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Josh
- Rate $100
- Response 4h
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$100/h
1st lesson free
- Film & Cinema
- Production
- Scriptwriting for Film
- Audiovisual Media
- Scriptwriting for Television
Produced, award-winning WGA film and television writer teaches writing, content creation, pitch prep, creative branding, and navigating Hollywood.
- Film & Cinema
- Production
- Scriptwriting for Film
- Audiovisual Media
- Scriptwriting for Television
Lesson location
- online
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 10 mi. from Culver City
Recommended
Josh is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Josh
A graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television, Josh Chesler is a WGA writer, director, and producer with years of experience working on everything from TV to features to commercials, short films and music videos. He wrote and executive produced the original feature film CHASING GHOSTS (starring Tim Meadows and Frances Conroy) and has written movies for SyFy Channel and various independent producers. In TV, he's sold pilots to AMC, Legendary TV, Imagine, and Village Roadshow. His award-winning digital thriller series THE APPLICANT, co-directed with Paul Connor, played at festivals across the country. In the audio space, he wrote CHUTZPAH, a Webby Award-winning historical companion podcast for Monkeypaw and Amazon’s high-profile series HUNTERS.
In addition, he has conceived and directed numerous music videos, commercials, and brand campaigns with major production houses and agencies, including writing award-winning video treatments for artists including Katy Perry, Beck, Matisyahu, Modest Mouse, Adele, and Green Day, as well as commercials including HP’s iconic “Hands” campaign and the viral video success “Wiley vs. Rhodes,” which he also directed. He also works as a branding and marketing consultant with clients including Netflix, Apple, Sundance Institute and the Gates Foundation.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
With a focus on craft, structure, and character, I'll provide screenplay coaching, pitch practice, Hollywood mentorship and strategy sessions, production planning and execution, idea development, and consultation for your career. Whether you're making a commercial, a podcast, a script, a web series, or a feature film, I'll help you focus your story and harness your best creative self to set you up for success in the industry.
Review
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Perfect! Josh was a fantastic teacher. He draws upon his immense knowledge of film and writing to give great advice, a road map for improvement and growth, additional resources, and - perhaps most important of all - genuine encouragement that pushes you to keep moving forward. He gives solid notes and constructive, actionable feedback on scripts. He was very helpful in getting my script over the finish line and I would highly recommend his services.
- Shal is a highly intelligent writer and creative professional, and I'm already seeing so much value in how we can work together to enhance his already substantial skills.Josh's response :
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Recommendations
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As a working, professional writer in both the TV and feature spaces, Josh is an excellent screenwriting coach. He not only knows how to help students perfect their craft, but also navigate the business of a career in the entertainment industry. If you're looking for a talented and supportive writing coach, Josh is your guy!
Josh has a deep knowledge of the mechanics of screenwriting. He is extremely insightful about both character and plot and is able to tease out the subtext of a story to create a more fully realized world. Josh was able to elevate my horror script through identifying both pacing and character concerns without innately changing the material. Josh can work cross-genre as ultimately he is able to amplify the human moments that resonate with an audience, regardless of the story. I cannot recommend Josh more highly.
TAKE A CONSULTATION WITH JOSH!!! You will get a lot out of it. Josh and I are collaborators on a big Hollywood project. He's amazing! A very talented and reliable writer in multiple genre, I would literally work with Josh on everything! He's so easy to talk to, he's thorough, and he has a knowledgeable perspective on screenwriting, WGA rules, and the industry overall. I've read at least four of his scripts and each one is better than the last. VALUE ADDED 1000%
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Rates
Rate
- $100
Pack rates
- 5h: $500
- 10h: $900
Travel
- + $$85
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Josh will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 45mins
online
- $100/h
Details
Script Consultation: Reading up to 10 pages complimentary w/ paid session, 11-35 pages add $49, 36-65 pages add $87, 66-100 pages add $125, 101-120 pages add $149. $275 to add written coverage.
Intensive Sessions: Following script reading, an in-person 3 hour intensive writing session, breaking story and solving problems, in a mini writers-room setting. $600
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