DOWNLOAD “Writing the Half-Hour Dramedy TV Pilot: The Bear,” a 58-minute webinar taught by Daniel P. Calvisi, professional Script Doctor and best-selling author of Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot.
Praise for Story Maps: TV Drama…
“STORY MAPS: TV DRAMA is a handy, practical guide that walks writers through the process of creating a compelling TV drama. I wish I’d had this book when I was first starting out!”
-Hilary Weisman Graham, Writer, Bones, Orange is the New Black
“I’ve turned to Dan for notes on several feature scripts in the past, and this book is well-timed as the industry makes a huge shift toward television.”
-Richard J. Bosner, Producer, Paint, Fruitvale Station, Black Bear, Take the Ten
ABOUT THE WEBINAR
The traditional sitcom is dead. Audiences are more sophisticated now and are demanding more compelling emotional arcs, serialized storytelling, and challenging themes in their half-hour shows. The half-hour Drama, or Dramedy, is the most creative, fastest-growing format in streaming television. Shows like THE BEAR on FX/Hulu push the envelope in the 30-minute space, what used to be reserved solely for traditional comedies.
Daniel Calvisi, a top story analyst, writing coach and author of Story Maps: TV Drama, was the first professional to develop a detailed beat sheet for 30-minute television pilots, and he has spent years honing it, using brilliant shows like THE BEAR as case studies. In this exclusive webinar, Calvisi will bring you his updated step-by-step Story Map template for half-hour Dramedies, and use THE BEAR and other shows to help you understand the tools and secrets used by the most successful creative teams today.
Shows like HACKS, RESERVATION DOGS, BABY REINDEER, DEAD TO ME, RAMY, INSECURE, ATLANTA, THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS and Emmy juggernaut THE BEAR are rewriting the rules of the streaming TV era with an edgy, cinematic, character-driven approach to the half-hour series that takes us inside a sub-culture that we have never experienced. These hit shows have their own unique formats, practices, strengths and pitfalls that modern writers must learn and master to gain success on the page and in the industry.
If you want to tell stories that cannot be contained in a simple niche, mixing drama and comedy in a fresh, character-driven way with a unique cultural twist, this is the form to learn that will impress a manager, agent, producer or network executive and get your foot in the door of the industry. This webinar will give you the tools to create the most compelling and powerful work of your career!
This webinar is ideal for amateur AND professional screenwriters, as well as writers in other mediums who wish to learn more about writing for television.
INCLUDES:
- A recording of the 58-minute video webinar (MP4) so you can watch it at any time, on any device.
- A Full Story Map of the pilot of THE BEAR (includes a breakdown of the core dramatic elements and a beat sheet).
- Dan’s exclusive 30-minute Dramedy Worksheet. You can use this worksheet to develop your own television series.
If you’ve read Story Maps: TV Drama or viewed Dan’s previous 30-minute Dramedy webinar, this package offers all NEW material not found in the book or webinar. It expands on that material and takes it to an entirely NEW LEVEL.
THIS IS THE ONLY SITE THAT SELLS THE REMASTERED VERSION OF THIS EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR!
PRICE: $49 USD (Special Offer)
Dan Calvisi
Daniel P. Calvisi is a Script Doctor, writing coach and the author of Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay, Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot, Story Maps: 12 Great Screenplays and Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan. He is a former Story Analyst for major studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films and New Line Cinema. He coaches writers, teaches webinars on writing for film and television and speaks at writing conferences. He has coached many professional screenwriters with credits that include Netflix, Hulu, Max, Apple TV+ and more. He has been endorsed by Script Magazine and featured on Indie Film Hustle, Film Courage and L.A. Screenwriter. He holds a degree in Film and Television from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He lives in Los Angeles.