Description
Ever watch your favorite TV show and think, I want to write an episode like that! Now’s your chance to learn how. Our PWN Teen TV Writers’ Room is a safe, supportive space for young dreamers to explore inspirations and share exciting ideas. We discuss our favorite shows and then brainstorm, collaborate, and write an original TV pilot—together! Analyze different TV formats (drama, comedy, dramedies) and learn about concept, premise, hook, character arcs, conflict, structure, genre, story, plot, and dialogue. Each dreamer comes away with a better idea of how a pilot sets the tone and direction of a TV show for the entire season as well as multiple seasons. Join us for this fun, collaborative experience that gives you an insider’s peek into the television writing process.
Meet Your Instructor
Lizzie grew up in a family where art, music, writing, and playing were always encouraged and celebrated. She has pretty much been writing stories since she learned how to read. As a screenwriter, she’s written more than a dozen screenplays and teleplays, including the “Communication Episode” of Discovery TV’s Emmy-winning series Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye. As a blogger, she was featured in The New York Times and The Star-Ledger for sharing her stories on modern motherhood. She’s written countless blog posts, essays, columns, and articles online and for publication (TV Squad, Literary Mama, The Imperfect Parent, Absolute Write, The Mighty, Medium, and Pregnancy Magazine). Lizzie has her BA in Communication from Rutgers College and Certificate in Film, Video and Broadcasting from New York University. She is a Certified Gateless Writing Teacher. Lizzie believes that learning, self-discovery, and healing are best served when we honor our truest, most joyful selves through creative self-expression, mindfulness, and play. Lizzie is on Medium at https://medium.com/@lizziefinn23.
