Executive producer for short film episodic show seeking shorts for pilot

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JRJohnson

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New showcase episodic television show in need of two to three short films for pilot episode. After the pilot is complete, films can be submitted through withoutabox for consideration. Compensation will include a copy dvd of the episode and a credit for your film on IMDb. Please email links to your film to james@twopeppers.tv and include contact information. Those films selected will need to have a release signed. Please forward any questions to the same email address.
 
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We are making a tv show but havn't the initiative or budget to actually make it. Please send us some free fodder so we can pitch it.

very nice.
 
I have made several short films. Sent them out to festivals, even sold a few through self distribution. I have met many other filmmakers that have made a short film that sits on their shelf collecting dust. This show is an opportunity for filmmakers who have a short film to have it broadcast on television. This is an opportunity for exposure. We could make our own films and put them in the show, but how does that help everyone else? This is about raising awareness for the quality and talent in short film.

Translation:
To truly discover the real truth of the matter, ask questions. Don't make snap judgements.
 
So you seek to help others, not to aquire free content.
ok.
You should make a short about that.
 
JRJohnson said:
I have made several short films. Sent them out to festivals, even sold a few through self distribution. I have met many other filmmakers that have made a short film that sits on their shelf collecting dust. This show is an opportunity for filmmakers who have a short film to have it broadcast on television. This is an opportunity for exposure. We could make our own films and put them in the show, but how does that help everyone else? This is about raising awareness for the quality and talent in short film.

Translation:
To truly discover the real truth of the matter, ask questions. Don't make snap judgements.
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Perhaps a list of your bonafides AND qualifications would help. As it is, you're an brand new member (3 posts) asking people to give you their hard work, solely for credit with no way of knowing whether or not you have the wherewithal to actually make it happen. On the surface, this sounds sketchy at best.
 
What kind of pilot is this?

I don't exactly understand the premise of the show. You might want to describe what you are doing first. I just can't envision a show for television that would require other short films.
 
Mattykins said:
What kind of pilot is this?

I don't exactly understand the premise of the show. You might want to describe what you are doing first. I just can't envision a show for television that would require other short films.
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Robot Chicken
Mad TV
Saturday Night Live
 
Blaine said:
Perhaps a list of your bonafides AND qualifications would help. As it is, you're an brand new member (3 posts) asking people to give you their hard work, solely for credit with no way of knowing whether or not you have the wherewithal to actually make it happen. On the surface, this sounds sketchy at best.
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Exactly... And how does anyone here know you won't take their shorts and add your credits, so to speak. Do you have a website, anything.

More info please.
 
Mad TV
Saturday Night Live
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Are not short films, they are sketch based comedy done live. With a similar cast, and similar themes across the board. Not independent short films, of all different genres, with all different casts, and all different shooting elements, styles, themes, and everything else.

Not similar at all, maybe putting different pieces in the same show, but not even close. And I don't know anything about Robot Chicken.
 
Robot Chicken is the bomb of stop motion coolness on cable.
Ratings-wise, Youtube rules for this. Now that it gets more views than prime time tv and it's very premise is you doing the tubing, I have a hard time seeing a show of the like on tv having legs. Several networks try it, from truTV to G4 but none of em last longer than a season.
 
The show is literally a showcase for short films with some fun facts (like Robert Osbourne on AMC). Our first television show ran for 34 consecutive weeks with new episodes each week, for music videos. The show we are currently in post production with is going to the Cannes Market. We have some leads there, but you know how that game is played. You can visit our website at www.twopeppers.tv and imdb at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2399691/ and my partner at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3192419/ He has been on DVXUser for a while, his screen name is Wadro. We have completed two feature films and starting another this summer. I have been in the business for fifteen years and have a passion for helping other filmmakers. I was helped along my career and Wadro and I believe we can help others as well.

I hope this answered some of your questions. Of course, I've been in the business long enough to know that there will be those who will never accept help or opportunity, relying on their own efforts (I used to be that way). We are offering a window of exposure for shorts. Anyhow, thank you for those who have sent films. We will continue to accept them until we have our pilot, at which I point I will let everyone know.
 
There used to be a show on HBO called, "30 by 30 : Kid Flicks" that showcased independent films made by people under 18. It ran for a season and was well liked, as I recall. Do I believe someone could do it again? Yes, I do. This type of programming has been on networks before. It's not a radical out there kind of idea. It's a proven idea. Not impossible.

But, for films made by grown ups, the expectations are higher...
 
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There was a day, I think, when folks would jump at the chance to throw down their hard-earned projects in the name of views. Now that we have the internet, it's just not required to hand credits off to those who did nothing. Again, this is just fishing for free content.
shame on you and your 4 posts proving your trollism.
 
As a long time DVXuser, I thought I'd chime in here and offer my $0.02.

I agree with the majority here. You're asking a lot of people you barely know. You have 4 posts... Wadro has 167. And not only that... you chimed in on a thread of his in early January saying that you have a few films on your shelf collecting dust. Where you already partnered with him then? By the way your website reads, that looks to be the case. Reference... http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=158145

Nevertheless, I think a lot of the people are right... the internet is truly the world's largest cinema. Why would people pay for DVDs of short films when they could watch other short films online for free? Answer that... and I think you might gain an interest on here. Are you going to be making any money off of this pilot DVD? Are the two to three submitted films going to reap benefits from said profits?

I've done my fair share of internet marketing for companies in the past... and I will say that dealing with the forum community involves building trust. Approach it from that angle... and perhaps you can find some takers on here!
 
While it's certainly true that the Internet has become a major venue for indie short films, I think it's a bit short-sighted to accuse the OP of just seeking free material, rather than producing his own. After all, that's exactly what the TV show "America's Funniest Home Videos" does, isn't it? And it seems undaunted by the likes of YouTube.

Here in NC, on one of our PBS stations, they run a show called "North Carolina Visions". All the show is is a screening of short films made by NC filmmakers. It's interesting to watch.....sometimes.

At any rate, I don't fault the OP for trying to put together some kind of show package that can be done on a shoestring. I've had ideas for similar things myself.
 
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