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 Hollywood movie that is perfect for today's
hottest A-list movie stars. If only you knew how to create a great
movie pitch, then you could make your Hollywood dreams a reality. In
Pitching Hollywood: How to Sell Your TV Show and Movie
Ideas, you'll learn the art of Hollywood pitching from the "Pitch
King" himself, Bob Kosberg, 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
and 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
About the Author:
Jonathan Koch is an Emmy
Award-winning television producer, accomplished entrepreneur, and
renowned team leader. He is the president and chief creative officer
of Asylum Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based television production
company that produced the miniseries The Kennedys. 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 known in
Hollywood as one of the best idea men/producers in the business. He
has sold over 75 feature film projects and currently has over a dozen
movies in active development at the various studios.