Workshop or class Online

Stage 32 8-Part Screenwriting Lab: Write Your TV Animation

Evan Anglin, who co-heads the animation department at Zero Gravity Management, leads this eight-week Sunday lab on Zoom for writers with an animated series in mind. Page targets are set separately for preschool, 11-minute and half-hour shows, and the lab closes with a one-on-one review of the finished pilot.

Starts Oct 25, 2026 (starts in 5 days)

Dates

It runs Oct 25 to Dec 13, 2026.

At a glance

Cost
From $799Payment plans at checkout
Formats
TV pilot
Held in
English
Where
Online
Who can attend
Writers developing an animated series pilot, from preschool and 11-minute formats to half-hour and longer. Ten places; the page showed four left.

What to send

Length
Opening pages by format: 10 for adult or 6 to 12 half-hour, 3 to 5 for preschool or 11-minute, 10 to 15 for 30 to 45 minutes
Also asked for
Weekly deliverables: series logline and pilot beat sheet, character sketches, rules of the world, pages to the midpoint, then a full draft and revisions.

Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.

What it gives besides money

Seven two-hour group classes on Zoom (Sundays, 9 to 11 a.m. PT), a one-on-one consultation midway, a final individual review, notes on the script, email access to the instructor and recordings.

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