The Content Creator Masterclass

You're good enough to get paid. Nobody taught you the business.

57 lessons from a director with 30 years and 3,000+ projects behind him, on the part every tutorial skips: landing clients, pricing your work, writing the scope, and building income that shows up every month.

Get the Masterclass — $297
Self-paced. Lifetime access.
57Lessons
8+ hrsOf video
372Page e-book
30 yrsIn the field
The real problem

Talent doesn't pay rent. A roadmap does.

The internet will happily teach you how to film, how to edit, and which camera to lust after. All useful. None of it gets you paid.

Somebody in your family has told you content creation isn't a real job. Meanwhile somebody with half your skill is invoicing for it, because they learned the business side and you were never shown it.

That's the gap this course closes.

What nobody teaches

  • How to get a first paying client with no portfolio
  • How to price so you're not giving the work away
  • How to write a scope of work that protects you
  • How to turn one-off gigs into monthly income
  • What to do with the client who wants a Ferrari on a Fiat budget
  • Which gear to buy, and which gear is just debt with a lens
Your instructor

Darius Stevens Wilhere did the job first.

Producer, director, editor, colorist, VFX artist, screenwriter. Over 30 years he has made more than 3,000 commercials, documentaries, music videos and films across 17 countries, and earned up to $375,000 in a single year as a solo creator.

He wrote down everything he learned the hard way in a 372-page book, The Secrets of Succeeding as a Content Creator. Then he sat in front of a camera and taught it, chapter by chapter. That's the Masterclass.

Projects for Netflix · HBO · Sony · Amazon · Disney · MTV · Legendary · AXS · Imagine
Inside the course

Six modules. One career.

MODULE 1 · LESSONS 1–9

Introduction

Who this is for, the first thing every creator has to accept, whether you can really make money, the five levels of success, and why you need a mentor.

MODULE 2 · LESSONS 10–17

Overcome your fears, find your focus, commit

The lie creatives tell themselves, why film school isn't the gate, the two easiest content types to earn from, and the core skills you actually need.

MODULE 3 · LESSONS 18–33

How to start creating great content

The Golden Law, the seven stages of content creation, concept to script, pre-production, running a shoot, directing people, editing, distribution.

MODULE 4 · LESSONS 34–37

Equipment & tools

The number one rule of buying gear as a professional, the five beginner mistakes, and what you need by genre.

MODULE 5 · LESSONS 38–52

Business basics and strategies for success

Ten ways to make money, the subscription model, getting paying clients, what to charge, negotiating fees, the scope of work, and when to fire a client.

MODULE 6 · LESSONS 53–57

Some closing words

Getting into Hollywood-level productions, what to do when you feel like quitting, and keeping a career and a life at the same time.

Every lesson ends with a short chapter assignment, so you finish with work done and not just notes taken.

What you get

Everything in the Masterclass

The complete video course

57 lessons, 8+ hours, self-paced, yours to rewatch whenever a real job raises a real question.

$397 value

The companion e-book

The full 372-page Secrets of Succeeding as a Content Creator. Searchable, printable, built to be scribbled on.

$47 value

The Pro Producer's Toolkit

Six working documents: Scope of Work template, Film Makers Checklist, location scout checklist, sample AV script, budget and shoot planning sheet, shoot calendar and script breakdown.

$297 value
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Fair questions

Before you buy

I'm a beginner. Is this over my head?

No. Module 1 starts at zero and the course is built in order. If you already shoot and edit, Module 5 is where the money is.

Is this a camera and editing tutorial?

It covers the craft, from concept through post-production. The difference is that it spends as much time on clients, pricing and contracts, which is the part most courses leave out.

How long do I have access?

For good. Watch at your own pace and come back when a specific lesson matters to a specific job.

The roadmap is written. The camera's already in your hand.

Fund your passion. Fuel your dreams. Start with lesson one tonight.

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Content Creator Masterclass · Taught by Darius Stevens Wilhere · Presented by Create Want