Greenlit

<p><b>Blows the lid on so many TV secrets</b> Tom Archer Controller Factual BBC<br/><b>If every first-time producer read this before pitching a program I guarantee a greater success rate</b> Gary Lico President/CEO CABLEready USA</p><br/><p>In recent years there has been an explosion of broadcast and cable channels with a desperate need for original factual/reality programming to fill their schedules: documentaries observational series makeover formats reality competitions. Yet television executives receive a daily avalanche of inappropriate pitches from pushy badly prepared producers. Only 1 in 100 proposals are considered worth a second look and most commissioners never read past the first paragraph. </p><br/><p><i>Greenlit </i>explains how to develop research pitch and sell your idea for any type of factual or reality television show. It gives the inside track on: </p><p>- What channel executives are really looking for in a pitch<br/>- The life stories of hit factual shows such as <i>The Apprentice Deadliest Catch and Strictly Come Dancing</i><br/>- Advice from channel commissioners development producers and on-screen talent on both sides of the Atlantic<br/>- Eleven steps that will increase your chance of winning a commission</p><br/><p>In a rapidly expanding TV market <i>Greenlit </i>is packed with resource lists sample proposals case studies and exercises designed to boost your skills and develop commission-winning proposals.</p>