Writing Comedy for the Small Screen
09/18/2019 - 11/06/2019
Category
Class
Admission
- $299.00 - General
- $249.00 - New Student
Location
Literacenter 2nd Floor
651 W Lake St
Chicago, IL
United States of America
Room Number: Roombinhood
651 W Lake St
Chicago, IL
United States of America
Room Number: Roombinhood
Summary
Sessions: 7 Wednesdays
Session Dates: Sep 18, Sep 25, Oct 02, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 06
Session Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Session Dates: Sep 18, Sep 25, Oct 02, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 06
Session Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Description
Writing Comedy for the Small Screen
Sep 18 - Nov 06
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Mary Ruth Clarke
Television comedy is not just sit coms anymore, in this third Golden Age of Television. This class is for anyone who has an idea that could make a great comedy series or limited series and who wants to learn the crucial basics of how to write it.
We will study successful pilots. We will tease out/explore the inherent possibilities in your idea, where it fits in the vast TV landscape, what makes for a great comedic character, visual storytelling, proper story structure and proper formatting. And you will write and rewrite.
You will leave the workshop with:
- The makings of a pitch document
- A grasp of the show template, structure, core cast, and the ongoing character revelations as opposed to character developmen
- A grasp of the process of creation that optioned shows go through
- A better grasp of the language that writers/producers/agents speak
- A rough draft of a television pilot
Sessions/Weekday | 8 Thursdays |
Session Dates |
Sep 18, Sep 25 |
Time | 6:30pm - 9:30pm |
Notes | No class on Oct 09. |