Summary
100% Satisfaction Rated Class!
2-Part Class with the Entertainment Industry's Leading A.I. Expert!
If you’re a creative, you’ve likely heard the buzz (and maybe the anxiety) about AI tools like ChatGPT. Let’s be clear: ChatGPT isn’t here to replace your creativity—it’s here to enhance it. Think of it as a brainstorming partner or an assistant who never runs out of ideas. Whether you’re stuck on character development, need fresh story ideas, or want to streamline your process, this tool can be a game-changer. With the right approach, ChatGPT can help you unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity in your writing process.
But we get it—embracing AI in a creative field can feel like stepping into the unknown. Many creatives worry about losing the human touch or feel overwhelmed by the technology. Others struggle with figuring out how to use AI in ways that actually help instead of hinder their process. That’s where this webinar comes in: we’ll break down how to use ChatGPT in your workflow, from ideation to development to market research. You'll learn practical techniques for generating story ideas, building characters, and refining your outline—all while keeping your unique creative voice front and center.
Your guide for this webinar is Joshua, a multi-award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and AI consultant who blends a deep understanding of storytelling with cutting-edge technology. With experience working for major networks like Netflix and PBS, Joshua has honed his craft across mediums and formats. As an AI consultant, he’s helped screenwriters and filmmakers harness the power of tools like ChatGPT to bring their visions to life faster and more effectively. His approachable teaching style and real-world expertise make him the perfect instructor to help you take advantage of AI in your creative process.
Over the course of this Stage 32 webinar, Joshua will walk you through how to use ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, develop compelling characters, and shape your script outline. You’ll learn how to make ChatGPT work for you as a writing assistant, a market researcher, and even a virtual director. By the end, you’ll have actionable techniques and shortcuts that you can use immediately to elevate your projects. Whether you’re an AI skeptic or already dabbling with the technology, this webinar will leave you with the tools—and the confidence—to integrate AI into your storytelling arsenal.
Praise for Joshua's previous education with Stage 32:
"Joshua gave a great "current status" overview of AI and gave wonderful specific examples of screenwriting prompts and specific areas where AI was most useful for screenwriters in their creative process. Greatly appreciate Joshua's handout thoroughness that we will be getting too! Thanks Joshua! Go Virgos!"
"AMAZING information. Joshua Young clearly knows his stuff and does an excellent job of teaching us what he knows. I feel so much more confident about diving into ChatGpt based on everything I learned today, and I know my scripts will be better because of it."
"As a total amateur, Joshua's introduction was very helpful for me. What can the system do, and how do you get the most out of the system."
"Joshua had a number of excellent ideas on how to thoughtfully use AI."
What You'll Learn
Session 1: Ideation and Initial Development
Introduction to Script Development using AI
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Overview of the typical script development process
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How to use ChatGPT to enhance your development process and make it more efficient
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Using ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas:
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Techniques for generating ideas that resonate with you
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Researching movie themes to steer your story
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Discovering story options to define your direction
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Brainstorming using movie references, historical events, and other research tools ChatGPT offers
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ChatGPT Shortcuts, Tips, and Tricks
Character Development
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Use ChatGPT to discover character options:
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Developing the protagonist, antagonist, and supporting characters
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Suggestions for character dynamics to enhance your story
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Creating character backstories using all the content created to this point
Q&A with Joshua
Assignment: Develop a detailed script outline and character profiles using ChatGPT
Session 2: Refining and Outlining
ChatGPT in Different Roles: Screenwriting Assistant, Producer, Director, etc.
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How to use ChatGPT to analyze your concept:
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How to ask ChatGPT to act as a Screenwriting Assistant, Producer, or Director to help see your story from different points of view
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How to get suggestions for areas of improvement
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Basic Scene Structure:
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How to organize scenes for the outline
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How to Experiment with multiple scene arrangements using ChatGPT
Marketplace Research for Your Concept
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How to use ChatGPT to research your concept:
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Find comparable storylines to ensure your film is unique
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Discover the market appeal of your story
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Shaping Your Outline and Pitch:
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Use ChatGPT’s market research techniques to refine your outline and prepare for pitching
Q&A with Joshua
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WHAT TO EXPECT:
- This class is designed for screenwriters, producers and filmmakers who plan to use AI as a tool.
- This is an in-depth, practical, and detailed class with significantly more content than a standard 90-minute webinar.
- You will be held accountable to take the lessons from each week and move your work forward.
Who Should Attend
Screenwriters of any level who want to learn to use AI as a support tool.
Filmmakers and Producers of any level who want to tap into the different capabilities of AI for film
Executive
Raised by a psychic and a carpenter (that's actually true), Joshua's journey in the entertainment industry began humbly as a horse in a community Christmas play. As a late teen, he transitioned to more substantial roles, acting in Movies of the Week, sci-fi TV shows, and commercials. At twenty-one, he joined the cruise lines, first as an
entertainment host and then as a filmmaker. For six years, he traveled the world, filming everything from celebrity interviews and safety videos to promotional materials, stock footage, and excursions.
Throughout his travels, Joshua honed his skills as a writer and has won 32 awards in some of Hollywood's most prestigious screenwriting competitions to date. After retiring from his cruise ship career, he worked as a filmmaker, director, video editor, and animatic editor for networks and streaming services such as Netflix, PBS, OWN, TLC, and more. In his free time, he continued to write and direct his own projects, both large and small. Today, Joshua is dedicated to his career as a screenwriter and director full-time, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Showrunner and Head Writer for his own series.
In addition to his creative roles, Joshua has expanded his expertise as an AI consultant in the film industry. He advises individual filmmakers, screenwriters, and independent businesses on utilizing AI to enhance their operations. His consulting focuses on improving staff support and reducing the time required for tasks such as research, outlines, pitch decks, story development, and more. Joshua utilizes a variety of AI tools to augment his and his clients' creative processes, including ChatGPT, Midjourney, Google Gemini, Character AI, Sora, and more. He has also created his own ChatGPT models, affectionately known as "GPTs," and trains others on how to build their own tailored models to meet their specific needs.
Joshua believes in the power of AI to enhance, not replace, creative efforts. He says, "I view artificial intelligence as a complement to the creative team, not a substitute. It's about leveraging this incredible resource to empower filmmakers, enabling them to propel their careers and projects forward more swiftly than ever before."
This unique blend of creative flair and technological insight has made him a sought-after consultant in the rapidly evolving digital landscape of entertainment.
Testimonials
"Joshua gave a great "current status" overview of AI and gave wonderful specific examples of screenwriting prompts and specific areas where AI was most useful for screenwriters in their creative process. Greatly appreciate Joshua's handout thoroughness that we will be getting too! Thanks Joshua! Go Virgos!"
"AMAZING information. Joshua Young clearly knows his stuff and does an excellent job of teaching us what he knows. I feel so much more confident about diving into ChatGpt based on everything I learned today, and I know my scripts will be better because of it."
"As a total amateur, Joshua's introduction was very helpful for me. What can the system do, and how do you get the most out of the system."
"Joshua had a number of excellent ideas on how to thoughtfully use AI."
xplaining AI and ChatGPT and the uses for writers as a resource.