This is "As Boys Grow". Basically it's me overdubbing an old 1950s American sex education reel, and giving all the characters Geordie accents. It's all highly peurile and knob-gaggy but it caught the attention of a BBC producer who said she loved it and wants to develop the idea into a show, which is obviously well and groovy.
I'm actually posting this to illustrate a point, that being - if I'd've submitted this idea on paper, nobody would've given it a second glance, cos it sounds so shit, eg;
"Well you see, what we do is get these old black and white public domain information reels, and basically dick about voicing them over."
See? Sounds shit. So what I'm saying is, if it's at all possible for you to VISUALLY demonstrate your idea, it'll always generate more interest than just a script. I'm not suggesting you film yourself performing, (although if you can act and think you can do your script justice, why not? I believe that's how Gervais sold The Office idea), but even something like a good, interesting pitch can catch a reader's eye and push it to the top of a pile.
When I pitch ideas I usually spend time in photoshop making an eye-catching visual. For instance I've just Photoshopped Micheal Fielding's face onto an office worker's body, to the backdrop of a nuclear mushroom cloud. I won't tell you what the idea is of course, but that image will be slapped onto the front page of the pitch. Anything to make it stand out from the others, you know? At any given time a producer might have a dozen scripts / pitches jostling for his attention and if you can make yours stand out in any way then that can only be a good thing. Although don't sellotape a photo of your fanny / erect penis to the script. Unless it's for Channel 5.
Anyway that's my two-penneth for what it's worth - it seems to work for me but feel free to dismiss / ignore / laugh at.
Here's "As Boys Grow" . http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zrCLIJDJAzI
Oh I've changed that nose-snogging Avatar. It was giving me nightmares. Just a pic of me now, which will give you nightmares.
