SLEEPER HIT LIST
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“You Have The Story, But Not The Support. If Money Or Lack Of Access Has Held You Back, We’re Here To Help.”
Mentorship-Driven, Not Institutional.
Professional Guidance Without Barriers
Screenwriting for underserved voices
Learn from an experienced mentor
Grow your craft with honest feedback
Empathic analysis is the only way to get better
Learn at your pace and schedule.
With rigor and commitment
Build a meaningful network.
Peers make you better
Practical insight for your craft.
Hint: What must happen on page 1? What about page 3?
Become part of an inclusive creative community.
Want to go fast? Go alone. Want to go far? Go together.
Apprentice –
Learn the craft of screenwriting from produced writers! Built for writers without access to traditional training.
Workshop –
Inclusive small group space to shape conceptual ideas into stories.
Mentorship –
One-on-One guidance that works alongside your vision — with rigor and honesty.
Connection –
Bridging community writing into broader creative opportunities.
Guidance
Your Mentor.
The Sleeper Hit List is a group of like-minded writers and creatives who know intimately, the life of the writer — the highs and the lows, and who know how important mentorship can be. Sleeper Hit List was started by writer/director Titus Heckel. Titus is a multi-award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter. He's also a physics nerd and in another life, a trained priest (now of the non-practicing; non-believing variety :-) !
ACT ONE - the online course (at your own pace)
You can't break the rules until you know them. This resource covers the core elements of screenwriting, from structure and character to dialogue and theme, while also addressing the realities of the writing life: discipline, routine, and long-term creative commitment.
ACT TWO - the workshop
This stage focuses on developing ideas into strong story concepts. Writers begin by exploring possibilities, then narrow their focus to shape a compelling premise and build a clear three-act structure.
ACT THREE - the mentorship
This stage focuses on writing the full screenplay. With mentorship throughout the drafting process, writers develop the script scene by scene and act by act, shaping the work into a complete feature-length draft.
Continuing Support
Completed scripts can be supported for next steps such as submissions or further development. Writers are encouraged to continue refining their work and then pursuing opportunities independently.
You have the story. This program exists to provide the professional support and guidance many writers never receive.
Mentorship Pathways
Sliding-scale contributions help balance access and commitment.
Foundations
- Learn screenwriting fundamentals from an entire online video course catalog
- Access to the community and discussion forum
Suggested Contribution:
$20/mo.
Development
- The entire online video course catalog
- Access to the community and discussion forum
- Monthly mentorship sessions and group workshop
Suggested Contribution:
~$100/mo.
Mentorship
- Everything in Foundations and Development
- 1:1 mentoring -- twice a month.
- Ongoing written notes on current project pages.
Discussion based
pricing
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Reviews
Recommended by many students
At Sleeper Hit List, we're proud of the successes of our students. Here's what some of them have to say
Rachel
“Titus combines a high-level approach to feature structure with a boots-on-the-ground work ethic. With his diligence, imagination, honesty and wonderful sense of humour, he'll get you through the challenge of shaping your idea and pouring it onto the page.”
Sarah
“What I loved about Titus's classes, whatever we were talking about Titus made it so fun and interesting and he made it so engaging. And he took something as complicated as how to write a good story and he broke it down into simple and easy steps. I came out of his class a much stronger writer than I was before.”
Peter
“I've learned so much from him and improved immensely as a screenwriter, which I attribute a lot to his honesty. A lot of people told me what I wanted to hear which didn't do me any favors, but Titus told me what I needed to hear. I'm glad that I listened because my script has turned into something that people really enjoy and I could not have done without his help.”
Step Into Mentorship
Begin Your Creative Journey
You have the story. This program exists to provide the professional support and guidance many writers never receive.
