WORKSHOP | Writing | Writing a Half-Hour Comedy Pilot

2320 Caniff Street,Hamtramck MI 48212

07 May, 2023

Description

CLASS: Writing a Half-Hour Comedy Pilot PREREQUISITE: Open to all PRICE: $50 DATE/TIME: May 7th | 1-4 pm | Single Session LOCATION: The Independent | Ant Hall | Front Entrance INSTRUCTOR: Josie Suhs Description Josie Suhs is a comedian, improviser, writer, and producer. She spent 7 years in Los Angeles working toward her goal of writing for comedy television. While there, she took several classes including: spec writing, pilot writing, pitching, and sketch writing. She's written, produced, and directed a web series entitled "Jesse and the Cockroaches". She also worked as a writer's assistant on a Warner Bros movie called "The Way Back". Josie now works as a news producer in Farmington Hills and is looking to share what she learned in L.A. -- so more people are able to bring their script ideas to life. Bio In this workshop you'll learn the basics to get your sitcom comedy pilot idea onto paper. During the 3 hours you will learn how to put your idea into one sentence -- called a logline. You will also learn a basic sitcom structure that breaks down a pilot into 3 acts and includes what each act needs in order to be successful. You will work on some basic character development, beats, and break down a half-hour sitcom to make it more tangible. You will also be given examples of pilots that already exist that use this structure - so you can see it in action. The goal is to leave this workshop with your one sentence log-line - that the class will workshop together, along with a broader understanding of how to write a successful half-hour comedy pilot. Your email address is... Your proof of purchaseYour identity for class attendance.Our only way of contacting you.Make sure planetant.com isn’t going to your spam folder.If you need an alternate email attached to your registration please email [email protected] as soon as possible. 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