TV 1 TV Pilot Writing Workshop
Online Jun 5, Jun 10, Jun 12, Jun 20, Jun 26 (5 Wednesday Afternoons)5:30pm - 8:30pm PacificNote: June 10 is a Monday & June 20 is a Thursday (to skip Juneteenth on June 19)$5251 Spot Left
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Do you have a great idea for Netflix or Amazon’s next hit series? Let successful TV writer Taylor Orci (VIDA, Netflix, 6 Scripts Sold) 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.
Taylor 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 383 staff writing positions on shows including FARGO, PERRY MASON, AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, THE BROTHERS SUN, FRASIER and DAVE and won 166 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.
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Taylor Orci
VIDA, Netflix, 6 Scripts Sold, NPR, Atlantic, Cosmopolitan
Taylor Orci (they/them) is a non-binary Latinx journalist-turned TV writer. Most recently they adapted and wrote 5 pilots for original projects for TV for Netflix, Dreamworks and Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and YouTube Premium. They were also on the writing staff of VIDA for Starz and the Emmy-nominated KIPO for Netflix. During the pandemic, they wrote a live action comedy feature for New Line Cinema. Taylor wrote and created the viral video, "Bitchy Resting Face," which got the phrase in the dictionary. Their professional career started as a journalist with NPR. They’ve written features for McSweeney’s, Cosmopolitan, The Atlantic, and New York Magazine. MORE