Half-Hour TV III
Half-Hour TV III
SCRIPT X 422.1
Learn how to write a TV script in this course that takes you from half-hour pilot idea to beat sheet and the teaser pages of your script.
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What you can learn.
What you can learn.
Turn an original comedy idea into a new series
Break stories with other writers like professionals do
Develop a compelling story with memorable characters
Write a full episode outline and 10 pages of your pilot
About This Course
Television executives and showrunners want to read original pilots that demonstrate your unique voice and comedic sensibilities. This workshop shows you how to take your original comedy idea and develop a strong story, rife with memorable characters and even funnier jokes. Breaking story in the style of a real writer's room, you develop a compelling story, brainstorm and support another's vision. By the end of course, you have strong act breaks, a full beat outline and a critique of the beginning pages of your original half-hour pilot script.
Prerequisites
SCRIPT X 421.1 Half-Hour TV I and SCRIPT X 421.2 Half-Hour TV II; or SCRIPT X 421.1N Half-Hour TV Intensive I and SCRIPT X 421.2N Half-Hour TV Intensive II; or department approval.
This course applies toward the following programs
Screenwriting: Film and TV Comprehensive
certificate
certificate
Write feature film and TV scripts, and learn about production in this comprehensive program.
Write feature film and TV scripts, and learn about production in this comprehensive program.
Television Writing
certificate
certificate
Write up to three spec scripts in either one-hour or half-hour TV formats.
Write up to three spec scripts in either one-hour or half-hour TV formats.