PEOPLE'S PILOT COMPETITION

TV NEEDS YOUR IDEAS NOW MORE THAN EVER!

1. The PEOPLE'S PILOT especially encourages NEW writers because of the fresh outlooks and original perspectives they bring to the television industry, but in the interest of obtaining the greatest variety of new concepts possible this contest is open to ALL writers at all levels in all countries in the world except as expressly forbidden in paragraph 8 below.

2. Writers-submittors may enter as many times as they wish, but each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee of $40. This fee can be paid by check or international money order in U.S. funds, or by credit card.

3. Entries can be made online, or by U.S. Mail enclosing the entry form. It is recommended that each writer(s)-submittor(s) protect his/her material by registering it with the U.S. Copyright office, the Writers Guild of America, West, or WriteSafe.Com.

4. Pilot submissions must consist of a "presentation," "prospectus," or "leavebehind" containing the following elements:

A. A title page including the title of the series, and the name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of the writer(s)-submittor(s)

B. A summary of the basic idea behind the show, including the setting, theme, profession, etc

C. A summary of the main continuing characters, their background and appearance, personalities, and their interaction

D. A statement of the kinds of situation in which the characters will be placed, including what the basic structure of those situations will be, what effect these situations will have on the characters, and what effect the characters will have on them

E. A short list of possible episodes with enough different stories to show that the series will be viable week to week

F. Submittors may include a pilot teleplay as additional material but it is neither necessary nor desired. If ONLY a pilot teleplay is submitted, we at the PEOPLE'S PILOT will forward the entry form and teleplay to our sister competition, the SPEC SCRIPTACULAR, and the teleplay will automatically be deemed as having been entered in that competition in the MOW/PILOT/SPECIAL category.

5. Sample series presentations can be found here and here

6. All material must be the property of the writer(s)-submittor(s). It must be original work created by the writer(s)-submittor(s) and never before have been optioned, sold, or produced in any form in any medium.

7. Protections & Warranties

A. The writer(s)-submittor(s) must have copies of the material being submitted, and agree(s) not to hold PEOPLE'S PILOT, TV WRITER.COM, Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts, Inc., Larry Brody, and/or their employees and representatives responsible should loss of the submitted material occur.

B. The writer(s)-submittor(s) agree(s) not to hold PEOPLE'S PILOT, TV WRITER.COM, Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts, Inc., Larry Brody, and/or their employees and representatives responsible should any questions arise regarding authorship or ownership of the material submitted, or similar material, before, during, or subsequent to the judging of the contest.

8. Relatives and employees of the PEOPLE'S PILOT, TV WRITER.COM, Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts, Inc., Larry Brody and/or their representatives are ineligible for entry.