Anna Henry, TV Development Executive (worked with CBS, NBC, Nickelodeon, Starz, Amazon & more)
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Anna Henry is a Producer and Development Consultant who began her over 20-year career at Nickelodeon, working on the development and production of animated television series, pilots and features, including the cult hit “Invader Zim.” She crossed over to prime-time television working at CBS and ABC in drama development and programming, and freelanced as a creative consultant for a number of production companies, most recently as the Director of Development at Andrea Simon Entertainment. Allen James Roughton is the Stage 32 Script Services Coordinator, a screenwriter, reader and development researcher who has consulted on over 100 projects, scripts, books, comics and films and conducted research on life stories, exposés, professions and locations for development at major production companies. Nick Assunto is part of the Stage 32 script services team and a screenwriter himself. He was previously a reader for the Austin Film Festival, a writer for the 2017 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase, co-host of the Sunday show B.Y.O.T. at UCB, and dabbled in acting, having been featured on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, an eHarmony commercial directed by Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst (for real), and is infamously known as Tony, the annoying party member from the 'Four Friends' Elder Scrolls spots. Full Bio »
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Producer Development Exec Anna Henry joins our Panel as we listen and read your pitches live to help educate the Writers' Room screenwriters on what is and isn't working in their pitch.
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We take a look at a live pitch for a Rom-com feature, an escalating drama that pushes it's characters over the edge, and a socio-political series about a newly elected black, female Sheriff looking to clean up her town while battling personal demons.
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Martin Reese This was excellent. Great insight. Definitely will be entering the pitch tank soon. Great exercise.
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