A Jeff Melvoin Programme
presented by John Yorke Story
in association with MediaXchange
Duration: 9 Weeks
Skill level: Advanced
Sessions: 8
Date: 29 January 2024 – 7 April, 2024
Price: £3000 (inclusive of VAT)
Gain key insight into the creative and management best practices that make the US showrunner model so successful, and learn practical ways to use these processes wherever you work
Designed for head writers, established writers, producers and those in similar roles who aspire to take the next step into the lead creative role, and who are looking for a greater understanding of the producorial process for scripted TV drama series

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Jeff Melvoin, Emma Frost, Jeppe Jgervig Gram, Frank Spotnitz
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John Yorke, Sumera Srivastav, Alexander Cary, Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, Craig Siebels, Katrina Wood
- Understanding the multiple roles and functions of a successful showrunner
within the constraints and specific opportunities - Becoming familiar with the development process, vocabulary, business models, production set-up and team structure
- Identifying and suggesting good story solutions, in outlines and scripts and when giving and receiving notes
- Practising the range of creative, practical, management and critical-thinking
skills required to run a show - Understanding how to apply the theory to practical tasks within your own professional context
- Developing a plan to accelerate your career
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“Jeff Melvoin’s book is a gift to anyone who’s ever considered pursuing a career in television or wondered what a showrunner actually does!”
jOHN WELLS
WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
(ER, THE WEST WING, SHAMeLESS)
jJ ABRAMS
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
(STAR WARS, STAR TREK,
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, ALIAS)
“There’s no one in the field who has mentored as many young writers and contributed more to this generation of showrunning than Jeff Melvoin. A powerful and necessary read.”