Alumna and Faculty Launch Story Masters Film Academy for High School Students; Courses Transferable to JPCatholic

Alumna Tara Stone (BS ‘11, MBA ‘13) has teamed up with JPCatholic film faculty Chris Riley and Nathan Scoggins to create Story Masters Film Academy, an online education platform where homeschool and high school students can receive filmmaking courses from industry experienced writers and directors.

JPCatholic is pleased to announce that students will now be able to transfer credit directly from Story Masters courses toward a bachelor’s degree at JPCatholic. Both the Film Writing course and the Directing course will be eligible to count for elective credit at the University.

Story Masters offers coursework bundles at a variety of price points, including enrollment for individual students, as well as group packages for small, medium, and large classes. Students may also choose between different tiers based on how much interactivity they want:

• Basic Package: Includes 15 weeks of video lessons, exercises, quizzes, etc.
• Plus Package: Offers everything in the Basic package plus personalized feedback on writing and/or directing assignments.
• Ultimate Package: Offers the most interactive and engaging experience. It includes everything in the Plus package and five live Zoom sessions with one of the Story Masters.

The Film Writing and Directing courses both have sample lessons available to view before enrollment.

The idea for Story Masters was born during the pandemic. Stone, herself a graduate of JPCatholic’s screenwriting program,