When developing your TV show, don't forget your all-important bible! It's the tool you'll use convey your vision for the show to reps, producers and network executives. http://leejessup.com/general-career-advice/tv-writer-must-tv-bible/
Screenwriting : The all-important Television Bible by Lee Jessup
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Hello Lea, thank you as always for your informative links....
Alle: The Vision document sounds like a good idea. I wrote a bible for a television pilot a few years back.
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Great article. I have two TV series I'm working on and each has an extensive bible. If some writers find a bible daunting, I suggest starting with a blank template. Basically a page for each character bio. As you write, fill in the blanks as they come to you. By the time you're half way through the pilot the bible will have grown exponentially.
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Bibles are "all-important." Not easy to write, but they challenge you to think more broadly about your characters and their world. And these are things you have to know very well before you pitch a series. Another advantage to writing a bible is that it can lead to an improved pilot. I always learn things about my characters and story, and then go back and rewrite the pilot. Your bible can be as long as you like, for your own use. But when you send it out, I'd recommend keeping it concise. Busy people don't have time to read two pages of description for each character when one paragraph will do.
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