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Introduction Podcast

Welcome to the I Want To Make A TV Show Podcast! A quick introduction to Keith and Todd and the website that is designed to help you save time and money as you take your raw idea for a TV show and turn it into a show ready to take to the Executives.

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Who Is Keith

Hi there. My name is Keith. I’m going to quickly tell you a bit about myself and then tell you about this site.
I currently have two TV shows optioned in Canada and the US. I am represented by CAA in Los Angeles, and in addition to the options I am working with Production Companies in Vancouver, Los Angeles and New York developing other shows.
It took me a long time to get here and one of the things I found as I struggled to find this place is there wasn’t much help teaching how to avoid the pitfalls of creating a show.
Yes I know, there are lots of websites and books and audio materials you can get to teach you about pitching, but I couldn’t find much help on the previous steps: taking a raw idea and getting it to the point where it was ready to pitch.
So you have a great idea. So now what? Do you try to set up a meeting with a Broadcaster? Do you do a budget? Do you talk to some actors you know to see if they want to be in it when it gets picked up? Do you buy a camera at Best Buy and start shooting? …readmore