This morning's Los Angeles Times Magazine has a very informative story written by none other than Michael Wright himself (V.P. at Turner) about how to pitch show ideas to networks. His main point? Skip the gimmicks, remember you are selling to a buyer who reps a certain brand, go straight for the why-this-works-for-your-brand sell and then back it up with the goods and talent to actually make your project happen. Well, with one caveat. Sometimes gimmicks do work as he reveals at the end of his article. So let's see... follow the rules only to find the right moment to break them? It's so much more fun to just break the rules right out of the gate, though...
Read the article.
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Film Independent 2007 Sloan Producers Lab Grant
This just in from Film Independent:
2007 Producers Lab and $25,000 Sloan Producers Grant
Film Independent is accepting submissions for its annual Producers Lab—an intensive program designed to help independent producers learn how to think strategically about their projects and come up with an organized plan for getting their films made.
The new Sloan Producers Grant gives a selected producer admission to the Producers Lab, a $25,000 development grant, and year-round support from Film Independent. To be eligible for the Sloan Grant, the applicant must be attached as producer to the script with which they are applying and the screenplay should have a scientific, mathematical, and/or technological theme and storyline or have a leading character who is a scientist, engineer, or mathematician.
Late deadline: August 24, 2007 (postmarked)
Sloan Grant deadline: August 28, 2007 (postmarked
2007 Producers Lab and $25,000 Sloan Producers Grant
Film Independent is accepting submissions for its annual Producers Lab—an intensive program designed to help independent producers learn how to think strategically about their projects and come up with an organized plan for getting their films made.
The new Sloan Producers Grant gives a selected producer admission to the Producers Lab, a $25,000 development grant, and year-round support from Film Independent. To be eligible for the Sloan Grant, the applicant must be attached as producer to the script with which they are applying and the screenplay should have a scientific, mathematical, and/or technological theme and storyline or have a leading character who is a scientist, engineer, or mathematician.
Late deadline: August 24, 2007 (postmarked)
Sloan Grant deadline: August 28, 2007 (postmarked
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