Writing Tv Series Workshop

Each TV show is a unique story-machine, with its own rules and formulas. Here you will learn about the craft of dramatic writing, how to write for TV, and how to market your work. Whether you seek to write comedy, drama, or something in between, we’ll show you how to write TV episodes that might, someday, get you good ratings.

On this practical weekly online workshop you will learn:

• The essential components of a TV series.
• The difference between writing for TV and film.
• How to write a killer Pilot
• How to write tv dialogue
• How to create Characters
• How and when to pitch your idea

Course Outline:

Session 1

• Storytelling fundamentals: Theme, tone, genre
• Differences between writing for films and writing for tv
• Plotting Tools
• Log line. Story line. Tag Line.
• Tv Outlines: Episode and Season
• The tv Treatment

Session 2

• Structures: Linear and non linear
• The 5 Acts structure
• Teaser. Inciding incident. Plot points and climax
• The season structure
• The tv pilot format

Session 3

• Scene design
• Scene goal and objectives
• Scene structure: Beginings and endings. The Turning point.
• Writing with beats
• Script format tools
• Techniques: Enter late, get out earlier, Set up and Pay off
• Cuts and transitions

Session 4

Characters

• The character core: Motivation. Goals. The character spine
• The protagonist. • The antagonist.
• Secondary characters design
• Creating the Character back story
• The character biography

Session 5

• Dialogue
• Dialogue Fundamentals and functions
• Dialogue Techniques: Set up and pay off, trigger,repetition,
• unexpected response, delayed response.
• Subtext techniques

• Pitching
• Pitching keys
• Pitching techniques: How to sell your tv serie to the industry
• The elevator pitch design

Course details:

January 8th- February 7th, 2025

Wednesdays,7pm to 9pm. Amsterdam, Berlin time

6pm to 8pm. UK time

5 sessions of 2 hours each.

Total: 10 hours.

The workshop will be held live in a virtual classroom in Zoom

All sessions will be recorded for registered participants

Meeting details are provided once the booking is completed

About the Instructor:

He has established a distinguished career in the film industry as a Director, Screenwriter, and Script consultant. His extensive experience spans across multiple countries, including Spain, Argentina, the USA, Italy, Germany, and Canada. He has contributed to a variety of projects in collaboration with several prominent companies, such as:

• TVE (Televisión Española)
• Factotum
• RAI Cinema
• TV3
• Met Films
• The Mastermind
• MediaPro

In addition to his professional work in film and television, Ezequiel Rubin is the founder of Cinelab, an innovative online film school based in Barcelona. Cinelab offers a range of courses and coaching services tailored for screenwriters, filmmakers, actors, and directors. Through Cinelab,he shares his extensive knowledge and experience, nurturing the next generation of creative talent in the film industry.

Contact us:

[email protected]

https://cinelabfilmschool.wixsite.com/cinelab

Event Venue

Online