What you'll learn
- Work in TV Development. Have the knowledge of what goes into writing, pitching and selling a TV show.
Requirements
- Passion for watching and creating TV shows.
Description
In today's ever-evolving TV business and market, figuring out how and where to sell your "product" can be confusing. How do you come up with an idea? And once you've settled on an idea, then what are the next steps? Producers, development executives, directors and writers will all benefit from learning about the development process for a TV show. Course topics include how to come up with ideas, how to give notes, how to create writer lists, how attachments such as show runners, producers, talent, directors effect your project; how to assess the TV marketplace, what is a 'sizzle reel' and how to do make one? And finally, yet extremely important, how to effectively pitch your idea. The course goal is to equip you with the knowledge necessary to successfully go from an idea for a TV series to getting it sold.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in creating TV shows from the beginning stage. This course is not about production.
Course content
- Preview03:00
Instructor
![Stephanie Varella](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 5.0 Instructor Rating
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- 15 Students
- 1 Course
Independent producer and former Vice President of Jerry Bruckheimer TV, has worked on shows such as CSI, CSI:NY, CSI:MIAMI, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Charmed, Seventh Heaven, Any Day Now, and the new Love Boat. She has developed shows with all the major studios and broadcast/cable networks, as well as, the newer streaming outlets. She recently sold a show to Freeform (fka ABC Family), an instructor at the prestigious UCLA extension, a professional TV expert/consultant and author of 'The TV Development Guide: How an IDEA becomes a TV show.'