TV Writers Vault Newsletter
- April 2006
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It's been a tremendous first
quarter at the TV Writers
Vault, and we've seen terrific
results for our members.
More projects are getting
optioned by production companies,
and more production companies
are joining our service. That
means more executives reviewing
your material!
Our most recent addition to
our roster of Production Companies
is Procter & Gamble Productions...
a cornerstone of daytime programming,
and a heavy scout for new
writing talent. We also welcome
The Speed Channel to the TV
Writers Vault, in addition
to our other network members,
Fox TV Studios, HBO, MTV,
and over 60 production companies.
Of special note, I want to
personally congratulate Writer/Member
Timothy Centner for the sale
of his reality TV concept
to MDR Entertainment. Timothy
has been a member of the TV
Writers vault since 2004,
and his extraordinary talent
and tenicity is paying off.
Way to go Timmy!
I'm extremely proud of all
of our writing members, and
inspired by your commitment
to your craft.
This spring we'll see more
networks and production executives
coming to us in search of
new concepts and scripts for
development. It's our pleasure
to serve your marketing needs,
and help inspire new creations
to bring to our production
members scouting new material.
Stay inspired, and stay true
to your talent!
Scott Manville
TVWV Member Sells Show!
Small Town Writer Gets Big
Time Deal...
It's happened before, and
it's happened again! A small
town writer with big ideas
gets the kudos from Hollywood
executives at the TV Writers
Vault.
Timothy Centner's multiple
project submissions have
received reviews and even
a few "Under Consideration"
by Fox TV Studios. But all
failed to compare to his latest
success at the TV Writers
Vault when he received the
coveted "Requesting Contact
With Writer" status next
to his newly submitted TV
show concept.
Within hours he was on the
phone with an Executive Producer
at MDR Entertainment, Inc.
discussing the details of
his project and marketing
strategies for bringing it
to the networks for production.
"I don't think that there's
a better method to get new
projects in front of the right
people", says Timothy.
"If you truly have the
idea bug for writing, I would
recommend the TV Writer's
Vault to anyone who wants
to get through the layers
down into the heart of the
industry."
Timothy is just one of several
who have sold concepts and
scripts through the TV Writers
Vault, and with our roster
of production companies using
our service always expanding,
we expect many more success
stories like Timothy's.
Check below for a link to
our Timothy Centner Interview,
or click
HERE .
Procter & Gamble Productions
Joins TV Writers Vault
Daytime Giant Scouting Writers
The TV Writers Vault welcomes
Procter & Gamble Productions
as our newest industry member
joining our services. P&G
Productions is a cornerstone
of daytime programming, with
two of the longest running
soaps produced daily.
P&G Productions regularly
scouts new writing talent
to add to it's staff, as well
as original program concepts
from writers. We encourage
all of our writers to sharpen
their pens, and know that
if your project idea doesn't
sell, your writing just may.
Best of luck to all of our
writers with any current or
new projects reviewed by Procter
& Gamble Productions.
Creative Tips
Title tells it all!
Television is a title driven
medium unlike any other. It
keys on brand identification,
and demands efficiency and
effectiveness in delivering
the first message to the viewers...
the Title.
Any great idea for a TV show,
especially if you are going
to pitch a reality show, must
have a great title.
A great title rolls off the
tongue easily, provokes the
imagination, and simply tells
you exactly what you're going
to be watching. Word play
is always a good way to grab
attention and create curiosity.
In reality programming, "Blind
Date", "Wife Swap", "The Bachelor",
"Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire"
are all good examples.
"Meet the Parents" "Elimidate"
"Joe Millionaire" "The Real
World" "Around the World in
Eighty Dates" are all specific
to what their show is about,
but use known phrases to create
new titles that peak curiosity.
Most importantly, a title
needs to support the concept
of the show. If you have a
title in mind before you write
the outline for the show,
take a second run at alternative
titles after you have developed
your show. You may find that
the show, after being developed,
has taken on a new theme or
concept and there may be a
title better suited.
A title projects a feeling
and provokes a thought process.
So have fun, and invest your
thought in creating titles
that make a viewer (and a
Producer) say, "I want
to know what that is".
