Inside the Writers Room
A one-day online seminar about writing for television and best practices learned from working in writers rooms.
Date and time
Location
Online
Refund Policy
Agenda
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Part 1
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Part 2
About this event
- Event lasts 7 hours
Inside the Writers Room
Join us for a special one-day edition of this Online Seminar
The writers room system has driven the success of American television for the past 30 years, leading to some of the best series in history.
Showrunner Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle, Medici) will take you inside the writers room.
Topics covered include:
- Approaching plot and character
- Structuring an episode
- Principles and practices of good writing
- Collaborating with others
- Implementing notes
- Core values for success
About Frank Spotnitz
Frank Spotnitz is an award-winning writer and producer with 30 years of experience in television.
Since founding Big Light Productions in London in 2013, Frank has created and executive produced series including the Emmy award-winning The Man in the High Castle, Leonardo, Medici, Ransom and The Indian Detective.
His many other credits include Devils, Millennium, The Lone Gunmen, Night Stalker, Hunted and Strike Back: Project Dawn.
Frank was a writer and Executive Producer of The X-Files television series and feature films. He shares three Golden Globes for Best Dramatic Series and a Peabody Award for his work on The X-Files, and was Emmy-nominated for writing and for Outstanding Drama Series.
For the past twelve years, Frank has served as a core tutor at Serial Eyes, Europe’s premier postgraduate training program for television writers and producers in Berlin.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, the seminar is open to writers of all skill levels. You don’t need any writing experience to attend.
Yes.
Yes, the recording will be available to re-watch for 60 days after the seminar.
Yes. There may not be time to answer them all, but questions are encouraged.
Yes, there will be two 15-minute coffee breaks and a lunch break.
No, written material cannot be submitted or read.