"Downcycled": Creating an Original Series
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Date
2015-06
Authors
Dunkelberg, Maddie
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Spurred on by the extreme lack of diversity on the production side of the
television entertainment world, I have created an original series that provides a space
for both women writers and women performers. I begin my thesis by examining the
current climate for comedy television. I focus on the role women currently play in
writing and “showrunning” TV comedy, and on the direction in which the format is
moving—toward streaming content. I then discuss my writing process, from the
inception of the series idea to outlining the series “bible” to writing the first two
episodes of the series. After I explore the choices I made in writing those episodes, I
include the series bible and the two “pilot” episodes themselves. With this collection of
materials, I believe I have created a series ready to be executed, a series that both
reflects my experiences and style and diversifies the TV comedy market.
Description
95 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Cinema Studies and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2015.
Keywords
Television Series, Screenplay, Script, Television, Creative, Women, Comedy