Hi,
I have an idea for an animated tv series and I am currently animating it. I have the character designs, storylines, scripts and some of the voices. I am hoping to take one episode and a synopsis and present them to tv stations and see if anyone would be interested in buying the series. I don't know if this is the right way to go about it, as this is the first series that I have created. Can anyone tell me if this is the best way to start off? If you have done something similar, please tell me about your success or failure?
Thanks for your help.
Amy
Sounds like you have quite a lot of it together. I would supply them lots of color images, and make sure to have atleast 24 epsidoes outlined too. I think the most important part when you get in the door is the pitch. When you pitch your idea, be as exuberant and exciting as possible. Act out the script, have fun, and try to get them to remember you. I read an article a while back about what not to pitch to studios. I recall them saying defuct superhero shows and shows about zombies. I'll see if I can find it and post it on this thread. Good luck with your show. It would be cool to see some of the images too! Cheers
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Yeah, that would be great if you could find it! Thanks for your help. I'm still working on it but I'll post some images in the near future.
Amy, I don't want to discourage you from animating you show. If you want to make it, then go and make it, but to pitch your show to a studio, you can go in with a lot less. For studios like Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, and Nickelodian, you can go in with just a synopsis of the show's idea, a few rough ideas of episodes, and a couple pages of artwork. This is more for your benifit. They don't want you to send all this time, effort, and money on a pitch and then they aren't interested. If they like your initial idea, then they will tell you what they liked, and what they would like you to improve upon. Then you go home rework it and refine your idea, and present it back to them. If they are really interested, they will start the ball rolling to develop your show further.
You can also complete your show and show it on the animation festival route. Shows have been picked up that way as well as animators being hired on at studios.
I hope this helps you out some.
Aloha,
The Ape
...we must all face a choice, between what is right... and what is easy."
Good question Amy. I'm in the same situation. I think another question that should be addressed is, "How do you even get into the doors of these studios to pitch your ideas?" Do I need an agent? How do I know which person to send it to? Does anyone have an answer? Thank you.
Eugene