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What Makes a Great TV Idea? Learn What Hollywood Looks for in a TV Idea and Pilot Script

At a Glance

  • This webinar discusses what the major networks look for in a pilot script and primetime scripted drama or comedy series idea.
  • Discover the ten one-hour and half-hour genres that virtually all successful shows fall into, and how stories and characters work in each of them.
  • What is the role of the spec pilot script in a writer’s career trajectory? What do you do with one, once you’ve written it?

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

After having the good fortune of launching a professional screenwriting career with the HBO miniseries BAND OF BROTHERS and FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, writer-producer Erik Bork was introduced to the world of creating series ideas, pitching them, and writing pilot scripts by his television agents at CAA.

Since then, Erik has developed countless one-hour and half-hour concepts and presented them to his agents, producers, studio and network executives – in some cases selling or optioning the idea and being commissioned to write a pilot script (in other cases, not!). In the process, he learned, the hard way, what works and doesn’t work in a series idea, and how television writing and series creation works.

In this webinar, Erik will share all the key things he’s learned about what makes an idea “work,” and what a good concept, pitch, and pilot script looks like.

Erik continues to pitch series ideas and write pilots – his latest being a half-hour comedy that was optioned and developed by ABC Studios in 2011.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

  • “What’s the franchise?” – how to answer this question and other annoying questions executives ask
  • Why doctors, lawyers, and cops always seem to dominate prime time
  • The key to good TV characters
  • The emotional thrill ride that is the annual series development cycle
  • How most aspiring writers think of television storytelling the wrong way
  • The (superficial) differences between broadcast, basic, and pay cable
  • How “procedural” and “personal” are the only two kinds of TV stories
  • How “3-act structure” works on TV, despite shows not having 3 acts!
  • Juggling A, B, and C stories, and the characters who “get” them
  • What a “premise pilot” is, and why you really shouldn’t write one

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

  • Writers who are considering writing television scripts (of any kind)
  • Writers who think they have a great idea for a series (or wish they did)
  • Writers who are tired of the negatives of feature screenplay writing
  • Writers who think television is possibly the best place for them
  • Writers interested in getting on a TV writing staff
  • Writers who have a television script they think is ready
  • Writers looking for inspiration and guidance from someone who is just like them

The Writers Store does not offer any refunds for the webinar. All sales are final.

Product Details

  • Date available: 03/12/2013
  • Publication date: 03/12/2013
  • Return policy: This item is not eligible for return.

Return Policy

Your satisfaction is our top priority. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please return the item(s) for an exchange or refund within 30 days from the purchase date, unless otherwise noted on the product page.

Ship the item(s) to The Writers Store via a traceable and insured method. You will be responsible for return shipping fees.

Please include a completed Return Form with your shipment. Refunds take up to one week to process once we have received the item(s).

Software returns must be deactivated and uninstalled from your computer before a refund may be issued. Please contact the software manufacturer if you need assistance uninstalling or deactivating your software.

The following items are not returnable: Hollywood Creative Directories, DVDs (opened), and Gift Certificates.

Meet the Author: Erik Bork

Erik Bork is best known for his work as a writer-producer on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon, for which he won two Emmy and two Golden Globe Awards. He’s sold multiple original pitches, and written pilots and features for many of the major studios and production companies. He teaches at UCLA Extension and National University’s MFA Program, and has been called one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Screenwriting Bloggers.” Contact him online at “Flying Wrestler.”