Hello! I’m Trying To Make A Pilot Of My Own To Submit To A Studio To Make A Show. Problem Is.. I Can’t

Hello! I’m trying to make a pilot of my own to submit to a studio to make a show. Problem is.. I can’t draw, let alone animate, and I’m broke. But I want to make an animated show from the bottom of my heart. What would you recommend is the best way to pitch a show and find volunteers to make a pilot?

Most pitches just start as loglines, scripts, or concepts if that helps. Just play to your strengths. Long answer ahead

This is one of the number one things I always tell students when they're making a portfolio and also why I didn't fully animate my pilot. I've had so many folks who are trying to get into storyboarding show me animatics from their portfolio that they edited themselves. Unless it's an action scene with very specific timing, or if the artist is also a skilled editor, I'd rather just click through a PDF. If the editing is bad, I'm gonna be distracted by the editing and not view the board properly. It takes away from the actual skill you're trying to showcase. Showing more often creates more room for error and makes your weaknesses much clearer.

I'm not a great animator and I knew that if I tried, it wouldn't come out the way I wanted and all the inevitable errors would have been distracting (it also would have taken FOREVER and would be expensive if I tried hiring other folks to help me with it). But I know that I'm good at storyboarding so I stuck with that.

All this to say, you don't need to create an animated pilot to pitch. There are so many different ways to pitch and get your idea out there. In most cases the pilot is made in development if the studio likes your idea anyways. If you truly have no money, just use the skills you have at your disposal. Unless you're 1000% sure that a fully animated will help your chances and that you can find other people with the skillset to execute it, I wouldn't do it.

But if you DO really want to do it, ask artist friends or people you trust to help out. Most of the people I worked with for my pilot were friends who, even though I offered to pay, helped pro bono. If you don't have artist friends, you can post open casting calls on socials, but make sure to be super up front about it being unpaid work, COMMUNICATE, and also write contracts. If you're working with strangers, having a set agreement that states that you will be using their work to pitch will help you avoid potential legal issues in the future.

That's my 2 cents! A fully animated pilot is a 2+ year commitment AT LEAST (if you're lucky). I'd just do what you're good at and fill in the gaps when you actually get a development deal

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Marcy must be really gay if she’s willing to go that far for Anne and Sasha.

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