Building a TV Series Episode 1: Writing a Pilot

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Tyler Mowery

Tyler Mowery

Күн бұрын

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This is the first episode in a series covering how you should write a series for television. Today I'm looking at the Breaking Bad pilot to explain how a strong pilot should be written.
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@TylerMowery
@TylerMowery 3 жыл бұрын
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@soothingmind868
@soothingmind868 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tyler, how much to charge as a writer's fee for. Three minute-long pilot?
@soothingmind868
@soothingmind868 2 жыл бұрын
For a show like Family Guy?
@baltrus5915
@baltrus5915 Жыл бұрын
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@Aditya.sajjai
@Aditya.sajjai Жыл бұрын
you nicely explained the core ideas of the pilot very easy as far i think it is a pilot is like the first act of a movie that lasts for 20 minutes
@OutstandingScreenplays
@OutstandingScreenplays 3 жыл бұрын
Breaking Bad is the best pilot ever made! It builds masterfully on the likability of Walter White. So that when later in the series Walter White does incredibly disgusting things, we still don't stop watching the series, because our likeability for him is locked in since the pilot.
@shanielswaby3591
@shanielswaby3591 3 жыл бұрын
YESSS
@LuisMiguelMarado
@LuisMiguelMarado 3 жыл бұрын
I get why you say that, but I did hate WW after a while. I kept watching because I'm incredibly loyal to a good show with good writing. However, I stopped relating to WW very soon in the series.
@ruly8153
@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын
@@LuisMiguelMarado It’s It really about relating or likening It’s about empathy
@adrithmanvik1853
@adrithmanvik1853 3 жыл бұрын
Imo attack on titan is the best pilot episode regardless of medium but Ik ppl are gonna disagree so come at me.
@mariana-ni9wl
@mariana-ni9wl 3 жыл бұрын
For me Mr. Robot pilot it’s the best!
@darwinwinchester4621
@darwinwinchester4621 3 жыл бұрын
Oh God just as I was struggling with how to write my TV series you come from heaven with godly timing to the rescue. Thank you!!! I'm eager to watch the next episodes of this series.
@EthanWingroveTV
@EthanWingroveTV 3 жыл бұрын
I made a TV Pilot inspired by this👇 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq6Eh9OkmdmZkqs.html Lmk what u think🥷🏿
@baltrus5915
@baltrus5915 Жыл бұрын
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@judichristopher4604
@judichristopher4604 10 ай бұрын
Right!!! I feel the same way.
@23StudiosSports
@23StudiosSports 3 ай бұрын
How’s the progress?
@falconawesomeness1141
@falconawesomeness1141 3 жыл бұрын
Dang. My mentor just told me that I need a pilot in my portfolio. This is dope timing.
@baltrus5915
@baltrus5915 Жыл бұрын
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@AndrewSego
@AndrewSego 3 жыл бұрын
I just started writing a pilot! Very convenient that this graced my feed.
@estebansgiron
@estebansgiron 3 жыл бұрын
This video was uploaded just at the right moment. I was just about to start writing a pilot. Thanks Tyler! Your videos are always helpful! :)
@ruizma9826
@ruizma9826 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh me too!
@riiddisbuk2496
@riiddisbuk2496 3 жыл бұрын
@@ruizma9826 Both of you, underrated comments :P
@riiddisbuk2496
@riiddisbuk2496 3 жыл бұрын
@@ruizma9826 I was thinking of writing a comic series. I felt like this video is something to take note of.
@ruizma9826
@ruizma9826 3 жыл бұрын
@@riiddisbuk2496 Bruh same here 😁
@riiddisbuk2496
@riiddisbuk2496 3 жыл бұрын
@@ruizma9826 👍
@ChillSensesASMR
@ChillSensesASMR 2 жыл бұрын
They did an interview with the creator of breaking bad and he said that had he known about this other show called Weeds which is a similar premise, he wouldn’t have pitched his series.
@Claustrofobi4
@Claustrofobi4 3 жыл бұрын
Plenty of my script and TV professors set this show as an example of good directing, witting, audiovisual language, and everything that involves a well done work.
@logicfrogmedia
@logicfrogmedia 3 жыл бұрын
PERFECT TIMING I literally was just looking for a vid like this
@chriswest8389
@chriswest8389 Жыл бұрын
Just what l need. Won't happen but I'm working on a t.v. concept. Im trying to map out the entire series.this way I can plan ahead of time without the clock ticking,the series finale and make it better. The concept dovetails perfectly with a philosophical premise. Freewill vs determinism, what it means to be a human being- the law of personal identity. The law OF identity etc.
@alanhaldane4114
@alanhaldane4114 3 жыл бұрын
I am considering writing my first TV series and started the research into what this will entail. This was most helpful Tyler; excellent clarity in a nice easy style. Many thanks!
@benjaminread5287
@benjaminread5287 3 жыл бұрын
Yes finally! The videos on series! Thank You!!!
@harmonicafruitbananatoonie3261
@harmonicafruitbananatoonie3261 3 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD THANK YOU! I've been trying to write a story for a television show for a while now, but never found many good videos, and they were usually only on the pilot. You're a lifesaver
@coolestreviews5315
@coolestreviews5315 3 жыл бұрын
I've watched all your videos so far. Each one is very helpful, and I can't wait to see more of them. Thank You, Tyler!
@emreemre96
@emreemre96 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent work as always! As a mere movie enthusiast, who has no intention for writing/directing, these kind of videos are really interesting to watch, makes me appreciate what goes on behind the scenes etc. Thank you!
@Ousvec
@Ousvec 3 жыл бұрын
Great, this is exactly that I was praying for to be done on your channel! Thank you!
@LFDLittlefluffydino
@LFDLittlefluffydino Ай бұрын
I just need someone to explain this to me as if I'm 4 years old
@michaelbrianrawlinsactor
@michaelbrianrawlinsactor 3 жыл бұрын
Always exciting when you upload a new video!
@Janizzary
@Janizzary 3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a break down of the Stranger Things pilot. It has more of an ensemble with Joyce, Hopper, the boys: Mike, Lucas & Justin, Eleven, etc. I'm still unsure of who's the main protagonist.
@TomEyeTheSFMguy
@TomEyeTheSFMguy 2 жыл бұрын
I feel the 3 boys are the main protagonists.
@AdamDj-ic3kr
@AdamDj-ic3kr 6 ай бұрын
​@@TomEyeTheSFMguyonly in season one,in season two it's eleven and hopper,and in the other seasons the protagonist is as hard to decipher as who's the protagonist of rvb
@EzzyFrames
@EzzyFrames 3 жыл бұрын
Finally!!! your making a guide for series
@hasratramazanov6092
@hasratramazanov6092 3 жыл бұрын
You are a lifesaver. you released this at the right moment that i needed
@EthanWingroveTV
@EthanWingroveTV 3 жыл бұрын
I made a TV Pilot inspired by this👇 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq6Eh9OkmdmZkqs.html Lmk what u think🥷🏿
@miracassidy4802
@miracassidy4802 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you!!! your videos are so great Tyler
@emmanuelsekyere8792
@emmanuelsekyere8792 3 жыл бұрын
Thank God!!! You finally ventured TV script!!!!!
@virgilmontana4208
@virgilmontana4208 3 жыл бұрын
been waiting for this
@m.mishra9133
@m.mishra9133 3 жыл бұрын
I was just about to start a pilot. This was an amazing guide. Thanks bruh.
@Ousvec
@Ousvec 3 жыл бұрын
Is there also a chance that you can go further into different types of shows? For example difference of seasonal or episodical writing? And different running time? Differences between writing of 20 to 50 minutes per episode, like different number of acts? Thanks!
@KMoore-xl8mn
@KMoore-xl8mn 3 жыл бұрын
I just finished the first draft of my pilot. This really helps a lot. Thanks Tyler.
@dburnsauthor
@dburnsauthor 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Tyler for this!!! I just finished writing the pilot and trying to figure out the logline.
@CreativeShubham
@CreativeShubham 2 жыл бұрын
The way you explain is really appreciating. Love from India Brother
@Spider-Too-Too
@Spider-Too-Too 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, pilot is always the most exciting episode
@oscarrojasjr9984
@oscarrojasjr9984 3 жыл бұрын
I NEEDED THIS RIGHT NOW THANK YOU TYLER
@EthanWingroveTV
@EthanWingroveTV 3 жыл бұрын
I made a TV Pilot inspired by this👇 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq6Eh9OkmdmZkqs.html Lmk what u think🥷🏿
@kennedycole
@kennedycole Ай бұрын
Screenwriting made so easy, thanks brodie!💯
@sd8229
@sd8229 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you put this out ✨🤗✨
@coolestreviews5315
@coolestreviews5315 3 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU, TYLER! I was a good writer before, with your knowledge, I know in my heart I will be a great writer. Thank YOU!
@EthanWingroveTV
@EthanWingroveTV 3 жыл бұрын
I made a TV Pilot inspired by this👇 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq6Eh9OkmdmZkqs.html Lmk what u think🥷🏿
@shanielswaby3591
@shanielswaby3591 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for also teaching us TV writing! I am more of a TV writer than a movie one
@erinrobles5704
@erinrobles5704 3 жыл бұрын
wow I just got assigned to write a pilot for class and this pops up.. a gift
@GARBImusic
@GARBImusic 3 жыл бұрын
Tyler, I've been watching your videos for a while now, and I'd like to tell you how much you help me with my writing! I subscribed to your second channel now and I'm hoping to learn more about how I can create consistently. Thank you so much, I'm going to watch all your videos! Love from brazil :)
@Dealio09
@Dealio09 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tyler!
@line4169
@line4169 Жыл бұрын
I suggest you to study plot of attack on titan, it's some of the most innovative & groundbreaking storytelling in current TV shows.
@bleh6339
@bleh6339 3 жыл бұрын
And here I was thinking you'd forgotten. This will be so helpful, thanks!
@shawanashahtaj4328
@shawanashahtaj4328 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I’m making a tv series with google assistants and it’s called google mean girls! Because I wanted it to be more original and more of a comedy and dramatic show mixed together.
@zacvillanueva3804
@zacvillanueva3804 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Tyler. Great video! Can you make a video explaining how to tackle the second draft of a completed feature length script? Love your videos
@TheCoward383
@TheCoward383 3 жыл бұрын
Yoooooo the timing for the video was perfect. Yesterday I rewatched another channel's video about breaking bad having the perfect pilot 😂
@bluefire640
@bluefire640 Жыл бұрын
Thanks man i learn a lot from this great video
@calebim-th2iq
@calebim-th2iq 3 жыл бұрын
can you also make a video on season finales?
@TheLight965
@TheLight965 3 жыл бұрын
I finished my first draft of my second screenplay and could use a few videos for tips on rewrites/second drafts!
@msblackbarbie1885
@msblackbarbie1885 3 жыл бұрын
This was very good
@SONICADVENTURES11
@SONICADVENTURES11 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. My next project was to start writing a com drama.
@harleymackenzie2631
@harleymackenzie2631 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video.
@younggodicarus
@younggodicarus 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@cyrismaez3401
@cyrismaez3401 2 жыл бұрын
great video!
@alexjwebabou
@alexjwebabou 3 жыл бұрын
Tyler! your timing a g a i n !
@Kidhollywood
@Kidhollywood 3 жыл бұрын
So hyped for this series!!! Thank you. Do you have discord channel?
@PatriceDEvans
@PatriceDEvans 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@salimramadhan4531
@salimramadhan4531 2 жыл бұрын
Hey i love your work it's very direct and precise. Can you do a review of the arrow tv series, from it's pilot to the character's growth throughout the season.
@ScoobyandShaggy5554
@ScoobyandShaggy5554 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this I’m writing a tv pilot currently
@randomrey6568
@randomrey6568 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Tyler, Is it okay if you can make a video on how to Subvert Expectations? Thank You🙏🏿
@larrylennedy4591
@larrylennedy4591 2 жыл бұрын
I’m writing a comedy show called, “Bexley Kids” and this really helped.
@chunliLoVr69
@chunliLoVr69 3 ай бұрын
When that coming out
@Lctv182
@Lctv182 3 ай бұрын
I think I'd be great to this
@jvstvorothii
@jvstvorothii 2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much!!! i was struggling to make a script of a first episode of my gacha series, this helped a lot! you’re a godsend!
@hiimasonicfan1139
@hiimasonicfan1139 Жыл бұрын
Thank you now I know how to write a sonic show in the future😊
@hauslab8479
@hauslab8479 3 жыл бұрын
Cool!. 🤟🏼
@zahuruddinsheikh2814
@zahuruddinsheikh2814 3 жыл бұрын
finally you kept your word! I would want your opinion interms of comparison with movies and tv series. For example how harmon story circle gets used in here and ion movies. etc.
@alghanekar313
@alghanekar313 Жыл бұрын
Great information. The Breaking Bad Universe could teach a university Master Class on screenwriting.
@crisfilms8165
@crisfilms8165 3 жыл бұрын
You should do a mini-series related video in the future
@nullinvoid1415
@nullinvoid1415 3 жыл бұрын
I have an idea for a tv show. I'm not being smug but i really feel like this would be a great series. I need to write this even if it doesn't make money. I just wanna get this idea out.
@EricHowl
@EricHowl 8 ай бұрын
Beyond screenwriting, your youtube videos should be used as a framework blueprint to teach other youtubers how to make enjoyable, powerful, succinct "How To" craft vids
@mansion101
@mansion101 3 жыл бұрын
Where is the link you mention to where one can write 5, 10, 15 pages a day consistently...? Thanks... great channel... subbed and sharing wildly...
@davoa4665
@davoa4665 3 жыл бұрын
Yes😊😊😊
@johnnytyler1
@johnnytyler1 3 жыл бұрын
Using the "The Office" as an example of a not interesting concept isn't accurate. The video doesn't point out that it's about the day-to-day lives of office workers -- as a mockumentary. The faux-documentary aspect is the hook. So using this to illustrate this point doesn't actually work.
@River_Frost
@River_Frost 3 жыл бұрын
Even then, I still had no idea what all they hype is about. I remember telling a girl I didn't like the office and she looked at me like I was crazy.
@wilmer016
@wilmer016 3 жыл бұрын
Answering a little late here but i think that was his point, the ''what it is about'' can be a simple thing but the hook is what elevates the story
@johnnytyler1
@johnnytyler1 3 жыл бұрын
@@wilmer016 no argument there. But he used it has a counter example. Not arguing the thesis. Only the accuracy of counter example.
@renotoad
@renotoad Жыл бұрын
Man why am I watching this, it's late and im not even an adult yet
@timy9197
@timy9197 3 жыл бұрын
I was literally thinking about breaking bad today
@mfcjazz4220
@mfcjazz4220 Жыл бұрын
finna make a story
@blaircolquhoun7780
@blaircolquhoun7780 Жыл бұрын
The best pilots were for the original Star Trek. The first one was unaired except in the two-part clip episode The Court-Martial. The second, Where No Man Has Gone Before, aired as the third episode of the original Star Trek.
@tshabalala-the-goat
@tshabalala-the-goat 5 ай бұрын
Is there any videos on how to layout a pilots teaser or how to make an effective teaser?
@Almanzar_
@Almanzar_ 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who wants to see one of the best pilots in the history of TV and analyze it, can see Twin Peaks.
@Nowherebuteverywere333
@Nowherebuteverywere333 Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one watching this and for a skit based on the flash and ngl I wasn't expecting to see it here
@thamer8426
@thamer8426 3 жыл бұрын
Think you I need like those vedeos
@judichristopher4604
@judichristopher4604 10 ай бұрын
EXCELLENT Video Question: I have heard the that Final Cut Pro is the best format to use... Is this still true?
@writerinn4251
@writerinn4251 3 жыл бұрын
Great content and I really have followed you for my entire road to success. Hiba Khan - Content specialist at Writer Inn
@VF_Studios
@VF_Studios 3 жыл бұрын
Breaking Bad!!!! :D
@Tutorial7a
@Tutorial7a 3 жыл бұрын
Easy: make the character fly an airplane.
@mikedegrassetyson8807
@mikedegrassetyson8807 3 жыл бұрын
Hey man I like your videos but have you written a screenplay that has been adapted and made a successful show or movie? Im not trying to be a bummer but if you aren't a successful writer how can you be so confident about things in videos like this?
@melodid5023
@melodid5023 2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm.. I wonder if this rules don't also apply to the first chapter of a book. Like.. how is a show different? Viewing the first chapter as a pilot and forcing yourself to bring visual details into it will bring your "show don't tell" to the next level. It literaly forces you to fokus on the most important details and visuals and symbolism and information without to much exposition and it will condence the material. And then we also have the internal dialogue in the book which will strongen the chatakters even more. What do you think?
@silase.quester3519
@silase.quester3519 Жыл бұрын
I realize this video was released over a year ago, but I have a question. I have an idea/concept for a tv series, but the idea extends from beginning to end. You mention that normally writing a tv series is done by multiple people, so would it be best in my case to change the idea from say an 8 episode series, to a screenplay for a movie?
@windsonma8209
@windsonma8209 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if you takes requests. But if you do. Could You Please Upload a Video Talking about ‘How To Make A Proper Final Season’ for this series of yours, I know you probably are but just in case.
@chinmay2230
@chinmay2230 Жыл бұрын
He sounds exactly like dirty medicine page’s guy He too explains medical things in a crisp well structured manner with the exact same voice
@Imbobbya
@Imbobbya 3 жыл бұрын
Can you write a script like you did in the video from 1 year ago?
@squbbydoo
@squbbydoo 3 жыл бұрын
I watch all ur videos and u definitely know what ur talking about and are very informative. But i have a question and I don’t mean to be disrespectful at all. Have you had any scripts bought or made? If all this stuff is true what have you written? Why should we listen? Just curious i know u kno ur stuff and i mean do disrespect just curious.
@katelynncarter6856
@katelynncarter6856 3 жыл бұрын
Does this formatting work with a procedural script/story?
@hrhmadhuri
@hrhmadhuri 2 жыл бұрын
What about writing a comedy? Do the same rules apply or is it different for drama?
@corpsecount5061
@corpsecount5061 3 жыл бұрын
would if your making a animated show?
@EB_TaylorSwiftFan
@EB_TaylorSwiftFan Жыл бұрын
If I want to make an animation TV show, can I write it and plan the characters and chose the animation style but send it to Netflix (for example) to make it into an actual tv show because that’s what I’m thinking of doing.
@m.mishra9133
@m.mishra9133 3 жыл бұрын
I sometimes get confused about how long could one section of the story circle be? Like how long can i make the "Adapts to the unfamiliar situation" in the story before it gets too much.
@erik-sr9bj
@erik-sr9bj 3 жыл бұрын
As long as needed, but also as short as possible.
@tobytacos7983
@tobytacos7983 Жыл бұрын
i have a question, do you have to be over 18 to do the call?
@fogartyfox592
@fogartyfox592 Жыл бұрын
Alan Dupree anyone? Who has read the breaking bad pilot episode script for their homework?
@TheGamerProBeardBro
@TheGamerProBeardBro 3 жыл бұрын
An idea can’t be good or bad. It’s based off of other subjective views and how each individual person thinks about the idea. Storytelling is subjective since every single opinion is different
@jakehopkins6989
@jakehopkins6989 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but that doesn't mean there aren't any objective qualities.
@gesselmerle1657
@gesselmerle1657 Жыл бұрын
what are the ACTS in an episode?
@ladonnatutt8929
@ladonnatutt8929 3 жыл бұрын
Well I’ll be darn. I wrote an entire 12 episode tv series in 2 months. Who knew I only needed to write the pilot? Tyler did!
@whitewolfaudios
@whitewolfaudios 2 жыл бұрын
I can barely write one. Can I borrow your talent!?
@tomm4rd513
@tomm4rd513 3 жыл бұрын
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