<p>Lecture, three hours. Exploration of basic structural rules of television, developing characters, and developing basic command of tone through studying existing television series and then crafting scenes for those existing television series. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Film and Television

School of Theater, Film, and Television

Film, Television, and Digital Media

FILM TV 130 - Introduction to Speculative Television Writing

Introduction to Speculative Television Writing

Students write scenes for various existing TV series that demonstrate skill in several current genres, and that develop both “A” and “B” story. 

Students work with a writing partner to understand the collaborative nature of TV writing, will learn to pitch their own ideas for a spec and will write the first 5 pages of that spec.

General Catalog

Introduction to Speculative Television Writing

FILM TV 130

4 units