Introduction to Writing for Television: Creating & Writing Your First TV Pilot
Tuesday: 6 PM - 8 PM
About the Event
Applicable to comedy, drama, and reality, this unique course is designed for creative aspiring writers with no prior experience—as well as those with screenwriting experience—who seek to break into television writing. Learn in an interactive environment the basics of creating, writing, and presenting your first television script for both drama and/or comedy, including how to take your idea to the next step and create a complete half-hour or one-hour television script. Beginning and professional writers are welcome. Prior screenwriting experience is not required.
The course will cover:
- The steps usually taken for a first-time television writer towards writing the first script (general idea, character development, style, story acts, etc.)
- Structure
- Character development
- The importance of your first script as a calling card
- How to find an agent and get your script read
- Who should you be writing for
- Who does what job on a television series
- The outlets for new shows and new ideas
- Developing your idea
- The best way to write for you
- The Writers’ Room
- Collaboration processes
- Overview of winning past and current television show scripts
- Feedback on your current concepts, outline, scenes and scripts
Students will be emailed several TV scripts (shooting drafts) in PDF format prior to the first-class session (and more during the course) to be read in advance if possible. We’ll also be viewing videos related to the topics throughout the course.
This course will also include special guests, including WGA writers and producers working in television today. Students will get the opportunity to ask questions and get a behind-the-scenes look into how television is made, learning about the different career paths to becoming a professional television writer and what showrunners, producers, creative executives, and fellowship competitions are looking for from writers working today.
Note: Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Be sure to sign up today!
