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Breaking Into Hollywood – How Do I Make Money in Reality TV?

Each week, I probably field about a dozen requests from producers around the world that raises these issues:

* How can I have my own reality show?
* How Can I keep the rights to my show?
* How can I produce my own show?
* How to broadcast my own show?

Without fail, after we talked, the real question below those of origin is: "How can I make as much money as possible and as little effort as possible in reality TV? "

If you already have read my book (it was called the "bible" of the biz!) This is not new, but if not, know this: reality TV is not an appointment rich-quick scheme. It's not even a get-rich-SLOW regime. The expression "the least possible effort" is not in the game plan. As the battle of the guild on how to organize and represent the reality staff, keep an eye witness to these complaints: "Seven days a week of work," "Eighteen hours a day ", Etc. Reality was the first career where I had the highest I got the craziest that I had to work. Not the show runners, professionals actually lead very intense life.

To better understand this, I encourage you to move, read all my posts from the first year. Until then, let me guide you through a brief business model.

WHO MAKES THE MONEY
Advertisers, networks, production companies and staff. See how "show creator" is not on the list? It is not part of our typical model. Even the development funds are slim in non-fiction. If you intend to cashing in selling an idea for a show for big bucks (which is honestly a lot of people plan, based on my e-mail), purchase a scratching lottery and your ratings. Not to be hard! Just to really drive home that this is not the way we work.

HOW THEY MAKE MONEY
Advertisers sell products. The networks are an ad revenue and licensing revenue and DVDs from re-distributing your show. Production companies get a fee to the show. Staffers do weekly payroll checks (they are only almost guaranteed to be paid anything).

WHY THEY MAKE MONEY
These institutions are all the money, because they all take risks and do all the work. They already many ideas, including a dozen years are pretty darn similar to yours. Move spending an idea that money-maker and focus on execution ground salable. Come to my seminars (they are usually free) or read the book! There is a way to use it, and it is not impossible. It's just a lot of work – and should not be for all of the reward?

Well, I set the field and can answer these questions now:

Q: How do I get my own show?

A: To produce, distribute and market yourself. It is still more work and more money than the route network, but if you have a ton of experience of reality and an existing audience, not a bad plan. If you've never done a reality show in your life before, to reconsider this option. Time and Money you spend trying to start at the top could be better invested in making seminars and earn money working for someone else show to learn the ropes.

Q: How can I keep the rights to my show?

A: Same as above. Once someone invests time, money and risk to distribute and market your product, they will want the rights so they can take their money.

Q: How can I produce my own show?

o In general, you work in recent years on shows another, learn the business, forming a production company or join a more experienced and produce a couple of shows to get some traction, PWR and connections before launching your own projects independently. If reality is entirely new to you, very least, you want to invest in an experienced show runner to build the production well and monitor it. Show runners are not cheap, but they are less expensive than the shows that you scrap due to poor production value, authorizations blown, the lack of progress in history etc.

Q: How do I syndicate my own show?

A: It requires some strong tentacles in this world or excellent results at a conference of products, such as NATPE's annual gathering in Las Vegas.

The big tip I always open with when I talk to fans of the reality is this: In each of these questions, replace the word "how" the word "why"? Then we were used to get money "snapshots" of the regime. Instead, imagine what the most is that you get for most of amount of effort you put into this case. That change in attitude alone will open more doors.

I have twice received a note that my advice is "disheartening" to newcomers. This may be true. This is not my intention to discourage anyone to succeed in this industry very surprising. But if the hard truth about how to do the job did nothing but motivate you to do the job properly the first time with generous free advice from someone, believe me, your first day on a reality staff will be brutal. I hope So you decide to process information, apply, and send me links to your credits to show that we advance.

All the best for your projects!

About the Author

New media and reality TV executive producer DMA shares how to sell a reality show in her book, “The Show Starter Reality TV Made Simple System: Ten Steps to Creating and Pitching a Sellable Reality Show,” or create a production budget and schedule with the new “Show Starter Plus” software.

She began her career in Hollywood as a story analyst for a major production company.  In 2006, she published her popular technique for how to sell a screenplay in “The 1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System: The Nine Essential Elements of a Sellable Screenplay.”

More insider tips, tools and resources are at Planet DMA!

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