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.
📚 4 x (small) group 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 in a serialized format 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.
Dates:
Next cohort: November 3rd 2026 - November 24th 2026
Tuesdays at 18:00 - 19:30 Central European Time
2 x 1 hour personal consultations in November/December & January
Limited spots available!
Includes:
⏰ 4 x 90 minute sessions of live classes over 6 weeks.
🛠️ First personal consultation on your concept & outline.
🧑💻 2 - 4 weeks off for writing.
🛟 Second personal consultation on your 1st draft pilot script.
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:
Payment here to secure spot €319
*If this is all very new to you and you would like prior support in creating a concept and characters, consider completing our Story Hooks & Crooks workshop first.
Class is live. Seats are limited.
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.
