TV Pilot 101 (PT30)

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Alex and Nick go over everything you need to know to get started on writing your new pilot script, as well as some dos and don'ts for each step of the process.

How do you juggle writing a compelling hour of television versus only writing the first hour of a television show? Who is your target audience? What concepts and story archetypes exist in pilots? Why is this pilot story yours to write? What are some particularities of writing a TV pilot script?

The Paper Team sets up their premise...

SHOWNOTES

Content
1 - What makes a TV pilot, a TV pilot or "what it's about and who it's for" (0:56)
2 - The particularities of writing a pilot script (25:36)
Takeaways and Resources (54:31)

Links
"Disappointed - Hercules" (Video)
17th Precinct
"Sunset" (3x06 - Breaking Bad)
"Bringing the TV Writers’ Room Process Home" (PT06)
"Act Breaks" (PT15)
"Exposition in TV Writing" (PT24)

Resources
"TV Pilot Checklist" - Secret of Story
"TV Script Standards" - The Black List
"Write to TV" - Martie Cook

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