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One-Hour TV IV

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SCRIPT X 422.4

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.

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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. 
Prerequisites
SCRIPT X 422.3 One-Hour TV III, SCRIPT X 422.3N One-Hour TV Intensive III, or SCRIPT X 422.7 Dramedy TV III, or department approval.

This course applies toward the following programs

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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.