Exactly. Networks sign development deals with smaller production companies. The companies will produce a series of mixed pitches including sizzle reels & pilots, which the network will consider for further development.
The companies will have some discretion as to what projects they sink the initial development money into, front-loading content they think is more likely to impress the network.
But it’s all, relatively speaking, cheaper to make than scripted.
Exactly. Networks sign development deals with smaller production companies. The companies will produce a series of mixed pitches including sizzle reels & pilots, which the network will consider for further development.
The companies will have some discretion as to what projects they sink the initial development money into, front-loading content they think is more likely to impress the network.
But it’s all, relatively speaking, cheaper to make than scripted.