Rachel Weise - Sundance Collab

Rachel Weise is an LA-based writer-producer, executive, and educator developing and producing character-driven film and television. A graduate of the AFI Conservatory, she has built a career spanning creative development, production, and executive leadership, with a focus on thoughtful, director-driven storytelling.

She previously worked as a creative executive at Maniac Productions (CHOIR, CODE BLACK), where she developed film and television projects under the company’s overall deal with Blumhouse. Producing credits include projects for the Disney / AFI Underrepresented Storytellers Initiative and AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women. Rachel’s AFI thesis film, The Erl King, was released on AMC’s premium streaming service Shudder.

Rachel is driven by developing work with a clear point of view and long-term creative ambition. She seeks out collaborators who are bold, intentional, and deeply invested in the storytelling process, approaching each project with an emphasis on thoughtful development and creative partnerships built to last.

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Self-Paced Course

TV Writing: Core Elements

With: Angela LaManna and 3 more

$395

TV Writing: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate

With: Angela LaManna, Rachel Weise, David Silverstein and Sidney Butler

Create an outline for your episodic TV pilot idea in eight weeks with an accomplished TV writer as your guide. In this introductory level self-paced course, you will take this important first step for your original pilot script and learn a set of tools to help you ask the important questions of every scene and character that will get you past "stuck" when writing future episodes.

$395