Do you feel like you have a whole host of ideas rattling around in your head but have no idea which one to focus on? Do you want guidance and advice as you prepare something new? Do you want a weekly meeting with tailored assignments to hold you accountable as you develop your next project?
If you said yes to any of these, then an Incubator is just what the doctor ordered! This four-week class will put you through your development paces and ensure that you get writing on the best foot possible.
This Class Will Cover:
- Story structure
- Keeping conflict interesting and escalating
- Crafting satisfying character arcs
- And more!
I am always interested in stories that reflect the current global sociopolitical issues - including environmental conservation, equality, socioeconomic disparities. Female and POC driven stories.
Jayde Siwy is a creative professional with a decade of entertainment experience including Executive Producing, script development, writing, on-set creative producing, and line producing, distribution and marketing. She has a dual Bachelor of Arts in Film & Media Studies and Political Science from University of California, Berkeley.
Jayde has developed, produced and/or sold over thirty films for international sale and acquisition by US networks. She Executive Produced her last ten films for the largest TV film production company in North America. She is also script development consultant and has worked on over 60 projects in various formats and genres ranging from murder mysteries, drama, thriller, romcom, action, and many more. She has comprehensive development experience from sourcing writers from managers/agents, developing projects from loglines into screenplays to addressing both studio and production notes. She has significant post-production experience with extensive editing for the producer’s cut, working with composers, coordinating and final approval of color grading, VFX and sound mix.
Jayde’s strength as a producer is a passion for the creative process and balancing logistics. She understands her financial and fiduciary responsibility to the investors. Her ability to work with high level talent, executives and crew allow for a positive and efficient workflow.
I just had the best hour-long notes call, maybe ever. Jayde was so incredibly interesting with insightful ideas on how to fix one of my Hallmark-esque holiday scripts. She not only had suggestions on plot points that needed to be worked on but we actually brainstormed ideas and came up with concrete solutions. As a producer, she offered great tips on how to write these things so they're more producible. It was clear that she'd put a great deal of thought into the script before our call, which was wonderfully professional. Jayde Siwy is the real deal; she knows this market well and I'm so glad I chose her for this consultation. Definitely got my money's worth.
~ Kim Hornsby, Screenwriter
Jayde was great! I appreciate her time and the excellent feedback on my script. It is great to hear what works and doesn’t work from her knowledge and experience with the genre. Her notes will help me make this script better. Thank you for this opportunity to get access to these wonderful professionals.
~ Tim Northburg, Screenwriter
Immediately after registering, you will receive an Order Confirmation email that serves as the receipt for your registration. In the Order Summary section of this email you will find a link reading "CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS" that will take you to your syllabus, instructions for submitting material (if any), and the link to join the Live Class. Sessions are conducted via video conferencing software ZOOM. You will receive a link to the recording of the session via email following the live session.
Please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.