TELE 328 Television Program Development

Television Program Development teaches students how to take an idea for a scripted television series and turn it into a fully realized written document (show bible) that focuses on creating a sustainable premise and includes a pilot story, subsequent stories, characters and a vision, which effectively reflect the series’ setting, tone, and structure. From this detailed document, students will be able to write a pilot script (in a subsequent class or on their own). Additionally, the class introduces students to the variety of programming needs of broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Repeatable: N
Formerly 40-3232
Prerequisites CINE 247 The Story Bible and Worldbuilding or CINE 248 Producing I: Cinema and Television or TELE 246 Scriptwriting II: The Television Program or TELE 212 Television Arts: Writing
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3