TV Pilot Season Waits For No One

The 6 Most Vital Rules of Pitching TV in 2012   You’re busy as ever, you’re stressed, it’s gorgeous outside, and yes folks, it’s that time of year again: TV pitch season is in full swing.  So to give you every advantage, we’re offering our TV pitch look-books at a heavily-discounted flat rate for a limited time.  And keep reading, because we’re throwing in a bunch of pointers for free. If you haven’t done anything to sell your projects, don’t kid yourself–you can’t ignore the kind of opportunity that exists right now.  Not even Jerry Bruckheimer can do that. We have it on good authority from agents and managers around town that looking like you didn’t try isn’t cool anymore. The stakes are high and the competition… well, we won’t remind you.  So here’s a list of.. TV Pilot Season Do’s and Don’ts, 2012: DO Commit: You can’t sell something that’s only halfway there. Invest the needed time and money to let them know you take your work seriously and you’re not messing around.  Go big or go home! DON’T Wait: TV Pilot season is peaking a little later this year, but that doesn’t mean you have any time to lose. It can take a few weeks to rewrite scripts and create sales materials.  Start! DO Get Visual: Old-school writer wisdom says all you need is a script.  Really?  Increasingly in the industry, projects vision is shared via the use of imagery.  It’s just the way of the future.  Get used to it, old-schoolers. DON’T Have to Be There: You might not get a pitch meeting right away, but...

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