Writing Drama For Television – Jed Mercurio

Your Maestro

1. WRITERS ARE MADE, NOT BORN

2. INSPIRATION

Where do you find ideas for your own television series? Jed will show you.

3. DEVELOPING IDEAS

How to take your inspiration and turn it into a premise for a TV series.

4. WHAT KIND OF SHOW ARE YOU MAKING?

Learn about the different types of series, and what every long-running TV show must have.

5. THE SETTING

How to create successful settings and invigorate well-trodden paths.

6. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHARACTER AND SETTING

How characters affect the world you’ve built. Recognising, using and twisting TV tropes.

7. STARTING THE PILOT

Discover different ways to bring the audience into your world.

8. THE CONTENT OF THE PILOT

How to pitch, plan and create an incredible outline for your own television pilot.

9. STORY ARCHITECTURE

Using structure and ambition to develop a more dynamic television series.

10. INCITING INCIDENTS

Conceiving events that have a profound effect on your characters and story.