TELE 440A Writing the Television Pilot

Writing the Television Pilot is an advanced level writing class devoted to the development and writing of a TV pilot script(s). The first part of the class will be spent examining the unique qualities and responsibilities of a TV pilot: to introduce plot, story, character, relationships and mystery. The second half of the class will be spent pitching ideas, developing, work shopping, and table reading multiple drafts the student’s original pilot script. The class would conclude with the completion of a full-length pilot script(s).

Repeatable: Y
Formerly TELE 440
Prerequisites TELE 310 Writing for Television and CINE 245 Scriptwriting II: The Feature Film or TELE 310 Writing for Television and TELE 246 Scriptwriting II: The Television Program or TELE 310 Writing for Television and TELE 274 Writing for Genre I or TELE 212 TV Arts Writing and CINE 245 Scriptwriting II: The Feature Film or TELE 212 TV Arts Writing and TELE 246 Scriptwriting II: The Television Program or TELE 212 TV Arts Writing and TELE 274 Writing for Genre I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3