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One-Hour or Half-Hour TV III

SCRIPT X 422.5

Develop the world, characters, tone, and story engine for an original TV series before developing an outline and your script's beginning pages.

Duration
As few as 10 weeks
Units
3.0
Current Formats
In Person
Live Online
Cost
Starting at $820.00

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About This Course

This workshop is designed to help you develop an original one-hour television or half-hour pilot that demonstrates a strong voice, compelling characters, and professional-level storytelling. Television executives, agents, and showrunners expect polished original material, and in this course you learn how to envision the world of your series, create character and conflict, build a sustainable story engine, define tone, and master structure and act breaks appropriate to your format. Working collaboratively, you break story, brainstorm, and support one another’s creative visions while writing intensively and receiving regular feedback from the instructor and fellow writers. By the end of the course, you complete a full outline and receive critique of the opening pages of your original pilot script.
Prerequisites
SCRIPT X 421.3 One-Hour TV I and SCRIPT X 421.4 One-Hour TV II; or SCRIPT X 421.1 Half-Hour TV I and SCRIPT X 421.2 Half-Hour TV II; or department approval.

Summer 2026 Schedule

Date
Details
Format
 
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Saturday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT
Instructor:
REG#
408317
Fee:
$820.00
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UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

This course meets in person at the designated class meeting time and location, including a combination of required in-person and limited Zoom meetings – please check the meeting schedule below for exact dates and location. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Deadline
Refunds only available from April 27, 2026 to July 05, 2026
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Sat Jun 27, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Jul 11, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Jul 18, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Jul 25, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Aug 1, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Aug 8, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Aug 15, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Aug 22, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Aug 29, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
Discussion
Sat Sep 5, 2026
10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center
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Wednesday 5:00PM - 8:00PM PT
REG#
408319
Fee:
$820.00
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Remote Classroom
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Deadline
Refunds only available from April 27, 2026 to July 05, 2026
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Online
Wed Jun 24, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jul 1, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jul 8, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jul 15, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jul 22, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Jul 29, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Aug 5, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Aug 12, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Aug 19, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Online
Wed Aug 26, 2026
5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
Remote Classroom