The studio I chose for this semester was Drop The Pilot. I originally chose this studio because I have always been a highly invested writer, and the creative process in film and television shows have always been a part of the industry I could really see myself working in. this studio didn’t disappoint me in any way. Whilst I was originally skeptical regarding how a class of so many students could all work collaboratively in creating a single television show, I was pleasantly surprised how each person was able to get involved, and how the class took everyone’s opinions and ideas on board. I felt like this was able to be achieved through everyone having a strong sense of respect for one another, and a desire to produce the best product we were able to.

‘Behind Bars’ became the product of this endeavour. This 8-episode dramatic comedy deviates from the traditional prison show with it being located in a rural rehabilitation program; a bar, where the inmates work together to keep it running. I personally really enjoyed participating in the creation of the characters, and advocated hard for Mercedes to be a teen mum, which became a strong character motivator for her in the series. One of my favourite assessments, however, was the group presentation, where each group was given an aspect of the show, and pitch it in front of industry professionals. My group was given ‘world’, and I really enjoyed creating an extra ‘hub’ for the show to pitch to the class.

This studio was an amazing opportunity to really experience the challenges and rewards of being in a writing room. Below are my slides that I created and presented for the group presentation.