How to Create a TV Series: Part 4 – Collaboration, Creative Teams and the Production Draft

Learn how to manage deadlines, deliverables, and creative teams, write creative vision statements, and prepare the production draft

About this session

Part 4 covers the practicalities of deadlines, deliverables and delegating the above-the-line team: episode writers and script editors, and related activities such as casting, show running and working with heads of department in directing, cinematography, production design and virtual post-production.

You will also learn how to produce cultural consideration and creative vision statements that address diversity, equity and inclusion, evidenced by consultation and research taken to date. The session closes with the delivery requirements for final production drafts and the start of below-the-line processes.

What you will explore

• Deadlines and deliverables
• Delegating the above-the-line team, including episode writers and script editors
• Casting, show running and working with heads of department
• Writing cultural consideration and creative vision statements
• Delivery requirements for final production drafts and the start of below-the-line processes

About the series

How to Create a TV Series is a four-part webinar series that introduces the fundamentals of creating an original TV series, such as narrative drama, docu-drama or dramedy. It takes you from the first idea, through development, to presenting the concept. Along the way, you will learn about the Asia-Pacific TV landscape, including SVOD, and gain international market awareness. Each session focuses on a different topic, so we encourage you to register for each one and join live.

Webinar details

Date: Thursday, 10 December 2026
Time: 2:00 PM (Kuala Lumpur Time)
Platform: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Dr Pieter (Pia) Aquilia, Discipline Lead, Creative Projects, Masters of Screen Business, AFTRS

Registered participants will receive the webinar access link at least three (3) days before the session.