It's time to finish your pilot babe.

What You'll Get:

  • 100 Days of access to the Zero to Pilot Online Course

  • 100 Days of access to the ZTP Virtual Community

  • Weekly assignments to keep you on track

  • 2 Live Virtual Group Calls with Charla to reinforce learning and answer individual story questions*

*Live Group Calls

The live group calls are scheduled based on a mix of Charla's availability and times that are best for course participants. Calls are recorded and available to the community 48 hours after the call. 

Meet Your Instructor

Charla Lauriston

Hey! I'm Charla. A Vancouver and Los Angeles-based comedian, writer, producer, director, and productivity coach. Most recently, I served as Supervising Producer in Grand Crew writer's room on NBC and have previously written for The Last OG, Ghosted, People of Earth, and Hoops. My 2021 episodic short, Witchsters, is the official selection of the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival, New Filmmakers Los Angeles, and the 2021 Austin Film Festival and American Black Film Festival. I'm the creator of Get That Werk, The Werking Writer Podcast, and The Werking Writer School, a career-focused online course and community for writers, filmmakers, and creatives.

What You'll Learn:

  • How to develop the world, characters, pilot story, and engine of your half-hour comedy/dramedy

  • How to complete a beat sheet, outline, and first draft of your pilot script

  • How to create a productive, repeatable writing process you can use to finish future projects

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome + What to Expect

    1. How to Find Your Creative Process

    2. Creating Your Writing Routine

    3. Elements of a Pilot

    4. Work for Week 1

    1. Welcome to Week 2

    2. Developing Your Pilot

    3. Work for Week 2

    1. Welcome to Week 3

    2. Grand Crew Pilot Beat Sheet

    3. Writing Your Beat Sheet

    1. Writing the Outline

    1. Crafting Act 1

About this course

  • $399.00
  • 16 lessons

  • Fully Online

    Complete the fully online lessons around your schedule, whenever it works for you. We'll have 2 live calls to reinforce learning, review student writing as a group, and answer questions.

  • Weekly Assignments

    Stay on track with weekly assignments.

  • Professional Lessons

    Learn industry standard pilot writing from an experienced TV writer.

The Next Cohort Starts September 7, 2025

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