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Writing Comedy for the Small Screen (Winter 2020)
Category
Admission
- $299.00 - General
- $249.00 - New Student
Location
651 W Lake St
Chicago, IL
United States of America
Room Number: Roombinhood
Summary
Session Dates: Jan. 25, Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21
Session Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Description
Writing Comedy for the Small Screen 
Jan. 25 - Mar. 21
10:00am - 1:00pm
Instructor: Mary Ruth Clarke
Join the third Golden Age of Television: take “Writing Comedy for the Small Screen” and write your pilot today! This is the PERFECT course for anyone who has an idea for a great comedy or limited series and wants to learn the crucial basics of how to write it! You will study successful pilots, figure out where your idea fits in the vast TV landscape, develop comedic characters, settings, and storylines, and learn how to structure your comedy for the small screen! Most of all, you will write, write, write, as you develop your own personal concept for the small screen! Writers will leave this course with the makings of a pitch document, and a rough draft of their very own TV pilot. The opportunities in television are endless...grab your chance today.
| Sessions/Weekday | 8 Saturdays |
| Session Dates |
Jan. 25 Feb. 8, 15, 22, 29 Mar. 7, 14, 21 |
| Time | 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| Notes |
No class on Feb. 1. Class on Mar. 7 will be a Saturday Series, featuring a pitch and staged reading of "Broadway, Ohio" by Mary Ruth Clarke |