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Take your story from first spark to a fully developed world, characters, and synopsis

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  • 11031 Camarillo St, North Hollywood, CA
  • 12 hours over 6 sessions

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Class Description

Description

Ultimate Story Machine is a six-week creative development lab designed to take that first spark and help you build it into a story you're ready to write.

Working with writer and filmmaker Raphaël Dirani, you'll explore what gives a story meaning, build three-dimensional characters, generate plot through character and conflict, and experiment with different approaches to structure. Along the way, you'll develop your idea from its earliest foundations into an outline, synopsis, and fully imagined story world.

Throughout the course, you'll:

  • Explore theme, myth, and the ideas at the heart of your story.
  • Build protagonists, antagonists, and supporting characters with dimension and purpose.
  • Generate plot points and obstacles through character-driven story development.
  • Explore Western and Eastern story structures, including the Hero's Journey.
  • Develop your story from beats to outline to synopsis.
  • Define the tone, world, and characters that make your project distinctly yours.
  • Present your completed synopsis or pitch in the final class.

Whether you're developing a screenplay, pilot, play, short film, or another narrative project, the focus is on giving your ideas shape without losing what made you excited about them in the first place.

You'll leave with the foundation of a story, a developed synopsis, and a clear path forward when it's time to sit down and start writing.

Refund Policy

Refund and Withdrawal Policy

Adult Intensives: Withdrawal 14 days or more prior to the start of class: 75% refund. Withdrawal 7–13 days before start: 50% refund. Withdrawal fewer than 7 days before start: No refund. No refunds are given once a class has started.

Teen Intensives: Withdrawal 14 days or more before the start of a session: 75% refund. Withdrawal 1–13 days before: 50% refund. No refunds are available after the first class. If a student is dismissed for disciplinary reasons, no refund will be issued.

Cancellations by Provider

LACAE reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any workshop or class due to low enrollment, instructor illness, or unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation, participants may: Receive a full refund, or Apply the credit toward another LACAE offering within one year.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.


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Los Angeles Community of Acting and Entertainment (LACAE)

This Los Angeles Community of Acting and Entertainment provides a modern training center that blends time‑honored artistic discipline with real‑world industry preparation, fostering creative empowerment and equity. Rooted in immersive technique and collaboration, its programs support diverse voices as they train with working professionals to lead through their craft

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