Creating a TV Series — Beginner's Guide Writing Workshops

Got an idea for a cracking TV show? join our live online 4-week course with TV writer Rachel Lang and turn it into a series.

Rachel Lang is the multi-award winning screenwriter and producer behind numerous series such as "Outrageous Fortune" , "Nothing Trivial", "Bad Mothers" and "Filthy Rich" to name just a few of the jewels in her extensive TV career.

TV shows are now more in demand than ever.
But before you spend months trying to work out how to write and create your awesome show - you need to learn the basics.

Like whether or not your series ideas has legs.

How many episodes your series should have.

And whether or not your series has the crucial elements to make people take notice.

Our practical LIVE 4-week course guides you through:

the key elements of creating a television show
how the industry works
and how to get started on your attention-grabbing pitch documents.
PLUS our final session offers the chance to pitch your project to industry pros for some expert feedback. Numbers strictly limited.

ABOUT COURSE TUTOR RACHEL LANG MNZM
Rachel Lang is the multi-award winning screenwriter and producer behind numerous series such as "Outrageous Fortune" , "Nothing Trivial", "Bad Mothers" and "Filthy Rich" to name just a few of the jewels in her extensive TV career.

She currently splits her time working on creating primetime drama in NZ and Australia. She is also the Vice-president of the NZ Writers Guild board and has mentored many newer writers into successful TV writing careers.

COURSE SCHEDULE
NB: All sessions are live via Zoom

Session 1 - Creating a Great TV Series Idea.
Discover the key elements every great (or even average) TV Series must have.
Learn why these elements are "must have"
Learn the industry definitions for what you are creating.

Session 2 - What materials do you need to pitch a TV series? Where do you begin?
Learn how to put together the prose documents you need to pitch.
Learn how to boil your series idea down to it's simplest form.
Learn how to write a TV logline, one pager and proposal.
Learn the difference between series outline, proposal, bible, pitch deck.

Session 3 – Developing your idea. What will drive it? What’s the essential ingredient for a great show?
Create the most important ingredient of the series - great characters!
Learn how to complicate things for your protagonist.
Learn how to create your series arc.

Session 4 – The Pilot – and Pitching Session If you have worked out your series, what needs to be in the Pilot?
Learn the function and elements of a pilot.
Learn the key to pitching
Pitch your series idea!

Participants (that’s you, aspiring TV writer) will:
Learn how to generate a compelling series ideas.
Learn the essential components of a TV series
Learn the difference between writing for TV and film.
Learn the function of the script documents involved in TV production
Learn how and when to pitch your idea.
be invited to pitch their project to a panel of TV Creators

Got questions about this workshop? Or prefer partial payments? Get in touch.

NB: This class is taught via zoom. Zoom attendance link will be sent to participants 48hours before the workshop.