"Writing the Half-Hour Comedy Pilot" with Phil Kellard

Phil Kellard, television writer; UCLA Extension Writers' Program instructor; and author of Chapter 7 in Inside the Room: Writing Television with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers' Program; talks about the importance of character, the difference between single-camera and multi-camera shows, and the hardest thing about sitcom writing.

[@kiyaleelevyrunaya9495]

The hardest step to take is believing in yourself and your idea, once you get past that everything starts to run smoothly, or at least I assume so, haven't really gotten to that part yet xp

[@howardkoor2796]

Character. Character. Character.

[@film_magician]

I'm buying this book right now. Working on a spec pilot for a series and i neeeed this. Great video

[@thinkthoughtsforhours6052]

how are things going with your pilot

[@film_magician]

Really well. Working on two, 1-hour pilots with a cable network. This book helped a lot.

[@thinkthoughtsforhours6052]

thanks for the reply. good luck with everything. I just placed an order for the book on amazon. wish me luck

[@LukeMotionz]

How are things going now?

[@film_magician]

Wow forgot about this post. I'm shooting a feature film and working on 2 pilots right one. One with a friend at a network. This book was a huge help. How about you?

[@SandrineAnterrion]

Great insights thanks for upload

[@bubz3t136]

Does a firs-time writer need to write a pilot before he can get an Agent?

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

Hey, does a pilot episode have to be the first episode of a series, filled with exposition, or can it just be the best /funniest episode that you've written?

[@realKhalilG]

The pilot is name given to the first episode

[@experi-mentalproductions5358]

@@realKhalilG First episode filmed, not necessarily the first one aired.

[@bubz3t136]

@@experi-mentalproductions5358 Does a writer have to have a Pilot episode when pitching a sitcom, or could they just show a collection of their funniest scenes?