What the heck is a Pitch Bible? I knew what a Series Bible was before I started (some of you probably do as well) but not a Pitch Bible. For those of you who do not know, a Series Bible is what is drafted for a television series usually before the show is sold, and is often one of its selling factors. Think of it as a kind of long-term outline. Some are very detailed, while others not so much. But they are often the guiding force of a series as the show continues to move forward. A good example of a bible is for the show "The Wire". But how a show like "LOST" even made it to series without a bible is beyond me. The producers of that show were very vocal in the fact they did not work with a bible.
Okay, so I had to learn what a Pitch Bible was. Seems Pitch Bibles are used quite a bit for animation shows. Good Pitch Bibles are chock full of illustrations with the intent of selling the idea of what your show will look like, which should be completed art and not works in progress or storyboards. We'll get to storyboards later. The most important feature may be the art but they should also feature your show's concept, character descriptions, a pilot synopsis, descriptions of future episodes, and your primary contact info. This seems like a lot but when you compare it to a full Series Bible it doesn't compare.
Currently I have a finished Pitch Bible but I'm not ready to post it just yet. I'm happy with it, yes. But as we continue our journey it may become necessary to ad something to it I do not yet foresee.
Where we are now is pre-production on a pitch video. This video is going to be animated, including an introduction by cartoon versions of myself and Gary. The pilot will follow.
I'm animating this video on my own. I'll be honest. I'm both eager and apprehensive about it. I'm certain I can do a good job. At least as far as my limitations will allow. At worse it may come off as only an animatic. I'm okay with that, as it is part of the pitch process. However, I am hopeful it will turn out much better. But I won't kid myself. I am not an educated animator. I'm learning as I go.
I did say animating on my own but that doesn't mean I'm working alone. Not at all. Currently Gary has a big workload on his shoulders before I can get to the actual animating. He has to design characters, create character charts, make the backgrounds and sets, then the vehicles and props. And there may be additional work we're not anticipating yet.
Then there are voices. Oh the voices! I'm not sure where they rank for you but to me they may be the most important feature of any animated show and of this production. Gary and I have decided to do the voices ourselves. Gary will provide characterizations for his own voice (naturally) and Lil' D., and I plan to do the rest. However, there is one voice I am unsure of and that's Ruthie. If I can get a good female voice I can trust then great. If not I will do it myself and ad some effects. As you read this you may question if I can do all the above AND the voices. I can only say that when I was younger I wanted to get into voice acting, so I'm hopeful.
Wow. This really is going to be a lot of fun!
Okay, so I had to learn what a Pitch Bible was. Seems Pitch Bibles are used quite a bit for animation shows. Good Pitch Bibles are chock full of illustrations with the intent of selling the idea of what your show will look like, which should be completed art and not works in progress or storyboards. We'll get to storyboards later. The most important feature may be the art but they should also feature your show's concept, character descriptions, a pilot synopsis, descriptions of future episodes, and your primary contact info. This seems like a lot but when you compare it to a full Series Bible it doesn't compare.
Currently I have a finished Pitch Bible but I'm not ready to post it just yet. I'm happy with it, yes. But as we continue our journey it may become necessary to ad something to it I do not yet foresee.
Where we are now is pre-production on a pitch video. This video is going to be animated, including an introduction by cartoon versions of myself and Gary. The pilot will follow.
I'm animating this video on my own. I'll be honest. I'm both eager and apprehensive about it. I'm certain I can do a good job. At least as far as my limitations will allow. At worse it may come off as only an animatic. I'm okay with that, as it is part of the pitch process. However, I am hopeful it will turn out much better. But I won't kid myself. I am not an educated animator. I'm learning as I go.
I did say animating on my own but that doesn't mean I'm working alone. Not at all. Currently Gary has a big workload on his shoulders before I can get to the actual animating. He has to design characters, create character charts, make the backgrounds and sets, then the vehicles and props. And there may be additional work we're not anticipating yet.
Then there are voices. Oh the voices! I'm not sure where they rank for you but to me they may be the most important feature of any animated show and of this production. Gary and I have decided to do the voices ourselves. Gary will provide characterizations for his own voice (naturally) and Lil' D., and I plan to do the rest. However, there is one voice I am unsure of and that's Ruthie. If I can get a good female voice I can trust then great. If not I will do it myself and ad some effects. As you read this you may question if I can do all the above AND the voices. I can only say that when I was younger I wanted to get into voice acting, so I'm hopeful.
Wow. This really is going to be a lot of fun!
