TV Drama 2 TV Drama Draft Writing Workshop
Online Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 15, Mar 22 (8 Saturday Mornings)10:00am - 1:30pm Pacific$11401 Spot Left
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You have a killer beat sheet for your TV Pilot, but when you sit down to write, everything turns to mush: vague characters, huge data dumps, clunky dialogue, and scenes that go nowhere. If this sounds familiar, successful writer Ted Sullivan (Co-EP, RIVERDALE, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1 pilot sold) can help. In this ten-week Online TV Draft Writing Workshop, you’ll get Ted’s help crafting an amazing outline and writing scenes that have a complete beginning, middle, and end that pack a serious punch.
You’ll learn to how to open your pilot, capture the imagination of the reader, write with a clear voice, and introduce your main character like a pro. By the end of the class you should have major chunks of your pilot written and the confidence to finish it with flair. Emmy not included.
Prerequisites: Beat sheet of TV Drama, or Dramedy finished in TV Drama I TV Pilot or TV Basic writing class at Writing Pad.
Ted Sullivan
Co-EP, RIVERDALE, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1 Pilot
Ted Sullivan is a TV writer who most recently was a Co-Executive Producer on the CW's RIVERDALE and helped launch three shows for CBS: STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (for which he was a Co-EP), PURE GENIUS and SUPERGIRL. Disney+ purchased his limited series FLIGHT, a historical drama produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Appian Way. He's also written and produced on ABC's REVENGE and TNT's RIZZOLI & ISLES plus staffed on NBC's LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. He has been an adjunct professor of screenwriting at the University of Southern California Film School and continues to lecture regularly at universities and graduate programs across the country. Before becoming a writer and producer, Ted was an accomplished director of national advertising campaigns including Johnson & Johnson, Saab, Pontiac, Holiday Inn Express, Sony Pictures, Dreamworks, The Academy Awards, The American Music Awards and ABC Studios. Ted actively works with the Writer’s Guild of America to promote diversity and inclusion within writers rooms across the television industry. MORE