Pitching Hollywood: How to Sell Your TV Show and Movie Ideas

by Jonathan Koch, Robert Kosberg, Tanya Meurur Norman

Book Overview

Two successful movie and TV producers provide the reader with the tools needed to create, develop, and sell ideas to Hollywood. Producers Jonathan Koch (""Beyond the Glory"") and Robert Kosberg (Deep Blue Sea) are known as the ""Kings of Pitch."" They currently have more than a dozen projects in development at major studios, including projects with Josh Lucas, Tobey Maguire, and Katherine Heigl.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884956319
• ISBN13: 9781884956317
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Quill Driver Books
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

PITCHING HOLLYWOOD BOOK REVIEW

VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK, GREAT FOR THE BEGINNER. REALLY VALUED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED INSIDE. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO ASPIRES TO START WRITING AND SUBMITTING SCRIPTS AND TREATMENTS TO HOLLYWOOD. THIS BOOK WILL TEACH YOU FORMATTING TECHNIQUES THAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT A PROPER TREATMENT TO HOLLYWOOD.

easy and fun

This is a fun, easy to read book. Makes you feel like you've got an actual shot at a successful pitch. Really useful, practical guide. Gives you all the information of a good how-to textbook without reading like one.

A MUST FOR WOULD-BE FILMMAKERS

I've worked in the entertainment industry for many years and still panic each time I go into a pitch meeting! Staying calm, organizing my thoughts, conveying my excitement about the project, etc... is difficult when combating nerves. This book breaks down the pitch process into manageable stages: finding an idea, writing a well-structured treatment, making phone calls to the right people, booking meetings, pitching the idea, and even negotiating payment and/or credit. Great investment for ten bucks!

PITCHING IN THE BIG LEAGUES!!!!!

Valuable, straightforward information. Sure wish I had a book like this back in film school!!

Perfect Pitch

An easy (and entertaining!) read. This book explains step-by-step how to contact production companies and studios, make appointments, and sell TV and movie ideas. I don't live in LA or New York. It's encouraging to know that I don't have to.