Fall 2024 Film AF8110 section 002

TV PILOT: COMEDY & DRAMA

Call Number 13863
Day & Time
Location
M 10:00am-1:00pm
504 Dodge Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required Department
Instructor Alice O'Neill
Type WORKSHOP
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

With the pilot as a focal point, this course explores the opportunities and challenges of telling and sustaining a serialized story over a protracted period of time with an emphasis on the creation, borne out of character, of the quintessential premise and the ongoing conflict, be it thematic or literal, behind a successful series.

Early in the semester, students may be required to present/pitch their series idea. During the subsequent weeks, students will learn the process of pitching, outlining, and writing a television pilot, that may include story breaking, beat-sheets or story outline, full outlines, and the execution of either a thirty-minute or hour-long teleplay. This seminar may include reading pages and giving notes based on the instructor but may also solely focus on the individual process of the writer.  

Students may only enroll in one TV Writing workshop per semester.

Web Site Vergil
Department Film
Enrollment 8 students (12 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject Film
Number AF8110
Section 002
Division School of the Arts
Open To Schools of the Arts
Section key 20243FILM8110R002