PILOT READY
BOOT CAMP
Live
Online TV Writing Course
Here's what you'll get:
🎯 A clear process to develop a story concept & characters into a series and pilot script.
📚 6 x weekly classes on story techniques, episode structure, character arcs, script formatting & more.
✏️ 2 x one-to-one consultations on your concept, outline & script from a professional TV writer.
🎬 A complete pilot script of your own TV series or short form drama & the confidence to keep writing.
Create your own series for TV or social media & write the pilot episode in 8 weeks.
You have a story. Learn how to tell it for the screen with PILOT READY, a unique, hybrid course combining individual consultations with information-packed, live online classes.
Through analysis of hit TV shows and practical exercises, this course will help you create & develop a TV series of your own—from concept to completed pilot script.
Discover how professionals craft stories for the screen in a space that supports your voice.
February 7th - March 14th 2026, Saturdays 9 - 10:30 am (Vienna, Central European Time)
Includes:
⏰ 6 x 90 minute sessions of live classes over 8 weeks.
🧑💻 2-week break for writing.
🛠️ 1 x personal consultation on your concept & outline.
🛟 1 x personal consultation on your 1st draft pilot script.
💝 Access to one-month's writing coach subscription service.
Learn how to:
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Brainstorm & generate ideas.
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Create complex characters.
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Format professional scripts.
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Find the right tone & genre.
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Devise and plan storylines.
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Use hooks & cliffhangers.
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Structure scenes & acts.
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Write action & dialogue.
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Create a story engine.
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Build your story world.
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Write loglines.
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Pitch ideas.
Total Cost:
Only 1 spot left.
Class is live. Seats are limited to 4 people (max) per group.
Course Tutor Kristina Jilly has over ten years of experience creating, developing & writing TV drama series. She's worked with European and U.K. production companies and broadcasters including HBO Europe and RTL Television.
For RTL Television she wrote for show such as ALTAR GIRLS, AMONG FRIENDS and LOVE ME NOW where she held the position of story editor.
With a BA from Melbourne University and a MA in Screenwriting from Royal Holloway, University of London, Kristina is represented by Dench Arnold in the U.K. She currently teaches at the University of Applied Sciences in Upper Austria.
