When you're working on a TV pilot, you should be really focusing on the story. You want to make sure the characters are interesting and that the plot has enough legs to get you through the season of the show, if not more. But once you're done with that and polishing, there are a ton of other terms that will affect your work in TV that you should also know. So, I made a list of things to get you started. Let's dive in. Terms You Need to Know if You're Working on a TV PilotCore Concepts & Development DocumentsPilot: The first episode of a proposed television series. It serves as a proof-of-concept to convince a network or studio to order a full season (i.e., "pick up the show").Logline: A one-sentence summary of the entire series. It must describe the protagonist, their goal, the central conflict, and the stakes. Example for Breaking Bad: "A terminally ill high school chemistry teacher teams up with a former student to cook and sell crystal meth to secure his family's financial future."Premise: The core "what if?" idea of the show. It's the foundational concept upon which the characters and plot are built. For example, the premise of The Good Place is, "What if a morally corrupt person accidentally got into heaven and had to hide in plain sight?"Bible (or Series Bible): A comprehensive document created by the show's creator that details the world of the show. It includes character biographies, backstories, episode ideas, season...
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