Writing the TV Spec

Catalog description

After an introduction and overview of television formats, students will study three current series, watch all of their episodes. They will then analyze the season and series arc, the characters, and their voices. From that, they will develop a story for an episode, and write (on speculation) a “spec” teleplay for an hour-long and/or half-hour comedy scripts. The classroom will be run like a writer’s rooms for a professional television series, with each student taking turns running the room.