HOW TO CREATE A SERIES BIBLE

WGSA presents: HOW TO CREATE A SERIES BIBLE  DATE:     JOHANNESBURG:  20 July 2019 TIME:      9h00 to 16h30 VENUE:   TO BE CONFIRMED In this workshop, Dylan will cover how to create a series bible which include Logline, Series Overview, Characters, Pilot Synopsis, Episode Outlines, Future Season Outlines, Locations, Themes, Styles, Tones and anything else deemed necessary to make your pitch deck stand out.  What is a Series Bible? Do you prepare a word document bible or a flashy image presentation bible? What is in it and do you need a pilot script as well to pitch? Logline: Who is the main character or main characters. What is their conflict and what will keep the story moving forward over 4 or 5 seasons. Pitch: An overview of your series in 1 or 2 paragraphs. Characters: Get to know your main and supporting characters. Pilot Episode Synopsis: Setup your characters and story for episodes and seasons to come. Episodes Outline: Strong episode concepts of your first season. Future Season Outlines: 4 to 5 season concepts. This is critical in pitching a show. Longevity it crucial in any show that will be picked up by a network. Locations, Themes, General Notes, Styles, Tones can all be added in.

Dylan Ben-Israel was born and raised in Johannesburg and has spent his career writing and producing between South Africa and the United States. He has written locally for the likes of Franz Cronje, Ronnie Apteker, Lance Samuels, Mbongeni Ngema and others.  He has just finished writing The Dead Sea, a horror/thriller for producer Sam Feuer (First Grader, The Translator) of Big Boy Films. Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black, Man on Fire, The Shack) is attached to star and produce.  HIs script I’ll Get You was recently sold and is scheduled to begin production towards the end of 2019 as well as Forged, his action series which has a potential US pilot planned for production in 2020. His script The Donor, a female driven story about a psychologist who is kidnapped to have her organs harvested, recently made the semi-finals in Screencraft’s action/thriller genre contest, is financed and is currently out to talent and directors.    He is currently writing the Shyamalan-esque original drama script Splitting Daisies.

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