keyleedaud (REAL ESTATE)

As a follow up to my review of David Levy's book Animation Development From Pitch to Production , I'd like to point out a blog that Steve Schnier, creator of Freaky Stories , has assembled from his own pitch bibles. If you are thinking about pitching, you'll see some good examples of the kinds of materials you'll need at Steve's blog.

Animation Development From Pitch to Production by David Levy is a very good book about a very bad process. What's good about it is that Levy does not minimize the difficulties of pitching and maneuvering a creation through the broadcast bureaucracy. He interviews creators and development executives about the various stages of the process and he is as quick to point out mistakes made by creators as those made by broadcasters. Levy has pitched his own material for over ten years and he is not shy about relating his own experiences, including those with unhappy endings or those where he later recognized he was at fault. If you are interested in selling a show to television, this book is the best preparation in print that I'm aware of. If you've just toyed with the idea, this book will let you know what you're up against and perhaps persuade you that there are better ways to spend your time. The development process is a badly flawed process on multiple fronts. One of t...