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Writing Pad See all classes by this school
Turn your comedy idea into a winning pilot with expert guidance from a seasoned TV writer. Learn how to build the foundation of your show, create compelling characters, and develop humor that resonates. With personalized feedback and insider tips, you'll walk away with a solid beat sheet ready to pitch and a clearer path to the writers’ room.
Jan 18th
10am–1pm PST
Meets 5 Times
Writing Pad See all classes by this school
Transform your TV pilot idea into compelling scenes with expert guidance. Learn to craft dynamic openings, develop vivid characters, and write scenes with clear beginnings, middles, and endings. Gain the skills to create an engaging outline and bring your story to life with confidence and a strong narrative voice.
Jan 18th
10am–1:30pm PST
Meets 8 Times
Gotham Writers Workshop See all classes by this school
Start creating your TV script for an existing show in this comprehensive workshop. This beginner-friendly course covers everything from episode ideas and character development to the technical format for TV scripts and the real-world process of writing TV shows. Get ready to take your TV writing skills to the next level.
Feb 25th
12am–11:45pm EST
Meets 10 Times
Writing Pad See all classes by this school
Learn the essential structure and techniques needed to craft a compelling TV pilot. Guided by an industry professional, you'll explore key concepts like act breaks, character arcs, and cliffhangers to give your story a solid foundation. This course equips you with the tools to develop a captivating narrative that sets your pilot up for success.
Feb 8th
10:30am–1:30pm PST
Mar 1st
2–5pm PST
Writing Pad See all classes by this school
Turn your TV drama idea into a captivating pilot with expert guidance from Nina Fiore. Learn how to craft a compelling logline, build a season arc, and structure your script like a pro. Through pitching and workshopping, refine your show's tone, voice, and world to create an irresistible TV drama pilot ready for the screen. Ideal for writers aiming to make their mark in the industry.
Feb 10th
6–9pm PST
Meets 5 Times
Elevate your script with the expertise of Lauren Gussis, creator of Netflix’s *Insatiable*. Hone every element of your writing—sharpen dialogue, tighten scenes, and enhance character arcs—to ensure your story captivates from start to finish. Through detailed feedback, you’ll refine each word and scene, crafting a script ready to make an impact.
In this class, creator and showrunner Lauren Gussis (Netflix’s INSATIABLE, 9 pilots) will help you focus your story, track your character arcs, trim the fat by tightening and heightening scenes, make your characters pop, polish your dialogue and sharpen your action. You’ll refine the language of your script word by word, line by line, scene by scene and act by act. This class is a must if you’re ready to lock in your script.
Note: For TV certificate program members, this class can be taken in lieu of 1 private script consult.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of TV 2, TV Drama 2, TV Comedy 2 at Writing Pad (no exceptions) or if you have sold a pilot or written on a TV show, you can take 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.
All sales are final and there are no refunds.
Credit may be offered based on class availability. If you can’t come to class, call or email us as far in advance as possible. We will do everything we can to fill your spot, but we can’t make any guarantees. Credit eligibility is not based upon your reason for being unable to attend a class; it is based upon the timing of your credit request and our ability to fill your spot. If we find someone to take your place, you will receive class credit minus a $25 processing fee for 1 day classes and $50 processing fee for long classes. In that case, your class credit will be good for a year from the original sign up date and will expire after that. Otherwise, you will forfeit your payment/payments.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
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