How To Sell A TV Show Pilot - Jen Grisanti

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International speaker Jen Grisanti is an acclaimed Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Inc., a 13-year Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, and a former 12-year studio executive, including VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount. Jen is the author of three books, Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story, TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells, Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Path To Your Success.

Grisanti started her career in 1992 as an assistant to Aaron Spelling. He served as her mentor for 12 years. She quickly climbed the ranks and eventually ran Current Programs at Spelling Television Inc., covering all Spelling’s shows, including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, and Charmed. In 2004, Grisanti was promoted to Vice President of Current Programs at CBS/Paramount, where she covered numerous shows, including Medium, Numbers, NCIS, 4400, and Girlfriends.

In January 2008, Grisanti launched Jen Grisanti Inc., a highly successful consulting firm dedicated to helping talented writers break into the industry. Drawing on her experience as a studio executive, where she gave daily notes to executive producers/showrunners, Grisanti guides writers to shape their material, write from their emotional truth, hone their pitches, and focus their careers.

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[Woburn-RoxburyMedia]

From my experience, I first write a Pilot, then proceed to write the Season Finale' which defines Story & Character Arcs for Season 1. There's no "Right" or "Wrong" way, only Good & Better I say.

[troydevolld]

Jen's one of the few story consultants that I actually stand behind.

[gianttwinkie]

The problem with screenplay contests is they don't tell you what criterion they are judging you on. Plus one reader can get you ejected and they may hate the genre of story your script is in. Also, there is no requirement that anyone actually reads your script before it gets rejected. You are not guaranteed to get anything from them. And they may be a friends and family money grab. There is no way to know.

[jonathangriffin]

I don't necessarily believe that you need to go to LA to get jobs in television or features; even if you have those 3 or 4 strong scripts in your portfolio because if you say you want to be a filmmaker or you want to be in any field of entertainment right where you live and you can do the same things that Jen explains and put that information to use right in your own backyard, even if you don't live in LA.

I live in the Garden State and I am taking the necessary steps to get my production company up and running hopefully in 2025. I love films and television, but with the situations that have been going on in California and the state of Hollywood since the strike in 2023 and the quality of films that have been made there, I have made the decision to make my fims and entertainment here in the Garden State.

[TheFreshestResh]

Honestly she's kinda talking in circles, speaking a lot but not saying much at the same time. Practically none of what she said was actionable advice. Which is unfortunate because I believe she has the knowledge and experience to make people succeed.

[AH-Two]

If you want to make a show that potentially has spin offs, would they automatically get the rights to those?

[CasperLCat]

I don’t get how a great script WILL get you in The Room, when Netflix, for one, has an actual POLICY to NOT look at independent submissions, according to Jeff Deverett’s videos.

[UConnNation]

What if the pilot has already been filmed?