Writing & Directing Low-Budget Features with Tom Musca

Learn the complete creative and production process behind making a successful low-budget feature—from your first story spark to distribution—guided by one of Miami’s most accomplished filmmakers. In this intensive masterclass, Tom Musca demystifies the artistic, strategic, and practical decisions that shape a film at every stage.

Through lectures, scene analysis, script tools, directing techniques, and an interactive student pitch session, you’ll gain the essential skills to move your project from the page to the screen with clarity, confidence, and vision. Whether you’re a writer, director, or producer, this class is designed to help you avoid costly mistakes, strengthen your creative voice, and learn how to fight for the film you want to make.

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM Location: Downtown Miami Media Center (168 SE 1st St 4TH FLOOR, Miami, FL 33131) SYLLABUS

📝 THE SCREENPLAY

Intro to Story & Structure