CMC 2018: Report – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Takeaway: · Know who you are pitching to. It is important to do your research beforehand. · The children's TV market is saturated. You need a USP. · Make the pitch exciting - add in video and other visual elements. Detail: Dragons Den done CMC-style. This session presented the opportunity to pitch your TV ideas to four industry heavyweights. In this interactive session, five potential producers stepped up to share their pilots for the panel and audience to debate. Hosts Tony Collingwood and Anthony Utley first explained the format before introducing each contestant to pitch away. Each panellist had £1000 to bid for projects: to work with the producers, gather up information and see if the idea could be taken to the wider…