What would I expect a TV Network to class this as?

edited 16th Jun '16 12:04:57 PM by Shufflehound

To be totally honest, I don't think we're the people to ask.

Are you actually planning to make a serious pitch out of this and send it I'd to the networks? If so, do as much research about the market climate and the tastes of the networks you want to pitch to as possible, and see if you can contact some of the people who've previously worked in TV animation. (A lot of them can be found on Deviantart, pour contacted by public email addresses on their sites, or at certain cons.)

But for the most part, TV is an insular, exclusive, and very profit- driven field, and you have to ask yourself if jumping straight into pitching for it is even a gooduse of your time. Do you have any experience in professional- level screenwriting, animation, or audience analysis? If not, it's kind of like a high school athlete asking if an Olympic team would be interested in them. Sure, maybe someday if you practice, but don't jump the gun just yet.

If you're not planning to pitch this straight away, write whatever you want without worrying about marketability - which will hurt your writing at the moment anyway. Then, try learning flash, animating it as a web series, and setting if you can build a fan following. That will give you more experience and clout should you try to get something on TV later on.

Edit: Sorry about the typos. Writing this from a phone.

edited 23rd Apr '14 5:56:44 AM by Wheezy

edited 16th Jun '16 12:04:53 PM by Shufflehound

Internet marketing is really built mostly on the word of mouth and unobtrusive advertising from you, such as putting a link in your forum signature or posting it to appropriate forums for feedback. It's really important that you not be obnoxious about it, though, like those You Tube comments that say stuff like "I really liked your video, but you know what else I like? My video series!" If you make stuff that's good enough and show it to your friends, you may end up with a following that way.

edited 16th Jun '16 12:04:49 PM by Shufflehound

I already addressed that: I don't think of us have any experience in the TV industry, so anything we'd say would be a mixture of guesses and our own personal tastes. (But if anyone can prove me wrong, do.)

The best way to get that question answered would be to try to find people who've worked on animated shows of the type you're interested in - look at the credits, then try googling the names to find their portfolios/websites, I guess? - and shooting off some emails.

Edit: Even better, there are probably also a bunch of people who've written publicly about pitching animated shows to networks. LeSean Thomas has worked on a ton of animated shows both in the US and overseas, and is always writing about his work. I don't think he's written about pitching, but he has a ton of links and resources for aspiring animators, and one of them might help.

Beyond that, you'll just have to do some more Googling. Sorry I couldn't help more.

edited 24th Apr '14 3:18:55 PM by Wheezy

edited 16th Jun '16 12:04:46 PM by Shufflehound