We’re always striving to make our interactive online courses accessible to as many users as possible, and we believe we’ve just achieved this with our new membership options!
When we published our online courses initially, they were available for a short period of time (as short as a month). Gradually, users asked us to extend the access window, which is now up to a full year when a course is purchased from the website (it can be limited to 90 or 180 days if accessed as part of one of our live workshops & programs).
This longer access window pushes the prices up for various reasons, and despite the significant discounts (currently up to 70%) available as part of our “pay-what-you-can” pricing, we’re aware that our courses remain inaccessible to some.
Quite a few users told us that they didn’t need a full year to complete the course, and wouldn’t mind a shorter access window if it was cheaper. So we’ve gone full circle and have decided to offer the option to access our courses through monthly subscriptions, as part of our new premium memberships. That way, members can spread payments and/or save money if they don’t need a one-year access to their course(s).
New Membership Options
Popular FREE MEMBER Unlock a lot... For nothing! What's not to like? | SHOWRUNNER Add the TV Series course & TV Series case studies | FILMMAKER Add the Advanced Development course & film case studies | STORYTELLER Add access to all the premium case studies & online courses |
$0 / month Unsubscribe anytime | $77 / month Cancel anytime | $97 / month Cancel anytime | $167 / month Cancel anytime |
Interactive story tool | Interactive story tool | Interactive story tool | Interactive story tool |
Mini-course and e-book | Mini-course and e-book | Mini-course and e-book | Mini-course and e-book |
Mini-case studies | Mini-case studies | Mini-case studies | Mini-case studies |
Book samplers | Book samplers | Book samplers | Book samplers |
Book bonus content | Book bonus content | Book bonus content | Book bonus content |
Newsletter | Newsletter | Newsletter | Newsletter |
Premium support | Premium support | Premium support | Premium support |
Premium Film case studies | Premium Film case studies | Premium Film case studies | Premium Film case studies |
Advanced Development | Advanced Development | Advanced Development | Advanced Development |
Premium TV case studies | Premium TV case studies | Premium TV case studies | Premium TV case studies |
TV Series Online Course | TV Series Online Course | TV Series Online Course | TV Series Online Course |
In addition to free registration, which gives access to all the free resources on the website, we now have three membership levels providing access to premium content: “Showrunner” ($77/month) unlocks the TV Series course and the TV series case studies; “Filmmaker” ($97/month) unlocks the Advanced Development course and the feature film case studies; “Storyteller” ($167/month) unlocks all the online courses and all the case studies (both film and TV).
With a bit of strategic planning, it’s possible to complete each course for as little as $77 (instead of $237 to $797) and $97 (instead of $297 to $997) respectively, especially if preparation is completed before starting each subscription. Organised and dedicated members might even manage to do the two courses back to back for just $167 (instead of $534 to $1,794)!
Even if members take their time and need up to three months to complete the course, they would still be saving money compared to purchasing a one-year access at the lowest price, with the convenience of monthly payments.
Full Breakdown of What’s Included
Access to the Structurator, our free interactive online tool, which will help you to identify the story-type of your project (plot-led, character-led, theme-led or hybrid/exception) and find the best way to develop it (included in all memberships). | |
Access to a one-hour mini-course and 80-page companion e-book on "The Three Dimensions of Screenwriting", an introduction to Emmanuel Oberg's groundbreaking approach, designed to help you get your film & TV projects made and reach a wider audience (included in all memberships). | |
Access to PDF case studies of classic feature films such as "Misery", "Groundhog Day" and "Crash", taken from Oberg's book "Screenwriting Unchained" to illustrate each main story-type (included in all memberships). | |
Access to book samplers (PDF e-books): First 70 pages of Oberg's bestselling books "Screenwriting Unchained", "The Screenwriter's Troubleshooter" and "Writing a Successful TV Series" (included in all memberships). | |
Access to bonus content complementing "Screenwriting Unchained" and "Writing a Successful TV Series", including strands maps, scene breakdowns and other resources from feature film and TV series case studies (included in all memberships). | |
Receive our Newsletter to keep you updated on new books, courses, presentations or workshops (included in all memberships). | |
Access to premium support so that you can ask any questions you might have about the case studies and online courses you have access to (included in all premium memberships). | |
Access to premium case studies (video) of recent, successful feature films such as "Gravity", Silver Linings Playbook" and "Dunkirk" (only included in the "Filmmaker" and "Storyteller" memberships). | |
Access to Screenwriting Unchained - Advanced Script Development, our 15-hour / 12-module bestselling interactive online course (a $997 value when purchased on a yearly basis, only included in the "Filmmaker" and "Storyteller" memberships). | |
Access to premium case studies (video) of recent, successful TV Series such as "Occupied", "Stranger Things", "Sex Education" and "Big Little Lies" (only included in the "Showrunner" and "Storyteller" memberships). | |
Access to 'Writing a Successful TV Series', our acclaimed 10-hour / 8-module add-on to the main Advanced Development course (a $797 value when purchased on a yearly basis, only included in the "Showrunner" and "Storyteller" memberships). |
All premium memberships can be cancelled at any time, and members keep access to the included course(s) until the end of the current billing cycle. This means that members can dip in and out of the course(s) according to their availability, or move from one course to the next, which makes this new way of accessing our online courses very flexible.
Purchasing a one-year access for each course remains available, as it offers better value for those who prefer to have permanent access for more than three months and don’t mind paying for the course upfront. Selecting the standard price for a one-year access also allows members who complete the course to claim a free Script Chat (a $650 value), which makes it a great option for those who would like to get one-to-one feedback on their project.
We hope that these new membership options will help even more storytellers access our premium content. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.