it simple.
We keep it achievable.
And most importantly, we keep it fun.
By the end of the course, you will be set up to shoot and edit your own short film, and you will have the confidence and momentum to keep making more.
– For ages 18 & Older
– This class is limited to 10 students
Tom Booker is a former college mascot who began studying improvisation in 1986 at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. He later trained with legendary improv teacher Del Close at ImprovOlympic (iO), where he performed with the renowned house troupe Blue Velveeta.
Tom is a founding member of Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre. While there, he performed in the Off-Broadway production of The Real Live Brady Bunch at the Village Gate Theatre in New York and later at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1991, Tom co-founded Theatre-A-Go-Go! with Laura Hall, the musical director from Whose Line Is It Anyway? He went on to teach improv and sketch writing at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles. During this time, he also co-wrote and co-directed the feature film Kill the Man with producing partner Jon Kean. The film starred Luke Wilson and premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Tom has appeared in numerous television shows, several films, and nearly one hundred commercials.
From 2001 to 2007, Tom taught improv classes, sketch writing classes, and commercial audition workshops at The Second City Training Center.
In 2007, Tom moved from Los Angeles to Austin and founded The Institution Theater, an improv theater and training center in South Austin. The theater remained open until March 2020, when it was forced to close due to the global pandemic.