Aspiring creators often have unique and innovative concepts for new TV/streaming series, including scripted series, reality shows, or docuseries. However, the challenge is how to find the right financiers, TV/streaming networks, showrunners, producers, or studios who would be willing to take a chance on a new show. In this session, producer and director Whitney Ransick provides strategies, advice and feedback on how to organize their concept into a complete package, how to find producers, networks and agencies that might have an interest in your material, how to successfully package your concept, prepare an effective pitch deck and more... MENTOR Whitney Ransick Producer/Director Whitney executive produced the critically acclaimed series The 12th Victim, a true crime docuseries at Showtime, with partners Morgan Neville and Submarine Productions. A member of the DGA, Whitney has directed over 40 hours of episodic TV including ER, Homicide, Cracker, Smallville, Supernatural, Jerry Bruckheimer's Soldier of Fortune and Steven Spielberg's High Incident. He also directed the feature films Handgun, Shock TV, and the documentary Misfire. Projects he has set up include his script Thieves at RKO, his police procedural The Precinct at CBS, the book adaptation of The Intruders at Focus Features, and The 12th Victim at Showtime.