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[jeremykayprofessionalscree]

Lots of people in the comments are asking for videos of actual pitches. Max Landis uploads a lot of video pitches to Youtube, and I found them very helpful for my own pitches. My own tip, which I learned the hard way, on pitching, is that: most people think that pitching is about having a great and slick "talk"--but they forget that a truly great pitch involves you, the writer, listening to what the producers are interested in.

There's no point in launching into a finely honed pitch that is completely off-topic for what the producers are looking for. So for me, it's been about being flexible, and actually demonstrating my ability to be a collaborator, right in the room while I'm pitching, instead of acting like one of those writers who can't hear feedback.

[SaraX]

I recently finished working on season 5 of a TV show as a script supervisor and asked the writers/producers if they had a Bible for that show to maintain continuity. The season 5 writers and execs came brand-new to this show, so did I... but to my surprise, they had no Series Bible; I was probably the only one who ever mentioned it. Luckily, I prepared myself by watching all the previous episodes before I stepped on set and asked for it, but still. What a risk!

[tobi_]

This changes everything for me, I've been so concerned about the rest of the season that I lost focus on the pilot. Now I'm going to focus on the pilot and then the pitch.

Thanks

[MH-illk]

I pitched to an Animation company with the pitch deck, character descriptions, a short description of the mythology and civilizations my writers and I created. I was nervous in the beginning but now I feel like I can pitch anything lol They are very interested and should have a business meeting soon. This gentleman is very accurate with his advice. I hope to pitch my next Animation film to a company here in the states. Animation company I pitched to is in Asia who has relations with networks all over the globe.

[Thenoobestgirl]

This gets me excited and I'm not even close to that stage lol

[Bakesonline]

Ive just started writing a piece i think is really great and finally decided to challenge myself and leave my comfort zone but this interview gives me insight on the level of difficulty and makes me doubt myself, YET, i say to myself GOD didn't place these 2 shows in my mind for no reason. I will complete the stories and pitch to multiple networks, don't know how ill get in the room but i will - THANKS FILM COURAGE but this great content, appreciate u!

[DavidToppMelanieScot]

I was excited to hear that "all you need is a pilot and an 8-10 minute pitch". But then at 3:40, he says "you usually have a Producer you're working with who's taking you into the networks or the company..." So that's a HUGE piece of it. So - for those of us who have our script and our pitch but don't have a producer or a track record - where do we find the producers? how and where do we meet them?

[kenrickbautista]

I always wanted to create something for TV because I have so many ideas with different genres. As an aspiring writer, I'm sort of a big TV fan. Some people are book fans, some people are movie fans (which I'm also a movie fan), but I'm a big TV fan. So, I'm gonna do all I can to make that all happen.

[jmgfx]

I am writing a pilot right now and it's been a labor of love for almost 3 years. When I feel it's ready, I will find an agent. 😊

[TheNimdude]

I'm pitching a show in Croatia. I actually wrote a 50 page bible hah :'). They loved it though because they are all lazy and not involved so they wanted me to prove that i can do everything on my own. It worked well. Hope it gets made

[CH-mutt]

HOW DO YOU PROTECT UR IDEA WHILE PITCHING? Thanks

[ChrisC]

Great questions!!! Great answers!! Great video!

[johanhsands]

Thank you for the consistent informative videos. Got a Short Film and a Seasonal play under my belt and i’m looking to get better every day !

[unburriedtalents]

Questions: How do you start with a tv agent? How do you do you find a quality agent?

Thanks for your content.

[cbstevp]

My TV show was optioned based on the pilot script plus a 20 page story bible I had made. The bible was a PowerPoint presentation, with visuals and details on the characters, plot, themes, and the market possibilities.

[supermediabro]

Great video, and great reality check. He's not blowing smoke, his testimonial comes from a real place and not some ploy to inspire you because its the cool thing to do or sell you on something. Bravo

[timetraveller]

More videos concerning Tv shows please!
Thank you.

[Upploadz]

As always, these videos are very informative. Thank you for the insight.

[SuperBenJacob]

Thank you Film Courage for this episode with Mr. Agnew. There's much good information in this one and I'm going to watch it couple more times to absorb the tips. However, throughout the 15 minutes, I kept saying "We need Jim to make a segment with an entire eight-minute pitch, as if he's doing it in front of a studio executive." That would be quite helpful. If he agrees, then please let him do the entire pitch before asking him questions. Again, Film Courage rules!

[darviniquehawthorne]

Sooo good. This is what it's all about.💎