TV Pilots & Shorts

Philomena

TV Pilot • Preschool Musical Comedy • 15 pages

Series Logline: Set in a vibrant, musical community of animals in the Appalachian mountains, PHILOMENA is a 2-D animated comedy with original music and a socio-emotional curriculum for preschoolers that follows Philomena, a six-year-old, banjo-playing giraffe whose enthusiasm and creativity help her solve problems as she becomes the best friend and bandmate she can be.

Episode Logline: Philomena's hopes of playing a new song with her best friend Scoop are dashed when the two can't work together as a team. Then, when tasked with setting up a blueberry stand at the weekly farmer's market, they learn that teamwork requires compromise.

Comps: Bluey meets Bojack Horseman...minus the existential dread.

Chameleon

Short Film • 6-11 Coming-Of-Age • 10 pages

Logline: On her first day of middle school, an anxious sixth grader auditions for the jazz band. When everything goes wrong, she learns that trying to fit in only limits her own potential.

Comps: Whiplash for ten year olds.

Early Birds

TV Pilot • Bridge Adventure Comedy • 12 pages

Series Logline: EARLY BIRDS is a 2-D animated comedy with a socio-emotional curriculum for bridge audiences. Nell, a young cardinal with a daring spirit and wild imagination, leads her fellow backyard birds on exciting adventures. Through their exploits, Nell and her friends learn to solve problems, think creatively, and support each other.

Episode Logline: Tired of the neighborhood squirrels hogging their feeder, four ambitious birds hatch a plan to break into the shed where the bird feed is stored.

Comps: Tumbleleaf meets Ocean's 11

Feature Scripts

The Silent Symphony

Animated Fantasy Adventure • 98 pages

"Make some noise!"

When a mysterious force threatens the musical world of Quaverly, all hope falls to a shy girl who never had musical ability to begin with.

Comps: Coco meets The Chronicles of Narnia

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The Prince

Fantasy Epic • 118 pages

"Heavy is the head."

In a medieval kingdom, a fearless hunter seeks revenge for the loss of her family by aiding a mysterious traveler in his quest to assassinate the king.

Comps: The Princess Bride with more zombies and fewer MLTs.

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The Wrong Guy

Action Comedy • 106 pages

"One man can save them all...This is not that man."

An apathetic twenty-something is taken by three bumbling kidnappers who meant to nab someone else; now he must help them find their original target.

Comps: The Other Guys meets North by Northwest

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Film, TV, & Music Analysis

This newsletter asks the crucial question: Why enjoy your favorite movie, show, or song when you can over-analyze it instead? There's always something to talk about, and nearly all of it is needless to say. Am I marketing this well?

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