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TV 2 with Sylvia Batey Alcalá

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4.6 64 reviews

Take your TV pilot from outline to engaging screenplay with practical techniques for writing impactful scenes and authentic dialogue. Learn how to introduce memorable characters, establish a strong voice, and create an opening that captures attention. Refine your storytelling through guided feedback while building substantial progress toward a polished pilot script.

Intermediate
Small class sizes Maximum class size is 9 people
16 and older
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Description

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 Sylvia Batey Alcalá (A MAN ON THE INSIDE, ORDINARY JOE, 1 Pilot) can help. In this eight-week TV Draft Writing Workshop, you’ll get Sylvia’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.

Padders have been staffed & won fellowships at ABC, Fox, CBS and NBC after taking our TV classes.

Suggested Pre-Requisite: Beat sheet of TV Comedy, or Dramedy, or Drama pilot finished in TV I, TV Drama I, TV Comedy I, writing class at Writing Pad.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

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Credit may be offered based on class availability. If you can’t come to class, call or email us as far in advance as possible. We will do everything we can to fill your spot, but we can’t make any guarantees. Credit eligibility is not based upon your reason for being unable to attend a class; it is based upon the timing of your credit request and our ability to fill your spot. If we find someone to take your place, you will receive class credit minus a $25 processing fee for 1 day classes and $50 processing fee for long classes. In that case, your class credit will be good for a year from the original sign up date and will expire after that. Otherwise, you will forfeit your payment/payments.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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