How to Structure the Bulletproof 1 Hour Pilot


Supporting Documents

Here are all of the support documents from the Structuring the Bulletproof One Hour Pilot webinar.  Do I really have to point out that these files are ONLY FOR YOU?  Please do not share these with anyone.

You can RIGHT-CLICK the links below to download and save them to your computer.

Pilot Webinar Slides – These are the slides that were used in the webinar.

Breakdowns & Templates (ZIPPED FILE) – This file contains the following:

  • CSI:NY Breakdown (Season 5, Episode 22) –  This is a very clean Teaser/4 Acts breakdown of an EPISODIC show.
  • NCIS Breakdown (Season 5, Episode 7)  – One of the most popular shows on broadcast, this episode uses a Teaser/5 Act structure.  Even though we didn’t discuss during the webinar, the 5 Act format is perfectly acceptable if you feel it will work better for your idea, and doesn’t differ from the 4 Act template in any appreciable way, except to split Act 1 of the 4 Act template into two parts.
  • BREAKING BAD Breakdown (Season 1, Episode 6) – Some of the best writing on TV, this is an excellent example of a SERIALIZED show.  You’ll see it follows the Teaser/4 Act structure but with heavy character development which you can do more freely in a serialized show than in an episodic series.
  • BLANK STRUCTURE TEMPLATE – 1 Hour, Episodic, Teaser/4 Acts
  • BLANK STRUCTURE TEMPLATE – 1 Hour, Episodic, Teaser/5 Acts
  • BLANK STRUCTURE TEMPLATE – 1 Hour, Serial, Teaser/4 Acts

Blank TV Unity of Opposites Character Chart – A handy blank chart for you to use to fill out your cast of characters.