TV 1 TV Pilot Writing Workshop
Online Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27, Mar 6 (5 Thursday Afternoons)5:30pm - 8:30pm Pacific$525Limited Spots
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Do you have a great idea for Netflix or Amazon’s next hit series? Let successful TV writers Justin Calen-Chenn (Co-Producer, BEL-AIR, 12 scripts sold) and Ally Seibert (Co-EP, Netflix’s BROTHERS SUN, Starz, CHICAGO FIRE) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! In this 5 week Online TV Pilot writing class, you’ll learn how to craft a great logline, structure a compelling story, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writer’s room.
Justin and Ally will show you how to dramatize and sprinkle in the right amount of plot, character and story for a one-hour show. Through in-class work shopping and pitching, you’ll clarify your tone, voice and world. By the end of this class, you’ll have created a Beat Sheet for your TV Pilot. Students can work on a 1/2 hour comedy, dramedy or 1 hour drama pilot in this class.
After studying with us, our alums have landed 402 staff writing positions on shows including FARGO, PERRY MASON, AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, THE BROTHERS SUN, FRASIER and DAVE and won 173 fellowships/staffing program spots at organizations including Disney, NBCU, WB, Paramount & Disruptors.
Note: If you’ve never taken a TV writing class before, we strongly recommend you take TV Dramedy 101 and TV Structure for Pilot Writing in addition to this class.
Ally Seibert
Co-EP, Netflix's BROTHERS SUN, Starz, 2 Scripts
Ally Seibert was most recently a Co-Executive Producer on THE BROTHERS SUN for Netflix and a Starz show. Previous writing credits include ABC’s THE ROOKIE, CBS’ Hawaii Five-0, Chicago Fire for NBC and unaired shows on Amazon. In addition, she has a number of projects currently in development and has sold 1 show and 1 film to Paramount and Spyglass. Ally was a showrunner's assistant on RAKE (Fox), STATE OF AFFAIRS (NBC), and HAWAII 5-0 (CBS) and got her start as an assistant at CAA. MORE
Justin Calen-Chenn
Co-Producer, BEL-AIR, 12 scripts sold
Justin Calen-Chenn is a TV writer and producer who grew up in a motel and was homeless as a teenager before being unofficially adopted. Hollywood is his second career after a life in crime before leaving in 2017. Justin first drew attention in the industry when his feature action spec was picked up by The Obamas and Netflix. Justin was selected to the 2020 Sundance Episodic Lab and has written on Emmy nominated THE BROTHERS SUN, a Netflix crime-action series starring Michelle Yeoh w/ Brad Falchuk as showrunner. He was in a sci-fi mini-room for an unreleased video game from the co-creator of HALO and was an executive story editor on BEL-AIR Season 2, EP-ed by Will Smith and Malcolm Spellman. He returned in Season 3 and serves as writer and co-producer. He has sold 5 shows to Paramount/CBS Studios with NBA legend Carmelo Anthony and Justin Simien’s Culture Machine producing and AMC Studios with Made with Love and 7 movies to Netflix, Lionsgate, Universal, Miramax, 3Blackdot, Imagine, etc.. Other collaborators include AGBO and Davis Entertainment. He is showrunning an international crime-drama show set in Asia and Europe spearheaded by the former head of all the big streamers in Asia and is writing all the episodes. MORE