Stage 32 8-Part Screenwriting Lab: Write Your TV Animation

Private, interactive Zoom lab led by the Co-Head of Animation and Literary Manager at Zero Gravity Management, working with award-winning showrunners, writers, directors, and major studios shaping today’s animation marketplace.

Get a one-on-one consultation + final review of your completed animated pilot.

Only 10 spots available & 4 spots remain!

Payment plans available at checkout, or email edu@stage32.com for more info.

Animation is having a major moment in television right now. From the recent breakout of KPop Demon Hunters to current series like Bluey, Invincible, Hazbin Hotel, Common Side Effects, and Futurama, animated storytelling continues to reach audiences across kids, family, adult, comedy, and genre programming. Invincible has already been renewed through Season 6, while KPop Demon Hunters has become a major Netflix phenomenon with a sequel in development. For you, that means there’s an opportunity to bring a distinctive animated series into a marketplace that continues to make room for fresh voices and original ideas.

If you’ve had an animated series living in your head, this lab gives you the space, structure, and professional guidance to finally bring it to the page. You’ll walk away with a completed animated pilot, thoughtful feedback on your script, a clearer understanding of your series, audience, and format, and the confidence and next steps to keep developing your project after the lab. You’ll have someone in your corner as you turn your idea into something you can actually share, continue building, and take out to the industry!

Maybe you’re not sure whether your idea works best as an 11-minute, half-hour, or hour-long series. Maybe you’re still figuring out your audience, whether your show should be episodic or serialized, or how to build a world that can sustain multiple episodes. You may have great characters but need to discover the relationships, conflicts, and story engine that will keep them going. Over eight sessions, you’ll learn how to make those choices with a professional animation perspective.

You’ll learn directly from Evan Anglin, Co-Head of the Animation Department and Literary Manager for live-action at Zero Gravity Management. Evan represents award-winning animation and crossover talent, including showrunners, writers, directors, supervising directors, board artists, character designers, production companies, and studios. His background includes Bold Management & Production, Partos Company, and Innovative Artists, along with producing credits on STEM NIGHT and THE PANIC. Most importantly for you, Evan has signed four writers off Stage 32 in less than six months. You’ll be learning from someone who actively evaluates writers and knows what makes an animated project stand out.

Across eight interactive Zoom sessions, you’ll take your project through Evan’s Animation 360 Approach, starting with your logline and beat sheet before developing your characters, world, series engine, and pilot structure. You’ll write your pilot act by act with direct feedback, a one-on-one consultation, and a final individual project review. You’ll also study animated series including Batman, Phineas and Ferb, Bluey, BoJack Horseman, Avatar: The Last Airbender, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Bob’s Burgers to see how different shows approach story, character, format, and audience.

By the end, you’ll have a completed pilot, professional feedback on your work, a clearer understanding of what the animation industry expects from the page, and concrete next steps for developing additional episodes, series materials, and your pitch!

Praise for Evan's Education:

"Clear, honest, and genuinely supportive." "I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Evan's feedback was clear and very helpful. He was supportive and honest. I liked that the class was interactive and participatory." — Sandra

"Worth the money and then some." "I cannot say enough good about Evan. He was able to pace his lessons well, was patient as a saint, and presented exactly the right examples to illustrate every point. One great discovery: Evan taught me that I can do what I think I can't, if I just give myself the time. This class was definitely worth the money and then some." — Kelly

"I'd recommend any class from Evan." "Evan took his time with each one of us beyond our 1:1s. He uses illustrative animations to make his points, rephrases when needed, and is alert to where his students are. He does all he can to get them up to par. I'd recommend any class from Evan." — Kelly Ann