Dear Members & Friends-
We hope each of you are enjoying your Holiday season
with family and friends, reflecting on a productive
2016 and looking forward to great accomplishments
with your TV show pitches in the new year. I'd like
to thank each of you for helping to make 2016 one of
the most exciting years at the
TV Writers
Vault, especially our industry members who
sourced more projects from our marketplace online
than any previous year. We watched new members land
deals, and many making new connections with
producers and executives.
A special congratulations to a few of our recent
Writer/Members getting direct Contact Requests
during the past month, connecting with Producers who
scouted their pitches in our marketplace:
Holly Long (San Anselmo, CA),
Keith
Moy (Rowland Heights, CA)
Richard
Brown (Raleigh, NC),
Gary Knight
(Fort Mill, SC)
Kari Doll (Bozeman,
MT),
Logan Gaddis (Duncanville,
TX), and
Miguel Catellier
(Saskatchewan, CAN). Those, in addition to the many
others connecting their TV pitches with producers
this year have made us the most efficient and direct
path for new producers and creators breaking into
the industry from all corners of the country.
For those of you who love to cook up ideas for game
shows, we've got a solid opportunity to get your
pitch in play at the networks. Check out the
"Next Hit Game Show" format
competition presented by the TV Writers Vault. We're
set to discover the next breakout format for game
TV, and we want to consider yours.
If you haven't visited
my blog yet, I invite you to join me
there for an evolving conversation on creating and
pitching ideas for television and film. Feel free to
jump in with questions and comments, and I'll
respond in detail.
We wish each of you a very happy and healthy 2017!
Yours Truly,
Scott Manville
President & Founder | tvwritersvault.com, llc
GAME SHOW FORMAT CONTEST
I'm Scott Manville, TV Producer and former
head of development for legendary game show
production company Merv Griffin Entertainment. If
you've got a mind for game, love game shows, and
have a creative drive for cooking up clever
concepts, then enter the
"NEXT HIT GAME SHOW!" format
competition set to discover and develop an original
game show format for television. I'm partnering with
another top production company to scout and discover
a new breakout game format for TV, and we want to
consider yours.
Each pitch submitted will be reviewed for
originality, viability, and entertainment value. One
Winner will be chosen. The creator of the winning
format will receive a $3000 prize package as part of
a development deal proposal (including on-screen
credit and per episode fees and other participation
to be negotiated) for development of the format with
a partnered company. That company will be announced
prior to the "Regular Entry Period" of the contest.
Discounted Early Bird Entry is Open Now, and Regular
Entry begins January 1, 2017. Entrants may submit a
written description of their game show
format/concept, and may also include any video reel
or additional media to support the pitch.
NOT JUST ANOTHER CONTEST- A Partnership With The
Right Producers:
Game shows are very clever, but clear, once the
format is locked in. However, the process of
pitching, developing, and implementing that vision
is both a creative and technical skill. I've sold
pitches for game show formats in the room to Dick
Clark Productions, Nash Entertainment, and many
others. We're now looking for the next hit game show
idea that will go the distance. Bringing my history
of game format development, partnered with the key
studio/producer we'll be aligning with for this
process, along with your winning game show format,
our competition will deliver what we believe to be
the NEXT HIT GAME SHOW for television. We wish all
of our entrants the best of success, and special
thanks for allowing us to consider your creative
work.
Upon engagement with the Winning creator, we'll then
bring the winning project to market at the
appropriate major cable networks and major networks.
Click Here for more details and entry.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
CREATING & PITCHING TV SHOW IDEAS...
FROM THE BLOG...
"...After one of the development meetings with
Disney Execs Karen Glass and Holly Jacobs, I was
walking them down the long hall leaving the Griffin
Group offices and Holly asked, "
So who came up
with this idea?" So I told her..."
Some guy
in Florida". She smiled and said, "
I love
when that happens".
Read More...
PROTECT BEFORE YOU PITCH
CreatorsVault.com Gives Writers
Instant Online Archival for Proof-of-Creation
Establishing proof that you created your original
written work prior to exposure to any third party is
an essential responsibility for anyone pitching
projects in TV or Film, and CreatorsVault.com is the
solution.
Why does the Creators Vault Copyright = Better Value
& More Options?
Rate Ranges - 4 years for $18; 8 years for $28; 12
years for $38
New Drafts - Unlimited New Drafts of the original
for $10 each
Renewals/Extensions at discounted rates.
Personal "MyArchive" - With CV Copyright, you are
provided a Personal Login to access your project
titles secured in the data base archive. The
MyArchive area is the point from which future New
Projects, New Drafts, and Renewal/Extensions are
generated.
Check out CreatorsVault.com and get your projects
protected...
The TV Writers Vault thanks all of its creative and
executive members for making us the industry's most
productive online marketplace for scouting and
selling new TV show ideas. Visit us and
connect your TV pitches with today's top
industry buyers.
Sincerely,
Scott Manville
President & Founder | tvwritersvault.com, llc
