Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne – Make TV for A&E

Want to go from idea to TV series? You’ll learn a lot in today’s podcast. In less than a week our new show Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne premieres on A&E. Today, we share our secrets about how we sold the show, made the show, and almost burned Biagio’s face off in the process. This Episode Killer tips on making TV you won’t get anywhere else, as we give away inside secrets and laugh it up with our fellow executive producers Mary Jaras and Andrew Mayne (yes, THAT Andrew Mayne, who also stars in the show). Just a few of the insider secrets we’ll share: * The impromptu breakfast pitch that lead to selling the show. * Why, even in a magic show, story still trumps everything. * How Stu Maschwitz and his book The DV Rebel’s Guide inspired how we made this show. * What happens when your budget is gone and you still need to make creative changes to a TV pilot? * Shaping your show on the fly, while filming, to get better content. * What it’s like to know you’ll be a TV Star in less than a week. * How Andrew almost burned Biagio’s face off. Twice. Press the giant red “Play” button above for to listen now. See What We’re Talking About in Six Days Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne premieres on Monday, January 13th, at 10pm on A&E. There will be two episodes back-to-back, one at 10pm and one at 10:30pm. Be sure to follow us on Twitter as we’ll be live-tweeting during the episodes. Here’s a few great video promos: (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Post by Don't Trust Andrew Mayne on A&E. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Post by Don't Trust Andrew Mayne on A&E. Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne has been in the works for a long, long time, and you’ve heard about it in many past podcast eps. If you managed to miss all the hoopla, here’s more about Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne. Press the giant red “Play” button above for a candid discussion about making

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*Named "New and Noteworthy" across all podcasts, as well as TV & Film, Arts, and Education. Subscribe now. Ready to create, pitch, and sell documentary series, unscripted TV shows or reality series and specials? From creating pitch tapes to meeting with TV networks, developing your ideas to discovering reality TV stars, this podcast features tips on working in unscripted film and television that you won't find anywhere else. Get top-industry secrets and even pitch your shows to Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers and Unscripted Television Producers Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina. Recently, the duo have helped both new and experienced producers bring projects to television on MTV, BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL, INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY, A&E, and CNN/HLN. Your show could be next. Subscribe now. ABOUT JOKE AND BIAGIO: With over a decade of experience in unscripted film and television, this married couple has made TV shows, specials, and pilots for CNN, HLN, A&E, The CW, Biography Channel, NBC, CBS, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, Discovery+, E!, IFC, Logo, Oxygen, Style Network, VH1 and MTV. Their feature length documentary DYING TO DO LETTERMAN played in theaters across America, was invited by the International Documentary Association to qualify for Academy Award® consideration, and named “New and Noteworthy” on iTunes alongside The Dark Knight Rises, Brave, and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Subscribers to this podcast will learn the secrets of the Unscripted TV and Film worlds, and how to apply them toward career success. Subscribe today.