La construction de personnages et de dialogues
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TV Writing: From Outline to First Draft of Your Pilot
Run by Sundance Institute (Sundance Collab)
A ten-week course for taking an original TV pilot from outline to a first draft under 60 pages. Angela LaManna's lectures are recorded, but the work runs on fixed due dates: an advisor sends written notes three times and leads six live Zoom sessions, four of them spent on an episode of an existing show.
Early deadline Nov 16, 2026 (closes in 27 days)
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Dates
| Deadline | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early registration (10% off) | Nov 16, 2026 | USD 535.50 |
| Registration closes | Dec 7, 2026 | USD 595 |
It runs Dec 7, 2026 to Feb 14, 2027.
Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.
At a glance
- Cost
- From $536Early price until 2026-11-16, then USD 595; plus a 3.5% and 20 cent processing fee; three-part payment plan available
- Formats
- TV pilot
- Held in
- English
- Where
- Online
- Who can attend
- Intermediate writers who arrive with an original pilot already worked out (a beat sheet, outline or partial draft is fine) and who know industry formatting. The TV Writing: Core Elements course is suggested first but not required.
What to send
- Length
- Pilot under 60 pages
- Also asked for
- No application; you register directly and submit pages to the advisor on the course deadlines.
Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.
What it gives besides money
Recorded lectures with fixed assignment dates, six live Zoom sessions led by an advisor (two of them group office hours), written advisor notes at three points, a certificate and a year of access. A 60-minute private session with the advisor costs extra.
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