About
the Book:
Two successful movie and TV producers provide you with the tools
needed to create, develop, and sell ideas to Hollywood.
You've got a great idea for movie, but only five minutes with a
producer. A good sell could lead you to the kind of blockbuster movie
success that opens all doors for a writer. A bad one could mean a
quick turndown – "Thanks, but no thanks." If only you
knew how to create a great movie pitch, then you could make your
Hollywood dreams a reality. Within the industry, however, there are
those who have honed the act of pitching into a fine art. In How
to Sell Your TV Show and Movie Ideas, you'll learn the art of
Hollywood pitching from the "Pitch King" himself, Robert
Kosberg, who has a reputation for short and concise pitches, and
Emmy Award-winning television producer Jonathan Koch.
They are experts at pitching, Hollywood-style. You will learn:
• What makes an idea a great one.
• How to find or create a great idea.
• How to develop a "high
concept" with a strong plot idea than can be easily summarized.
• What ideas should be avoided.
• What goes into a good pitch.
• How long should a pitch be.
• How to find the right people to
pitch.
• What to say when you contact them.
• How to protect your idea.
• How to "package" an idea
involving specific actors and actresses.
• Necessary writing treatments.
• When it is better to have a full
screenplay, rather than just an idea.
• How pitching a movie differs from pitching a TV show.
What people say:
"When
these guys talk, everyone interested in pitching should listen and
take notes. Their combined track records and knowledge of the subject
are impressive and unbeatable." — Shirley
Neal,
Emmy-winning
television producer
"...almost
everyone knows or knows of Robert Kosberg,
the man who has probably sold more one-sentence pitches to the
entertainment industry than anyone in the history of movies or TV."
— Los Angeles Magazine
About the Author:
Jonathan Koch is an Emmy
Award-winning television producer with a distinguished career
spanning several decades. He co-founded Asylum Entertainment, a Los
Angeles-based television production company, where he oversaw a wide
range of successful projects. He co-authored Pitching Hollywood:
How to Sell Your TV Show and Movie Ideas, a film and
television pitching manual, with Robert Kosberg.
Robert Kosberg is best known
in Hollywood as, "The King of the Pitch," for his ability
to sell movie and TV stories to producers. Since graduating from
UCLA's film program, has executive produced, produced or co-produced
numerous feature films.
