Idea Pitches
Original and powerful ideas captured in pitches for shows, art, and brands
Featured: Original Brands & Stories
No Celebrities
A brand dedicated to one rule: no celebrities in the media they make
Ghost On The Left
An action, horror, buddy story that captures a character meant to drive unique personal introspection
Featured: Based On Proven Pilots
Listen, Then Recommend
An experience that captures the value of deeply listening before recommending | proven by a pilot project with world experts at a Comic-Con
Define + Apply The Greats
A series that defines and applies the power of great innovators and artists | proven by lectures and live interviews with greats done by my colleagues and myself
101
A podcast built on the belief that when you understand the 101 of anything, it helps you with everything | proven by a podcast I did at the University of Oregon
Each pitch here is a real pitch to studios or collaborators for something I believe should exist, but each pitch is also written in detail to showcase ideas about art, life, and science to help all learn and make amazing things.
Selected Pitches
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Intellectual & Educational Series
A show that captures the importance of speaking about things logically: not emotionally, not morally, not even factually, but logically
An academic series that captures the belief that when you understand the 101 of anything, it can help you with everything
A series that captures the magic of the greatest artists, innovators, and leaders so you can use their magic in your own life
A series that captures and shares the best moments in the greatest written works
A series that captures the power of pairing pure comedy and pure science
The Two Goals of Ideas Pitches
Use the form of a pitch to capture big ideas to share or teach something that would not be possible to do as well in another form.
Create market-ready pitches through a "scientific mind, artistic heart" approach that deeply focuses on a powerful core idea.
Stories & Art
A character-driven superhero story that captures a visually innovative and thematically dense approach
A series that captures what can be uniquely expressed in a villain speech through a diverse cast of modern, original villain characters
An action, horror, buddy story that captures the tension between friendship and selfishness
An album that captures the distinct way a song can bottle an idea or argument
A set of research proposals for Disney that capture three ideas important to the future of narrative and experential entertainment
Curve: Concept Imagery and Descriptions
with Brett Curviello
Brands & Experiences
A brand that captures something society needs more often: no celebrities
A brand and experience that captures the idea that dancing to a theme for 15 minutes is a special, holistic, and flexible experience that should be everywhere
A series, brand, and experience that captures the power of listening with empathy and recommending with expertise