WANT TO WRITE A TV DRAMA PILOT
THIS CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR?

The more prepared you are, the more likely you are to be able to crack it.
 
Maybe you need some deadlines, to haul you away from those pesky displacement activities and compel you to finally pursue that great idea, the one that’s been percolating away in the back of your brain for months?
 
This 3-step package can be tailored to your individual needs and is suitable for script writers of all levels, from first timers to those with prior credits who prefer not to work in isolation.
 
You will receive professional, one-to-one feedback and guidance on your TV drama pilot as you progress from initial idea through to producing a blueprint from which to write your first draft.
 
You can do this course from home, wherever you are in the world, so long as you are fluent in written and spoken English. The programme runs from 1st November to 6th December 2018 and involves the following three step programme:
CONTENT

THREE STEP PROGRAMME:

  1. THE PITCH
 
  • Submit a half page pitch/outline of your idea (or two, if you’re not sure which one to pursue) for a TV drama series by THURSDAY 1st November
  • Discuss your story in detail during a one-hour private consultation– via Skype/phone (before end of TUESDAY 6th November). 

 2.    THE TREATMENT 

  • Submit a two-page story treatment by THURSDAY 15th November
  • Receive written notes PLUS a one-hour private Skype/phone consultation- including guidance on how best to develop your story and characters - by TUESDAY 20th November.

 3.    THE STEP OUTLINE 
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  • Submit a step outline (AKA a Scene Breakdown or Scene x Scene document) detailing each scene for a (max) one hour pilot episode of your TV drama by THURSDAY 29thNovember. This document will become the blueprint from which to write your script. You will receive guidance on this step of the process if you haven't done one before.
  • You will receive written feedback PLUS a one hour phone/Skype consultation, during which you will be able to troubleshoot any story or character issues with your script doctor, by THURSDAY 6th December. 
 
You can then proceed (over Christmas and New Year) to write the first draft of your script, with clear characters, story and structure all in place. ​

Preparation work will be required prior to feedback/consultation sessions and all deadlines must be met.
PRICE
£390 (concessions £350*)

FURTHER DETAILS
Email or phone 07989 382549
*We offer the concessionary rate to all usual Concessions as well as to members of these affiliated organisations.  If you are a member of one of these organisations, please book at the concessionary rate and show your membership card to the course tutor at registration.
TUTOR
Anji Loman Field has been writing drama for television, radio and film for over two decades. A former contract writer for EastEnders, she has also written for BBC’s Holby City and Doctors, for whom she occasionally still writes (her last episode was transmitted on 12/6/18). 

​She penned 40 episodes of Taste of Life for BBC Media Action in Cambodia and was the creator and show-runner of BBC MA's House of Many Windows, set in Vietnam. She is currently in development with two TV drama series for television and three feature films.

Anji has taught at the London Institute (LCP), West Herts College, the RCA, the Central Film School and for BBC Media Action in South East Asia and North Africa. Her former students include Mike Bullen, creator of Cold Feet and writer/producer/director Sean McConville (Deadline; The Quiet Hour).