Many of you are pitching us shows. We’ve teamed up with a few of you. Most of you, however, are making a huge mistake. Today, we’ll correct that…
Change Your POV
Too many of you are pitching us shows that have no value…because they are presented from the totally wrong point of view.
You may be reading this thinking we’re writing about you specifically, but fret not…you are not alone.
It seems everyone trying to break into unscripted television makes similar mistakes, and worse — ASSUMPTIONS — about what unscripted television is.
In today’s podcast:
* The one mistake that instantly kills your pitch
* The question you must ask yourself when you find a world you want to build a show around
* How to “flip the script” on your pitch to instantly make it more marketable
* Joke does an inaccurate reading from The Hunger Games
Press the giant red “Play” button above to skyrocket your chances of pitching an unscripted show that can actually make it to air.
Transcript coming soon!
Now that you know how to turn your concept into an actual TV show pitch, bring it our way!
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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.
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