To say that the television landscape has changed in recent years is an understatement. TV dramas have been around for as long as TV has, of course, but they’ve taken on a new and exciting role in the culture and industry over the past 20 or so years. From THE SOPRANOS to BREAKING BAD, TV dramas have captured our imagination in ways they haven’t before, and deciding to roll up your sleeves and write your own is a great decision in this current marketplace.
Before you get typing, though, you should make sure you understand the various possible plot formats, conventions, and structures you want to write your pilot in. That’s why Roadmap invited Eli Edelson to give us all a crash course of pilot writing from A to Z!
This 90 Minute Pilot Will Cover:
- Pilot structure
- Characterization and development
- Voice and tone
- Setting up a series