Breaking the Story: Writing for Semi-Scripted TV and Film

Brooklyn Comedy Collective

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Discover an unconventional approach to comedic storytelling that combines structured narratives with improvisational dialogue. Learn to develop concise pitches into production-ready story outlines using character perspective, world-building, and creative brainstorming techniques. Bring your ideas to life through improvised readings of your original work.

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Breaking the Story: Writing for Semi-Scripted TV and Film

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Sun. Jan 24th, 12–3pm ET

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Does writing a script feel intimidating? Does the thought of thirty to ninety pages feel insurmountable, even when you know you have the ideas? Does screenplay format feel like it doesn't suit you? Learn an unconventional and liberating writing process that combines narrative storytelling for TV and film with improvisational dialogue.

This class will introduce you to the creative process behind shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm or films like Best in Show. You'll learn how to shape hyper-distilled pitches into full story outlines built for improvised dialogue. In this course, you will come away with new techniques that strip away many barriers encountered when piecing scripts together and introduce a new set of techniques for comedic storytelling. Using tools like character POV, world building, and practical methods for generating large amounts of material, you will come away from this class with short outlines ready-made for production. The class will culminate in improvised readings of student-written outlines. This style of writing can be a springboard to a conventional script or a totally new way of working. Fuck it, love your ideas, and have fun telling stories!

Note: Classes may end 30 minutes earlier than scheduled depending on the number of enrollments.

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In the event you have to drop a class before it begins and give us at least 8 business days notice, we can credit your tuition toward a future class.

In the event a class fails to meet a minimum number of sign-ups (6 enrollments), students will be notified by email and given the option to transfer into another class, keep a class credit on the books, or offered a full refund - whichever is preferable to the student.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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The BCC is a theater company founded by Philip Markle and Annie Donley, former directors of Annoyance Theatre NY, with a focus on supporting and rewarding artists. They provide a welcoming space for artistic experimentation and offer an improvisation curriculum that empowers performers to find their unique voice and transition to professional performance.

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