Assignments
The Grid Breakdown Template
FVM 2032: TV Pilot
Welcome
Guides
TV Formats & Types of Shows
A Simple and Short History of Television
A Writer’s Guide to TV Structure
Scene Functions
Before The Pages
Scene by Scene: Ask First, Write Later
The Grid — from Writing the TV Drama Series (PDF)
Shonda Rhimes Teaches Writing for Television: Chapter Reviews Taken from Masterclass PDF
Assignments
A, B, & C Storyline Loglines and Synopsis Assignment = 15 Points
The Grid (fill-in worksheet)
The Grid Breakdown Template
Pilot Script Breakdowns
Beatsheet Assignment
The Bible Assignment
Examples
Example: The Good Wife — Loglines, Grid & Outline
Example: The Grid (Pose)
The Grid Breakdown: Abbott Elementary 1x01
Example: Barry — Loglines, Synopsis & Beatsheet
Beatsheet Example: Mad Men 306 (PDF)
Breakdown Example: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (PDF)
Primo: Episodic Breakdown
Your Pilot
Your Pilot
Loglines & Synopsis
Story Builder: Beatsheet → Grid → Outline
Series Bible
Pitching
A Hitchhiker’s Guide To Pitching (PDF)
Perfecting the Pitch with Billy Ray (WGFestival 2021)
Scripts
The Good Wife 1x01 “Pilot”
Lovecraft Country 101 — Studio/Network Draft
Lovecraft Country 101 — Final Shooting
Show Bibles
Battlestar Galactica
Fargo
Grey’s Anatomy
Scrubs
Stranger Things
The Wire
True Detective
Links & Further Reading
Assignments
The Grid Breakdown Template
The Grid Breakdown Template
TEASER / COLD OPEN
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
Download the original Word document
The Grid (fill-in worksheet)
Pilot Script Breakdowns