Do you have a great idea for HBO’s next hit series? Let successful TV writer Sylvia Batey Alcala (A MAN ON THE INSIDE, ORDINARY JOE, 1 Pilot) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! In this Online TV Drama Pilot Class, you’ll learn how to craft a great logline, structure a compelling story, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writers’ room.
Sylvia will show you how to dramatize and sprinkle in the right amount of plot, character and story for a one-hour show. Through in-class workshopping and pitching, you’ll clarify your tone, voice and world. By the end of this class, you will have created a beat sheet for an irresistible TV Drama pilot.
After studying with us, our alums have landed 428 staff writing positions on shows including FARGO, NOBODY WANTS THIS and A MAN ON THE INSIDE and won 193 fellowships/staffing program spots at organizations including Disney, WB, Paramount.
Note: If you’ve never taken a TV writing class before, we strongly recommend you take TV Dramedy 101 and TV Structure for Pilot Writing in addition to this class.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
