Write Your Genre TV Pilot

Online Classes
Hosted By:
Michael J. Gutierrez - Staff Writer / Story Editor , REACHER, FUBAR
6 Sessions, starting: Sunday 08/03 @ 10:00AM - 12:00PM PT
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$669.00
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You will be sent an invoice for the remainder of your balance to the email address you use to pay the deposit. Balances must be paid in full prior to the end of the class unless prior arrangements are made. Failure to pay invoices in a timely manner will result in the forfeiture of your spot and you will not be permitted to complete the program. Questions? Email info@roadmapwriters.com.

Car chases! Advanced technology! Clues to the mystery! Oh my! 

We love a good genre pilot at Roadmap, but learning how to write one is no easy feat. You have to build the rules of the world clearly for the reader and audience, but there's the possibility of overwriting. It's no easy feat to deliver on everything a pilot needs to deliver on, and service your story and characters so the genre elements aren't all splash and flash. 

If you have a genre pilot you've been wanting to write, but feel you could use guidance in the development and drafting stages to get you off on the right foot, join us for this 6 week class hosted by Michael Gutierrez (REACHER, FUBAR). 

Walk away with the first draft of your genre pilot! 

“Genre” for our purposes in this class refers to speculative or heightened genres such as: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Thriller, Historical Drama.

This 6 Week Class Will Cover:

  • Hour TV structure
  • Genre tropes
  • Subgenres
  • World building / establishing the rules of the world
  • Beat sheets and outlines
  • Feedback on your draft

**Note: this class is for new ideas only, NOT to reverse engineer a genre pilot they may have already written

Week One - Introduction

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This week, we will begin with an introduction to writing genre pilots before everyone gets feedback on their logline, comps and characters. 

Week Two - Beat Sheet Feedback

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This week, your Instructor will give you feedback on your Beat Sheet. 

Week Three - Outline Check and Prepping for Pages

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Your Instructor will give you feedback on your outline and make sure that your project is structurally sound. They will give you advice as you go to script. 

Week Four - Page Review

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Your Instructor will give you feedback on your pages. 

Week Five - Page Review

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Your Instructor will give you feedback on your pages. 

Week Six - Page Review

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Your Instructor will give you feedback on your pages. 

More about
Michael J. Gutierrez
Staff Writer / Story Editor
REACHER, FUBAR

Michael J. Gutierrez was born in England to a British mother and New Yorker father, so he said he was always raised to be a polite a**hole. Michael moved to Los Angeles and had barely learned how to tie his shoes (shoutout to the homie Mister Rogers) when his parents divorced. Michael’s father took him aside and bestowed upon the five-year-old the esteemed title of “Man of the House” and instructed him to look over his mother and sister. He took on that responsibility with no questions asked. After graduating film school at Cal State LA, Michael was a finalist in the Disney/ABC, NBC and Universal Animation writing fellowship programs. He was an inaugural fellow in the Circle of Confusion Writer Discovery program and wrote on seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix’s Fubar and seasons 2 and 3 of Amazon’s Reacher, respectively, where he was promoted from a Staff Writer to Story Editor.

How it Works

Cancellation Policy: You may cancel for a full refund up to 5 days prior to the start of the class. Cancellations requested after this period will be ineligible for refunds.

Please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.

The Roadmap Promise

Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.