PREMISE TO
PILOT
An eight-week live seminar for writers developing an original television series and pilot, built around direct feedback, practical craft, and getting the work onto the page.
Build the series. Write the pilot.
We start with the idea you want to make into a television show and pressure-test the pieces that have to hold: premise, character, world, tone, engine, and structure. From there, the class moves into breaking and drafting the pilot, with live discussion and direct feedback throughout.
The goal is a stronger series concept, a clearer plan for the pilot, and pages that reflect what makes your project distinct.
Premise & Series Engine
Clarify what the show is, what keeps generating story, and why this version is worth making.
Character
Build characters with wants, contradictions, relationships, and enough pressure to sustain a series.
World & Tone
Define the rules of the world and the tonal lane the show needs to live in.
Pilot Story
Find the story that best introduces the series and forces the central characters into motion.
Structure & Outline
Break the episode, test turns and escalation, and build an outline you can actually draft from.
Drafting
Move into pages with a focus on scene purpose, dialogue, pace, and character behavior.
Workshop & Revision
Diagnose what the draft is doing, where it drifts, and what changes will produce the biggest gains.
The Next Draft
Leave with a concrete revision plan for the pilot and a clearer understanding of the series beyond it.
Writers ready to work.
“His ability to take a high-level, strategic approach and provide a breakdown and feedback on characters, story arcs, and plot points is well complemented by his attention to detail.”
Writer to writer.
I’m a WGA writer and producer with more than a decade of professional television experience across network, streaming, comedy, drama, and development. The seminar is built around the same questions that matter in professional rooms and development conversations: What is the show? Who drives it? Why does this episode exist? What should the audience feel, and what on the page is actually getting us there?
8 WRITERS.
8 WEEKS.
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