Netflix and Stage 32 have partnered on an exclusive global education series in an effort to democratize the worldwide entertainment industry. Together, over the course of 5 webcasts Stage 32’s world class educators will bring their knowledge of what it takes to write, develop and produce today’s television for the Stage 32 and Netflix creator community.
In their second webinar in series, you will learn how you can effectively write your story to budget.
More television than ever is being made and consumed. With streamers like Netflix looking for new, exciting, original stories from all over the world to produce, you have to put yourself in the best position to make sure your story stands out. But, the truth is that an intriguing story in today’s marketplace is not enough. You have to look at the practicalities of making your story into a television series, and with that, you have to think about how what you write will affect the budget. Getting a clear understanding of how to think about budget when you are writing will help give you the competitive advantage you need to get you closer to your greenlight.
To help you is Jeanette B. Milio, a producer who has worked on over 500 hours of film and television content in the US, Europe, Dubai and South Africa. She produced the Netflix Original THE EXPERIMENT starring Adrian Brody and Forrest Whittaker and has worked with ABC/Disney, USA, Showtime, TLC, CW, Discovery, Lionsgate, Paramount and more. She has also consulted for the international co-production department of Warner Bros. in the U.S. and Germany, which was focused on producing local feature content in Europe.
Webinar Outline: How to Write a TV Series
In this exclusive Stage 32 + Netflix webinar, Jeanette will go in-depth on how to think about your characters, locations and scenes when you are writing to give your script the best chance of being produced. She will go over how decisions you make at the script stage have a trickledown effect that affect an entire production and how you, as a writer, can be a valuable member of the team by thinking about these things as you are writing your story. She will break down writing exercises you can use to apply to your characters and locations and give you handouts that you can use to apply to your own script.
You will walk away with a clearer understanding of how you can give your story a competitive advantage by thinking through characters, locations and scenes as you are writing.
Some examples will be used from notable TV shows on network, cable, and streaming platforms including:
- ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
- SQUID GAME
- MADMEN
- THE BOYS
- EUPHORIA
- QUEEN’S GAMBIT
- SUPERSTORE
Plus you will receive a Character Trait Breakdown sheet an a Location Sheet to help you analyze your own script.
Registration Details
Monday, Jan 24TH 10 – 12PM PST (6AM GMT)
Register for free here.
Note: You will receive the Zoom link to login by the morning of the webinar.