{"product_id":"greenlit-nicola-lees-9781408122679","title":"Greenlit: Developing Factual\/Reality TV Ideas from Concept to Pitch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBlows the lid on so many TV secrets\u003c\/b\u003e\" Tom Archer, Controller Factual, BBC\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eIf every first-time producer read this before pitching a program, I guarantee a greater success rate\"\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Lico, President\/CEO, CABLEready, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenlit \u003c\/i\u003eexplains how to develop, research, pitch and sell your idea for any type of factual or reality television show. It gives the inside track on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- What channel executives are really looking for in a pitch\u003cbr\u003e- The life stories of hit factual shows such as \u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice, Deadliest Catch and Strictly Come Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Advice from channel commissioners, development producers and on-screen talent on both sides of the Atlantic\u003cbr\u003e- Eleven steps that will increase your chance of winning a commission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a rapidly expanding TV market, \u003ci\u003eGreenlit \u003c\/i\u003eis packed with resource lists, sample proposals, case studies and exercises designed to boost your skills and develop commission-winning proposals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicola Lees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408122677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408122679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Nicola Lees","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054353510655,"sku":"9781408122679","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b293318-e182-4e11-a458-5a075bb0c3f1.jpg?v=1685029469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greenlit-nicola-lees-9781408122679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}