Resurrecting Lights Film School 🧛♂️
Let’s drive a stake through the heart of whatever’s draining your creative energy.
Some years back, I found myself in Cluj-Napoca, the unofficial capital of the historical province of Transylvania.
It was October, and the leaves were bursting into fiery shades of yellow, orange, and red. I was keen to visit Bran Castle on Halloween.
Famously considered the home of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the castle sits atop a rocky outcrop in the Southern Carpathians, at the edge of the Bran Pass. From there, it overlooks pine-covered slopes, misty ridgelines, and deep valleys.
That year, Halloween was doubly important.
It marked my spooky excursion and the deadline for a scene in the screenplay I was developing. I’ll never forget the days leading up to October 31… They were hellishly difficult, because I was completely lost in the story I was telling.
For two weeks, I (mostly figuratively) banged my head against the wall, desperate to divine how to move things forward.
I’d been circling the same idea for ages. My characters wouldn’t cooperate with my outline, the structure was crumbling, and feedback from well-meaning friends who didn’t fully understand the vision was only making things worse.
I felt stuck mid-draft, chasing a story that was slipping out of reach.
Some days, I wanted to give up.
But I didn’t.
Somehow, I managed to cast every spell in my creative grimoire and summon every screenplay god in existence to find my way through the darkness. It came at great cost to my sleep and wellbeing, but I made it.
How much time and trouble would have been saved if I’d had someone alongside me to pressure-test ideas, reframe things with fresh eyes, and help me reorient when I was spiraling!
The truth is, I’ve been there many times. I think most serious creatives have.
That’s part of why, for the first time, I’m opening up a handful of one-on-one storytelling consults, starting now.
These are 30-minute Zoom calls with me, designed to meet you exactly where you are, so you can get unstuck and feel even more alive in your creative work.
It’s not script coverage. It’s not a generic coaching session. It’s a conversation where we’ll pop the hood of your story and figure out precisely how to get you moving forward with more clarity, momentum, and direction.
You’ll also get bonus access to the retired Lights Film School curriculum - a 660-page digital archive that guided thousands of emerging filmmakers around the world for more than a decade.
It’s been gathering digital dust, and I’d rather see it live again in the hands of people it can help.
This offer grows out of the same impulse that led me to start The Lighthouse - a conviction that the stories we tell (and live) matter deeply, and that the creative process, while often lonely, doesn’t have to be.
Limited availability as bookings roll seasonally:
👉 Head here to book your 1:1 storytelling consult with me.
If you’ve been circling, maybe this is your chance to get back on track. Let’s drive a stake through the heart of whatever’s draining your creative energy!
And of course, if you have any questions, just drop me a line.
PS: Bran Castle was awesome. Best Halloween ever! 🧛♂️
If you’re navigating a creative pivot and want a focused 1:1 conversation, I offer free storytelling consults. We talk projects, direction, & how to shape your next chapter.
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