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Writing & Directing Low-Budget Features with Tom Musca
Sat, Jan 24
|FilmGate Miami
A masterclass for filmmakers who want to turn powerful ideas into producible, compelling, low-budget feature films—taught by award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director Tom Musca (Stand and Deliver).
Time & Location
Jan 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
FilmGate Miami, 168 SE 1st St 4TH FLOOR, Miami, FL 33131, USA
About the event
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
Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
Jan 23, 2026, 1:30 PM
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
Pre-Sale
Sale ends
Jan 10, 2026, 11:59 PM
$35.00
+$0.88 ticket service fee
Day-of/At the Door
$60.00
+$1.50 ticket service fee
Goes on sale
Jan 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
Online Streaming
$20.00
+$0.50 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00