Directing is taught as vision — aesthetics, style, intent. What is missing is directing as responsibility under pressure: making decisions when time is short, material is unfinished, and a team is waiting.

Comedy demands precise timing, rhythm, and clear choices. Most creators lack the ability to generate it consistently under pressure and at scale.

Both gaps share the same root: the ability to make fast, clear decisions under real constraint. This Track trains that reflex from two directions.

Week 1 

July 6 – 10, 2026

Comedy Production Sprint: 50 Scripts in 5 Days ·  Richard Pursel

High-volume comedy writing. Fifty short-form concepts in five days. Character-driven humor, punchline economy, platform logic. Speed that builds instinct.

Directing first means you arrive at comedy writing with sharper instincts. You already spent a week making fast decisions about story clarity, visual intent, and what works under pressure. When you then write fifty concepts, the directing discipline carries over — you write with structure, not just instinct.

WHAT WE TRAIN

50 concepts in five days under a deadline. Speed that builds instinct — not possible in slow, comfortable work. Guided by a writer-producer from Ren & Stimpy and SpongeBob SquarePants. Character-driven humor, punchline economy, and writing for modern digital platforms.

Bootcamp details

Week 2

July 13 – 17, 2026

Directing Under Pressure: Don’t Panic. Direct ·  Doug Sweetland

Directing as decision-making under constraint. You work with unfinished scenes, broken cuts, and time limits that force clarity. You edit to intent, repair sequences that fail, shoot short material, and present your reasoning under pressure.

WHAT WE TRAIN

Reflexes, craftsmanship, and leadership — fast decision-making under pressure, not theory. You build personal workflows to prepare your vision and respond quickly to project needs. Editing becomes thinking. Presentation becomes leadership.

Bootcamp details

A director who holds under pressure — able to make decisions when production does not wait. A creator with fifty or more ready-to-produce concepts, a base for a YouTube channel, a pitch deck, or a vertical series. With a clear understanding that both directing and comedy are crafts, and the ability to deliver both under pressure.

Multiple directed short cuts and micro-scenes from Week 1. Fifty or more production-ready short-form comedy concepts from Week 2. A repeatable director workflow AND a body of material ready for immediate use.

Included

• Mentor-led production bootcamp.
• Daily professional critique.
• Castle campus in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic.
• Shuttle transport from Prague.
• Equipment and production space.
• Everything inside the bootcamp.

Not Included

• Flights (you book independently).
• Accommodation (recommended options provided after acceptance — $50–$85/night).
• Meals (supermarkets and restaurants are a short walk from campus).

Typical Total Cost (US Participants)

• $5,200–$6,290: Tuition ($3,900) + round-trip flights ($600–$1,200) + 14 nights accommodation ($700–$1190)

A non-refundable deposit of $500 secures your place upon acceptance and is applied toward tuition. The remaining balance is due 6 weeks before program start.

• 6+ weeks before start: Full refund minus deposit.
• 3–6 weeks: 50% refund.
• Under 3 weeks: No refund.

Can’t make it? You may transfer your registration to another run or future season at no additional cost if requested 6+ weeks before start. Transfer fee of $150 applies between 3–6 weeks. Transfers are not available under 3 weeks.

If Anomalia cancels a program, you receive a full refund including deposit, or may transfer to any available program at no cost.

We recommend booking flexible travel arrangements until final confirmation is issued 6 weeks before start. Anomalia does not reimburse flights, accommodation, or other travel expenses. We strongly recommend travel insurance.

Questions? Contact us.

• Book flights after program confirmation, not before. Programs are confirmed within three business days of the registration deadline (May 15 for June–July programs, June 15 for August–September programs).
• Fly direct to Prague (PRG) from New York (JFK) — the only nonstop US–Prague route. Alternatively, connect through Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Paris (CDG), London (LHR), or Amsterdam (AMS) with a short flight or train to Prague.
• For the widest route network from the US, Condor (condor.com) flies nonstop to Frankfurt from New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Denver. Economy roundtrips from ~$600. Frankfurt to Prague is a one-hour flight or a four-hour train.We organize shuttle transport from Prague to Kutná Hora. Details provided after acceptance.
• We recommend arriving 2–3 days early for jet lag recovery. Prague is worth the time.
• Visa: US citizens enter the Schengen zone visa-free for up to 90 days. No visa application needed.