7-Week TV Pitch Development Starts Thursday!

Here's what we'll cover, and in 7 weeks you'll have a series pitch ready to go!

First of all, my heart goes out to everyone affected by these fires in LA. It’s been tragic seeing friends lose everything. My family has been safe and we’re monitoring the fires, helping our friends, and keeping our fingers crossed that things get better these next few days. And now, the strange task of continuing everyday work during a crisis!

The 7-Week TV Pitch Development class starts up this Thursday, and I’m really excited to teach this one again.

Last time I covered pitching features AND tv, but this time I wanted to focus entirely on developing and pitching TV series. There’s a lot to it, and this way I can spend more time in each lecture focusing on craft and tools you can use in this and all of your future pitches.

To me, this class is like working out (except much more fun). You don’t go to the gym, watch the trainer talk about how to lift weights a few times, and then go enter a bodybuilding competition because you know how to do it. You need to practice the techniques yourself, and give yourself time to tweak things and figure out what works best for you. Developing characters and stories, and pitching ideas clearly are all muscles that need to be strengthened over time and through practice. This class breaks down the elements and gives you the chance to practice each step while building your own series pitch.

So if you want to get your writing and pitching muscles ABSOLUTELY SHREDDED, join me for the class!

Here’s a breakdown of our Series Development Workout Routine:

Class Week One - Thursday, Jan 16th, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Intro to Pitching, Pitch Structures, Building your concept.

Assignment: Concept Worksheet

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Jan. 21th, 12pm (pacific time)

Class Week Two - Thursday, Jan 23rd, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Crafting Your Emotional Hook. Why This / Why Now / Why You

Assignment: Personal Connection & Operational Theme Worksheet

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Jan. 28th, 12pm (pacific time)

Class Week Three - Thursday, Jan 30th, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Grounding Your Audience through Setting, Tone, and Comps

Assignment: Setting, Tone, Comp Worksheet

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Feb. 4th, 12pm (pacific time)

Class Week Four - Thursday, Feb 6th, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Pitching Your Story Through Characters

Assignment: Character Breakdown Worksheet

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Feb 11th, 12pm (pacific time)

Class Week Five - Thursday, Feb 13th, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Pitching the Pilot

Assignment: Pilot Breakdown Worksheet

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Feb 18th, 12pm (pacific time)

Class Week Six - Thursday, Feb 20th, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Pitching Future Episodes & Seasons

Assignment: Episodes & Seasons Worksheets

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Feb 25th, 12pm (pacific time)

Class Week Seven - Thursday, Feb 27th, 8pm (pacific)

Lecture: Full Pitch Review / How to Prepare & What to Expect When Pitching

Assignment: Full Pitch Worksheet

Peer Review Assignments due: Tuesday, Mar. 4th, 12pm (pacific time)

Spots are filling up fast, so grab them while you can.

Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to see you there!