10 Common TV Pilot Mistakes and How to Easily Avoid Them

Marla White is a Writing Coach, Script Consultant, and teacher who believes stories – big and small – have the power to touch hearts and transform lives. She works with writers and storytellers to grow their stories into compelling Pitches and Scripts for features or television and realize their dreams of making a great living doing what they love. Whether your story is a book, movie, pilot for a television series, or a promotional video, Marla can give you the tools to get ahead in the highly competitive entertainment industry.As the head of television for Emmy Award-winning writer & producer Peter Tolan’s Fedora Entertainment, Marla was involved in selling comedy and drama pitches to networks and cable outlets, including the WGN hit show “Outsiders” and “Gaffigan” for TV Land. She has also sold television movies such as “Kings of South Beach” and produced movies for ABC, CBS, USA and HBO. She frequently teaches story analysis and writing workshops for UCLA as well as private workshops on several topics throughout the year.Visit her website at www.Pitch2Script.com to see how she can help get your pitch and script ready for the next level.

Marla Whie

A TV Pilot isn't just a short movie, it has rules and a structure all its own.  Get expert help on making your script read like a pro's.

How many storylines should there be in a pilot? How many acts? How long should my comedy script be? How many acts should there be in my drama? What should be included in the first ten pages? There are so many different rules to navigate to make your creative ideas really shine. In this webinar I'll go over mistakes I've seen all too often in my years of reading and evaluating scripts and give you simple suggestions on how to fix them. At the end of the webinar, I'll do a Q&A session to answer as many specific questions as I can. So whether you're gearing up to enter contests, applying for writers' programs, or putting your script out there to sell, be sure to take this webinar to put your best script forward.

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