Do you have an great idea for a television show?

In today's competitive television market, beginner writers must have several tools to help them break into the industry. One of these tools is an original TV pilot script.

With a growing number of television networks airing original series, the demand for new innovative programming is high. You may have that fresh idea that a network might be looking for.

An original pilot script can also help you to get work on an existing TV show. Showrunners and head writers are willing to read a prospective writer's pilot script as well as their TV spec, to get a sense of the writer's original "voice".

This course is designed to teach you how to create an original television pilot script. This course will also help you create a "show bible" for your original TV series. You will not only learn how to write for TV, you will understand what it takes to create a show that has "legs" - a series that has the potential to be on air for several seasons.

Topics to be covered will be: Elements of dramatic writing and comedy writing, TV script show format, writing the multi-act show, writing for commercial breaks, developing characters and character arcs, creating multiple storylines, episodic vs stand alone writing, writing the pilot episode, creating the "show bible", including episode springboards & season arcs

This 16 week online class will include taped lectures and weekly one-hour chat sessions conducted by the instructor. Students will be expected to upload writing assignments each week and participate in the scheduled chat sessions. Chat sessions will offer a workshop environment for students, as students will be expected to give feedback on each other's work. The class instructor will provide each student with individual feedback on his or her work as well.

By the end of the 16 weeks, each student should be able to write several drafts of their work and complete this course with a polished draft of an original television pilot and a completed show bible for their TV series.