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Home / Programs / Writing Works Program / TV WRITING BOOTCAMP WITH PRISCILA GARCÍA-JACQUIER

TV WRITING BOOTCAMP WITH PRISCILA GARCÍA-JACQUIER

Part 1

Our TV Writing Bootcamp was led by Priscila García-Jacquier! We began learning all about TV Writing—the three-act structure, what it’s like to work in the industry, and what it takes to make it!

Attendee Testimonials and Stats

Before & After

  • Learning Aristotle’s Three Act Structure: 112.5% increase 
  • Understanding how the Three Act Structure relates to Film & TV Writing: 105.9% increase 
  • Learning the structure of writing for TV: 100% increase 

TESTIMONIALS

  • I loved the Q&A portion of the workshop. The questions were interesting, and Priscila’s answers were insightful… I missed the collaboration and the bouncing back and forth of ideas pre-quarantine, and I’m glad this workshop rekindled that experience for me.
  • I loved how collaborative the workshop was with everyone having the chance to contribute ideas for the screenplay we’re writing together.
  • I think it was really beneficial for participants to be able to ask the speaker questions and get detailed responses in real-time. Learning from Priscilla’s perspective was really eye-opening to me as an aspiring filmmaker and screenwriter.

Part 2

During the second session, Priscila guided us through prompts that helped the group begin to craft a collective, 15-page pilot based on what we learned during the first session. Participants were assigned a scene to work on based on the plot crafted during this second workshop.

Attendee Testimonials and Stats

Before & After

  • Understanding the structure of a writer’s room and what it entails: 45% increase 
  • Learning how to pitch ideas to a showrunner for the pilot and first season of a TV series: 118.2% increase

TESTIMONIALS

  • I really enjoyed collaborating with everyone on the chat. It really felt like a great day at my dream job at that moment.
  • I tend to prefer to work alone but it was so fun bouncing ideas off of each other. I really loved the exchanging of plot points and suggestions for possible scenes.
  • Priscila is wonderful and so giving and engaged with each person and all the participants were great.
  • I know it sounds rather obvious, but it was really fun to see how everyone added different ideas to the piece until they were all collectively better!

Part 3

The third session consisted of a read-through and revision of the collectively created script! Attendees were able to see the finalized product of their ideas as parts of a whole. Towards the end, surprise guest Kathie Newman, Literary Manager at 3 ARTS Entertainment, talked about her role and career journey.

Attendee Testimonials and Stats

Before & After

  • Knowing how to use the Three Act Structure: 90.9% increase
  • Learning how to apply the The Three Act Structure: 72.7% increase

TESTIMONIALS

  • Priscila has such a great passion for writing and sharing her knowledge. She could not be more engaging and fabulous. And the addition of Katie was like the extra icing on the cake.
  • Everything was amazing! Everyone was active in the chat and fun to engage with. The scene workshopping was helpful and insightful.
  • I loved that the hosts shared so much insightful information and genuinely cared about helping us improve in the craft of writing.
  • It was such a special opportunity to have Priscila workshop my script. I have learned so much from her in these short three days!

Priscila García-Jacquier is a staff writer on STARZ’s upcoming show Blindspotting and a Television Academy Young Writer to Watch. In 2018, she was part of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact’s inaugural class. She has served as the writer’s assistant to Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman) and Graham Moore (The Imitation Game). She’s appeared in Forbes for her digital talk show QUIERO. She assisted Kenny Leon on Broadway’s Holler If Ya Hear Me, and Kamilah Forbes’ on The Labyrinth Theater’s Sunset Baby. A native of both France and Colombia, Priscila was the first Latina to graduate from Carnegie Mellon’s undergrad directing program in 2014.

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