Bad Pitch Writers Lab
offers ongoing writing labs and classes for writers actively seeking guided instruction, community, and career development.
We welcome new & underrepresented voices, recent graduates, and working writers, anyone searching for a community, resources & instruction to continue to grow their craft.
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CLASSES and labs
BAD PITCH intro CLASS
Admission to our highly coveted Ongoing Labs comes through The Bad Pitch Writers Intro Class, Held multiple times throughout the year. After completion of the 4-week intro lab, spots in ongoing lab are on a first-come, first-serve basis as they become available.
The Bad Pitch Writers Intro Class covers structure (feature & TV, streaming & network) as well as character, technique & craft, breaking into the business and more all through the central teaching principle of Bad Pitch: thematic storytelling.
TEACHER: Alexa Alemanni
* NEXT sessionS
in person class
SUN JUNE 2, 9, 16, 23 12-3pm PST
(Zoom avail if oOT)IN PERSON CLASS
SUN SEPT 8, 15, 22 & 29
12-3pm PST
(zoom avail if OOT)
bad pitch ongoing labS
During each weekly session, Lab members put up material from what they're actively working on: script pages, story cards, outlines, pitches, and more. The material is then workshopped, discussed, and sharpened.
Alexa’s advanced labs are for TV writers & screenwriters on the cusp of breaking into the industry, committed to developing & furthering their craft.
Advanced lab
mon 12-3PM (ONLINE)
MON 3-6pm (IN PERSON)
MON 7-10pm (IN PERSON)
TEACHER: Alexa Alemanni
ongonig lab
Mon 12-3pm (in person)
Wed 7-10pm (online)
WED 3-6pm (ONLINE)
TEACHER: Caden Douglas
WRITERS WORKSHOP
thur 4-6 (in person)
Designed for the working TV & feature writer.
TEACHERS: Alexa Alemanni
2024 additional classes
All of our additional classes are more specialized, for more advanced writers, and help you gain access to our ongoing labs as well.
PITCHING INTENSIVE
APRIl 27 & 28 12-5pm
Learn all the components you need for a successful TV pitch, while actively working on your own. You will have a completed pitch by the end of the weekend! (Special guests included)
TEACHER: Alexa Alemanni
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alexa alemanni
Alexa Alemanni is a writer and actor, having written for both TV and film while maintaining an acting career. She brings her active day-to-day experience to the table every week, learning and growing alongside her Lab members in the true spirit of collaboration.
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“If you want a class where you’ll learn about writing for TV and film along with the business of both from someone who is successfully in the trenches and doing the work herself, I can’t recommend Alexa highly enough.”
“Bad Pitch has been such an empowering tool in helping me learn how to be a better writer, and a more informed actor as well in fact! The community here is such a supportive place to be creative— it’s encouraged me to consider all the possibilities for storytelling, and to see a place for me in it.”
“If you want to be a working screenwriter and are serious about putting in the time, this is the place to learn. Books are one thing (which are mostly premised on rules that are not actually relevant) but this type of tutelage is far more valuable as you get real-time feedback from a variety of minds. Meaning you’ll have plenty of much-needed perspective on your work and ultimately become a better screenwriter.
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