3 Steps: Turn a Character into a TV Show
Producing Unscripted: Make Reality TV Shows and Documentary Series with Joke and Biagio - A podcast by Joke and Biagio | Reality TV Producers, Award Winning Filmmakers, Documentarians
You’ve discovered an amazing, real life person that you are sure could be a reality TV show…now what? Today, we give you 3 concrete steps to greatly increase your odds of selling a character-centered show. One Awesome Character = Not Enough… But worry not, oh faithful listeners! We’re going to give you the tools to take your one character and build from there, creating a concept that can turn into a successful reality TV show or documentary series. Just a few things we cover today: * Why one great character is not enough to sell a show. * Discovering archetypes in your character’s life and using them. * Working to communicate how characters fit together in your show. * Defining the hook of your cast. * Knowing which networks your characters are right for. * Will Joke ever actually give birth to this baby? Hit the giant PLAY button above to learn how to sell a show with your great character! Transcript coming soon! Helpful and Related Links Great Characters for Reality TV Shows and Documentary Series — the must listen episode to know if your characters can really carry a TV show. Great Reality TV Worlds — is the world your characters inhabit really interesting enough for a network to get excited about? An ep worth reviewing. Start Here: 7 Steps to Pitch Reality TV to Joke and Biagio — everything you need to know about pitching to us, wrapped up neatly in one, easy-to-listen episode. Subscribe to Joke and Biagio on Youtube. Seriously, subscribe. Biagio has talked Joke into going on camera. A minor miracle. Come on, you know you want to click this sexy subscribe button: Come Make a Show With Us! So you found a great character, and now you’ll take these 3 steps to put together a rock-solid TV show concept. Then what? Pitch it to us! Here’s how:
