tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post3488911381005375820..comments2024-03-13T23:42:25.845-07:00Comments on Animondays: The Cutting Room FloorDavid B. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-44807871831177096482010-04-29T08:34:14.296-07:002010-04-29T08:34:14.296-07:00Well the numbers have spoken... as if answering th...Well the numbers have spoken... as if answering the discussion between Michael Sporn and I on potential readership for this subject. Sales in the first four months of my book, Animation Development: From Pitch to Production were 1,500 copies. <br /><br />In all fairness to Michael Sporn, I have spent a lot more time with this subject (obviously) and was in a better position to make an educated guess.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-3582436557803335762010-04-04T08:49:43.521-07:002010-04-04T08:49:43.521-07:00Hi Michael,
That's a good question. I don'...Hi Michael,<br /><br />That's a good question. I don't know the exact percentages of animation folks involved in pitching... but, I know its higher than the 5% or 10%. Especially if you include ALL the people involved in a pitch (writers, designers, directors, etc...). Sure, these folks aren't always the one who does the pitching in the pitch meeting, but there is usually a team of people behind a pitch, and my book speaks to all those people. And, there's folks like yourself who have not made a career centered around pitching, but have pitched at various times in different ways. So, I include you in people that would benefit from a book like this. <br /><br />Yes, there is also a bunch of industry outsiders who also have animation pitch ideas... and although its a long shot to come from outside the industry and break through with a pitch, it has happened. And, at the very least, these folks can be better educated about the process through reading my book. <br /><br />And, I think ANY animation professional (including, producers, execs, network folks) working in any capacity on episodic animation would find my book of use. <br /><br />The bottom line is that my publisher would not have even considered the book if there wasn't enough buyers/readers for it. <br /><br />The focus in the book is about self-development... how the individual can use the pitching process as a means of creating samples of scripts, designs, ideas, animation etc... and how by going through this process you can grow career opportunities, even without having to score the next SpongeBob.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-71740433067392213022010-04-04T05:53:27.765-07:002010-04-04T05:53:27.765-07:00I often wonder who the audience is fora book on pi...I often wonder who the audience is fora book on pitching. If there are 5000 people in the US working in animation do more than 5% of them pitch to executives? Certainly, no more than 10%. That mean 500 people who could practically use such a book. <br /><br />Are the remaining buyers just voyeurs into a world they don't intend to tread? <br /><br />Who are all these pitching people?Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-50370136508754774152010-03-30T06:00:52.458-07:002010-03-30T06:00:52.458-07:00Hi Allen,
Thanks for the note. I can totally rela...Hi Allen,<br /><br />Thanks for the note. I can totally relate to the "soul crushing" part of pitching. But, when I remember that developing a project is "self-development" I know that no creative time spent is ever wasted time. There's always another meeting you can set up somewhere else... always another project you can create tomorrow. I find it very exciting. And, despite the many bad meetings I've had, pitching projects has launched me into many new jobs and experiences that I wouldn't have had without it.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-24656685311224985712010-03-29T16:43:37.588-07:002010-03-29T16:43:37.588-07:00If these are the edited bits than I have to read t...If these are the edited bits than I have to read the rest. Great post. I can't wait to read about the executive side. I pitched a few times at a network to remain nameless. They invited me, I didn't cold call them. I was very well prepared per the above categories and it could have been a soul crushing experience if I let it get to me...unpleasant nonetheless. But like Mo said---Emotion has nothing to do with it, it's about the long run. Thanks David.allen mezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038872247722166064noreply@blogger.com