Writing the One-Hour Pilot II
Carry your pilot script across the finish line in this workshop focused on helping you fix story problems, maximize drama, and write to the end.
What you can learn.
- Complete a first draft of your pilot script
- Refine your story idea, pitch document, and outline before diving into writing
- Enhance structure, characters, plot, and storylines for maximum impact
- Get career advice based on your personal writing and professional goals
About this course:
This workshop guides you through writing a solid draft of an original pilot script from your one-hour outline created in a previous course. You start by reworking your story idea and outline as needed, fixing story problems, and maximizing the drama potential. Special attention is paid to refining the world, characters, tone, and story of your pilot. You then move toward completing a first draft of your script, working on scenes, dialogue, and action, until it captures your original vision and matches a network's likely requirements. You must bring a completed story outline and first ten pages to the first day of class.Winter 2021 Schedule
Available Format(s):
These courses are fully online and have no regular meeting times.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
This course is taught asynchronously and fully online using Canvas. Sessions run weekly and there are no requirements to attend live, virtual meetings.
These courses have regular meeting times and are fully online, via remote instruction. Click “See Details” below for more information.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
This course uses remote instruction. As such, instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at course meeting times as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.
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