Write a short spec script for a television show. (500 words)
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HOW TO WRITE FOR TV: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR CAREER
And Why Feature Writers Should Write A TV Spec Too
by Script Reader Pro in How To Become A Screenwriter, How To Sell A Screenplay, How To Write A Screenplay, TV Show Writing
how to become a TV writer
In this post, we’re going to show you a step-by-step guide on how to write for TV.
We’re also going to dispel many of the myths and confusion surrounding writing TV scripts because, as an aspiring screenwriter, you may have noticed there’s quite a bit of contradictory advice and confusing information out there regarding writing for television.
Should I write a TV spec script if I’m a feature writer? (Yes)
If I want to start writing for television, should I try writing a TV show that’s already on air, or an original?
What about single or multi-camera?
Network or cable?
How should I format a TV script?
What can I do to break in to television writing once my script’s done?
We’ll be answering all these questions and much more below. So let’s get stuck right in.
If You Want To Get Into TV Script Writing You’ll Need A “Spec” Script (Or Three)
As in the land of features, if you want to break in, you’ll need a “spec” script— i.e. a script written “speculatively” that showcases your talents and can be used as a calling card.
In TV, there are two main types of spec script:
“Spec episode” for an existing TV show
“Spec pilot” for an original TV show
Let’s take a quick look at both of these in turn.
How To Write For TV: The Spec Episode
How to write for TV
In the world of TV script writing, a “spec” usually means a sample episode of an existing show. It’s also known as a “TV spec”, “sample episode” and “spec episode” and for the sake of clarity we’re going to use the latter.
Writing a spec episode is the traditional way writers use to break into television writing, but it’s less in vogue now than a few years ago. This entails writing an episode of an existing TV series that showcases your ability to write current characters that people know and love, in a way that feels real and familiar, yet fresh.
It means writing characters with pre-set voices and personalities in order to demonstrate that you are not only a powerful writer with an imagination, but also one who can follow the rules, and this means following the show’s formatting structure and overall “voice” of the show.
Writing a spec episode of, say, Modern Family, would require you writing all the families as we know them now, with their quirky character personalities, breaking the fourth wall, documentary style, etc. and all within intertwining, compelling and funny stories.
A while back, this was by far the best way to break into writing for television. You’d write a spec episode of a series you loved, and then submit that work through your agent or manager for consideration for a staffing position.
How to write for TV
If you “totally got” the way Ross and Rachel bounced off each other, or had a terrific take on an episode of Law & Order, and you were able to execute a sample script of those shows with confidence, then chances were pretty good that you would be happily considered for a staffing position on that show, or a similar one.
Executives and showrunners would hire writers who could effectively emulate the tone and voice of the show they were staffing, and a spec episode was the best way to measure that ability.
But times have changed, and so too has the professional strategy for breaking into television writing. In Hollywood today, spec episodes are much less popular than they used to be, and some showrunners now only read spec pilots for original shows.
This is not to say, however, that writing a spec episode is a complete waste of your time as you’re still building your writing chops, and will also be able to use it as a sample of your writing ability that could get you noticed.
Fellowship season (more on this later) is a prime example of an avenue you can pursue that looks exclusively for spec episodes from exceptional aspiring writers. But let’s bring things up to date with another strategy you can use to begin a career writing for television.
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