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Course Description

Learn the fundamentals of writing for television. You'll work individually and in groups to explore the essential building blocks of the one-hour dramatic television series, structure, story and character, as you develop your own series concept. You'll learn how to pitch a plot synopsis with a strong emotional hook, construct a story, develop a beat sheet that highlights major dramatic moments, and write compelling scenes for the small screen.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the essential building blocks of television drama.
  • Collaborate on scripts the way story departments do.
  • See what's involved in moving an idea through the industry into production.
  • Create a logline - a plot synopsis and emotional hook - as well as a beat sheet and an outline.
  • Write scenes for your own episodic series.

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

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Section Schedule
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Delivery Options
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Course Fees
Flat Fee non-credit $699.00 Click here to get more information

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