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In a kind of pay it forward model, Vancouver TV creator and producer Tyson Hepburn wants to give someone else a chance at a career in TV.
Hepburn’s new Tyson Media Productions has just put out a call for submissions for unique, new, unscripted series ideas.
“Most production companies develop ideas in house. However, my history is I went and I sold TV show ideas to people like David Paperny, who is an Academy Award-nominated producer. He helped me and teamed up with me to make Cold Water Cowboys almost 10 years ago which was a big hit on Discovery Channel,” said Hepburn, a Vancouver native and Simon Fraser University film school graduate.
“He helped me, he tutored me, he helped turn my dream, my vision into a reality, and so I thought what better way to start my production company.”
The successful pitch will receive $10,000 towards creating a top-notch sizzle reel as well as a partnership with Tyson Media.
“The best way to success, to selling your ideas, is relationships with broadcasters which I have. That’s No. 1. No. 2 is usually having a great sizzle reel — a five-minute development tape that is amazing,” said Hepburn.
The entries are open until Jan. 15.
Hepburn says a submission must be a five minutes or less. It must show the host, who does not have to be a celebrity. The entrant must also prove he or she has access to something special and has an intellectual property agreement.
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