TELEVISION WRITING (Sitcom & Hour Drama)
Submitted by admin on April 1, 2009 - 3:29pm
May 3, 2010 (All day) - July 9, 2010 (All day)
8 Week Online Class with Working Industry Professionals.
Class Description:
Students can log in to post assignments, chat and receive feedback 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Students can log in to post assignments, chat and receive feedback 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Each student will have the opportunity to create their very own SITCOM or HOUR DRAMA episode.
This class is limited to 10 students.
Working television writers will share multiple avenues to creating structure, characters, scenework, pacing, rewrites, finding agents and pitching.
Our instructors will cover all of the elements of writing a professional television script. Each dynamic will be shared in detail.
Topics will include:
-Fiction from real life.
-Character as story.
-Sitcom format.
-The one hour drama.
-Act structures.
-A and B plots.
-Why classic shows work.
and
-Fiction from real life.
-Character as story.
-Sitcom format.
-The one hour drama.
-Act structures.
-A and B plots.
-Why classic shows work.
and
-Preparing writing samples.
Recent Press:
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Instructor Profile:
This class will be led by Randy Pearlstein for the 8 weeks, and will feature guest writers as well. Each will share their experiences and favorite approaches for writing for television. Lectures and Individual Feedback are posted on a weekly basis.
This class will be led by Randy Pearlstein for the 8 weeks, and will feature guest writers as well. Each will share their experiences and favorite approaches for writing for television. Lectures and Individual Feedback are posted on a weekly basis.
Randy Pearlstein was a regular cast member on CHAPPELLE'S SHOW and is currently a principal on Comedy Central's MICHAEL AND MICHAEL HAVE ISSUES. Randy is a professor of film and television writing at RUTGERS UNIVERSITY and is on the faculty at the Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) in New York City. He has also written numerous screenplays including Lions Gate's CABIN FEVER. Randy studied directing under Mike Nichols and annually leads seminars for the esteemed DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA.
Randy on IMDB
Screenshot from Chappelle's Show.
With Billy Burr, Dave Chappelle and Donnell Rawlings.
"Randy is a great storyteller and is perpetually engaging the audience. " C. Gunn.
"Thank you so very much! It was a pleasure. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm, inside knowledge and ideas." A. McInnis.
"Randy is a charismatic intelligent speaker who gets across his message with clarity and a comedic factor that makes his workshop both informative and amusing." S. Sedmak.
Registration:
To register, you may use the payment link below.
Please contact us with any inquiries at: classes@filmlabclasses.com
Fee:
8 week online class. $400 plus tax.
We will send a confirmation email upon receipt.
International Students Welcome.