How to Pitch Kids’s TV Shows
Every demographic has its stratum but few are as dramatically delineated as kids’ television programming because the distinctions between age groups are so profound.
“Strong, relatable, believable characters are key drivers, particularly for a pre-school audience where they become a child’s friend,” explains Rick Glankler, President/General Manager, FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment. “For older kids, friendship is still fundamental but action and humor are also major factors in capturing children’s imaginations. For boys aged 6 to 9, there has been a shift away from action adventure to engaging with comedy.
21 Hours
When his dream car is hijacked, a high school football coach is seat-belted into a terrorist death trap and forced to play the unwilling suicide bomber in a Jihadist game of revenge roulette when he must race cross country in 21 hours flat to beat the clock to save his family – and his country.
Buckle up for the ride of your life.
Learn to Love All Forms of Storytelling
Learn to love all forms of storytelling. Watch web series. Read comics. If you learn the forms, you’ll start to see what each does well and what they don’t do as well. Let your stories steer themselves towards the form they best fit.
