Joseph

5 (3 reviews)

Price $60
Answer 16h
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Number of students Joseph has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (3 reviews)

$60/h

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Melbourne filmmaker and script consultant with 9 years experience here to help you achieve your screenwriting goals and free up your writing

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Lesson location

- At Joseph's house: Balaclava
- online
- at home or in a public space : will travel up to 20km from Balaclava

About Joseph

I've been a filmmaker for the past 9-years with a specialisation in the study of storytelling and screenwriting. I've studied numerous techniques in detail including under Ben Michael's tutelage from the Victorian College of the Arts, Aristotle's Poetics, Corey Mandell's Creative Integration and Jill Chamberlain's The Nutshell Technique.

My films have featured at festivals across Australia including the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, North Bellarine Film Festival and the Screen It International Film Festival. I've also received multiple screenwriting accolades from competitions including the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards and the Los Angeles Screenplay Awards.

I also lecture in undergraduate screenwriting and short film production at JMC Academy.

Some of my favourite films: Apocalypse Now, The Tree of Life, the Before Trilogy, Stand By Me
Some of my favourite TV shows: True Detective, Breaking Bad, Stranger Things, Freaks & Geeks.

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About the lesson

I love working with filmmakers and writers on their scripts and creative pieces and I love seeing writers achieve their goals!

In these lessons, I will give you the tools to keep your writing simple and focussed on 4 key storytelling points: essential context, character reversal, goal and opposition.

I often find writers getting stuck trying to fit their stories into stringent frameworks and models, and one of the things I usually start with is breaking a writer out of these chains and freeing up their process. For example, the notion of 'show don't tell' I don't believe is an imperative principle or useful when you're starting out, nor do I think the best writers are concerned with this overly emphasised and overly taught theory.

I take lessons from Poetics and my 9 years of study, simplifying the process into easy-to-use methods and, as well as being a tutor, I work with my students in a script editing capacity, challenging them to push the pen.

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5 (3 reviews)

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Catherine
- 5
Perfect! His feedback on my work was so helpful. He also taught me how to use a screenwriting app. It’s going to save me hours. I will continue to use Joe’s help, he’s a wonderful and experienced tutor.
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Catherine

Perfect! His feedback on my work was so helpful. He also taught me how to use a screenwriting app. It’s going to save me hours. I will continue to use Joe’s help, he’s a wonderful and experienced tutor.

Joseph's response
Kate is a great learner and clearly passionate about wanting to improve her writing. Kate was a pleasure to work with.
- Joseph's response :
  Kate is a great learner and clearly passionate about wanting to improve her writing. Kate was a pleasure to work with.
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Lewis
- 5
Perfect! Very productive lesson! Was a great benefit to get Joseph's guidance on my project so far :-)
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Lewis

Perfect! Very productive lesson! Was a great benefit to get Joseph's guidance on my project so far :-)

Joseph's response
Great start Lewis, look forward to continuing to work together and helping you achieve your goals with the script.
- Joseph's response :
  Great start Lewis, look forward to continuing to work together and helping you achieve your goals with the script.
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P
- 5
Perfect! Infinite patience. ️
Joseph has been very kind to take on not just the eccentricities of my child but also chaotic rescheduling due to late notice on our part.

Structure in lessons
Joseph is able to appreciate the strengths of the student, constructing individualised lessons to address of specific needs/weaknesses of the student.

A satisfied parent!
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P

Perfect! Infinite patience. ️
Joseph has been very kind to take on not just the eccentricities of my child but also chaotic rescheduling due to late notice on our part.

Structure in lessons
Joseph is able to appreciate the strengths of the student, constructing individualised lessons to address of specific needs/weaknesses of the student.

A satisfied parent!

Joseph's response
Rui is a pleasure to work with and a passionate student. I look forward to more lessons where we can continue working on your writing craft and knowledge.
- Joseph's response :
  Rui is a pleasure to work with and a passionate student. I look forward to more lessons where we can continue working on your writing craft and knowledge.
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Travel costs are only applicable when I travel to a location of the student's choosing. Flat rate $10, 20km from Melbourne CBD maximum. Arrangements outside of 20kms can be made. Alternatively, online lessons are available.

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