Group Mentorship with Varun Bhuchar

Group Mentorship

Varun Bhuchar

Independent Producer

Independent

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What to Expect

Limited to only 5 writers, in these special Group Mentorships you won't just receive feedback on your script(s), but also individual coaching on your pitch, your marketing strategy, and your next steps as you take your screenwriting career to the next level!

You will have the opportunity to share your material with your classmates so that each writer will learn from their own feedback and the feedback given to their peers. You'll also be able to email the host during the week so you are fully guided for the entire month.

Formats Interested In

Features

Manuscripts

Shorts

Podcasts

Particularly Interested In

Features & 1/2 hour series for international audiences.

Feature Genres

Drama

Comedy

RomCom

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Thriller

Horror

Budget Range

Up to $1MM

Up to $5MM

Up to $10MM

TV Formats

Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)

One-Hour Pilots

Miniseries

Limited Series

TV Movies

TV Homes

Cable

Premium Cable

Streaming

TV Genres

Drama

Comedy

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Thriller

Horror

Sub-Genres

Anthology

Biopic

Book Adaptation

Coming-of-Age

Crime/True Crime

Dark Comedy

Documentary Adaptation

Dystopian

Episodic TV

Family-Friendly

Ghosts

Graphic Novel Adaptation

High-Concept

Historical

Irreverent

Kids/Children

Latinx

LGBTQIA+

Mockumentary

Musical

Period Piece

Reality/Unscripted TV

Revenge

Satire

Serialized TV

Socially Relevant

Space

Spoof

Suspense

True Story

War

Webseries

Western

Workplace

Week #1: Introduction and Script Feedback

Date / Time

Sun, 09/12/2021 @ 02:00PM PT

Summary

Your mentor will read your full script prior to the first session and will give each writer 20-30 min. of notes. Get personalized feedback on your pages and ask your mentor any questions about your script and the industry!

Week #2: Pitch Roundtable

Date / Time

Sun, 09/19/2021 @ 02:00PM PT

Summary

Your mentor will give feedback on either the 2-3 min or 5-7 min. verbal pitch for one of your projects.

Week #3: Final Script Review

Date / Time

Sun, 09/26/2021 @ 02:00PM PT

Summary

Your mentor will read another full script prior to the session—it's your choice to get a second round of notes on your script to really make it shine or work on an entirely different script altogether! Following 20-25 min. of feedback for each writer, your mentor will open the floor to group discussion of the revised scripts, then open it up to live Q&A so come with questions!

Week #4: Next Steps Clinic & Pitch Roundtable

Date / Time

Sun, 10/03/2021 @ 02:00PM PT

Summary

Your mentor will review a one-pager of your bio, loglines, any traction, and questions about where you're at and what you should focus on next when it comes to your screenwriting career. Get actionable career advice on what your next steps should be, plus you'll have the opportunity to get final thoughts on your reworked verbal pitch. This is your last chance for live Q&A, so come with questions!

More about Varun Bhuchar

Varun Bhuchar is an independent producer based in Los Angeles. Prior to this he was the Director of Operations at Erased, which is co-owned by YouTube skating phenomenon, Luis Mora. Before Erased, Varun worked at Storied Media Group (SMG) where he focused on identifying and representing material from SMG's publishing clients (which include The Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, etc.) as well as developing material in-house for consideration at various production companies and studios. Before SMG, Varun was a coordinator at MGM helping with development. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is an alumnus of Dartmouth College.

Varun is currently managing a self-funded development fund and is looking for new projects and writers to elevate, particulatly those with diverse points of view or exciting new ideas.

How it Works

Cancellation Policy: You may cancel for a full refund up to 5 days prior to the start of the class. Cancellations requested after this period will be ineligible for refunds.

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