60 seconds from good to unforgettable™
About
Switzerland - Fall 2024, near Geneva
Bio
Ivan Dutoit, creator of 60SecondScriptDoctor™, bridges classical storytelling with digital innovation. As a veteran Script Doctor and Film Producer, he shaped the Canadian film landscape through his work with Telefilm Canada and SODEC. His has influenced the greenlighting of over 100 feature films and the analysis of 5,000 screenplays across multiple genres, markets and channels.
Beyond traditional cinema, Ivan has developed the groundbreaking Authentic Creation Protocol™, merging his script doctoring mastery with his certification as a Life Coach. This unique system translates timeless storytelling principles into powerful tools for digital content creation, personal branding, and corporate narrative.
His current focus explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and storytelling, helping a new generation of creators craft content that resonates deeply across all platforms. Through mentorship and consulting, Ivan continues to advance the art of narrative in our digital age.
Education
Born in Washington D.C. and educated across three countries, Ivan brings a uniquely global perspective to storytelling. After his early years in Switzerland, he continued his education in the United States before graduating from Canada's prestigious McGill University in Montreal. A native French speaker, his multicultural background enriches his approach to narrative and communication.
Why the
60 Second Script Doctor
The 60 SecondScriptDoctor™ emerged from my deep exploration of the DNA of powerful storytelling. While traditional screenplays unfold over 120 pages, following rules that stretch from Aristotle to Campbell (whose work shaped classics like Star Wars), today we face a different challenge: capturing hearts in mere seconds.
Social media is our new storytelling frontier—a digital Wild West where creators chase viral moments and compete for attention. Yes, there's an entire industry built around hooks, tricks, and tactics to prevent the dreaded scroll-past. But something crucial gets lost in this race: the art of genuine connection. Without substance, even viral success proves fleeting.
Here's what I've discovered: it's not about a post's timing, hashtags, or the algorithm—it's about creating content that resonates on a deep level. Great content always finds its audience. The magic happens when creator and viewer connect through authenticity and emotional truth. This fundamental principle transcends every technological shift.
The real challenge? Making it happen in 60 seconds. In a feature film, every page reveals character and moves the story forward. In a 60-second post, every moment must work even harder to achieve the same emotional impact. It's storytelling in hyperdrive.
The 60 SecondScriptDoctor™ offers a precision-engineered system to elevate your social media storytelling. By applying the universal laws of narrative to this compact format, I help you craft content that doesn't just stop thumbs—it moves hearts.
Have a wonderful day,
Ivan
Quebec Government (Canada)
Film Agency
My Story
From the quiet corners of the UCLA film library to the cutting edge of digital media, my journey began with an obsession for understanding how stories work. In my early twenties, while others headed home after work, I immersed myself in legendary screenplays like Chinatown, Body Heat, and E.T. I studied every book on screenwriting from Sid Field's Screenplay to Robert McKee's Story. I began to decode the micro-elements that make exceptional storytelling, uncovering patterns that would later revolutionize how I approach digital content.
I analyzed storytelling like an engineer, seeking to deconstruct the foundation of timeless content.
What fascinated me most was how these master screenwriters could manipulate time itself—making two hours feel like minutes, or stretching a moment into an eternity. I filled notebooks with observations about how they achieved these effects through structure, pacing, and emotional engineering. Little did I know that these late-night studies would become invaluable in the age of social media, where the challenge isn't holding attention for hours, but making every second count.
This deep study, combined with a decade of evaluating projects for premier Canadian film agencies, revealed something crucial: the principles that make great films unforgettable can transform even the briefest social media post. That's what sparked the 60-Second Script Doctor™ method—a way to apply cinema's most powerful techniques to today's digital landscape.
What makes this method unique is its surgical precision in adapting cinematic principles to ultra-short content. Every second must be as impactful as a page in a screenplay. We analyze how your hook produces immediate emotional resonance; how your middle builds tension through carefully crafted micro-conflicts; and how your ending delivers that satisfying resolution that leaves viewers changed. It's about understanding the delicate interplay between pacing, emotional beats, and visual rhetoric—all compressed into the space of a breath.
At its core, this method isn't just about crafting better posts. It's about creating those rare moments of connection where time seems to stop and viewers forget they're scrolling. Because in a world of endless content, these are the stories that leave their mark.
With 60SecondScriptDoctor™ I help you craft posts that don't just capture attention— they create magic in the space between one scroll and the next. Every post is a chance to tell a story that stops thumbs and starts hearts beating.
