I have a question for all of you talented people. I'm a children's book author and I'm ready to turn my IP into an animated series. I'm going to need an agent but what kind of agent do I need? A talent agent? A literary agent is for books, so I don't know if that is the right one. And does anybody have any recommendations for reputable talent agencies? Thank you so much for your help! I appreciate all of you!
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Hi @joseph, I am not sure if you need an agent or what type of agent you need. You aren't vying for a writing job so definitely not literary. Spunds to me you need a producer or co-producer. I am going to ask a few questions:
1. Do you just want to sell the show to a production company?
2. Do you want get the funding for it but produce it yourself?
3. Do you want a production company to do it but you still want to get involved as maybe a showrunner?
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Kevin Jackson, thank you for responding. I don't want to sell it or produce it. I want to team up with a network or a studio and develop the show and be a writer for it. I spoke with a few animation executives who love what I have. One said I need a showrunner to take this and run with it. Another said to get an agent because they have all the right connections. I need to get this in front of the right person in new show development. It seems really hard to get an agent though. Most of them don't even respond to inquiries and I'm not sure what kind of agent I need. I heard there are even "book to tv" agents.
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Any Agent would be amazing when you are first starting out Joseph Costa because that is the almost impossible part of this trek.
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Agents are hard to get because they get a lot of people seeking them. At a point they get overwhelmed and limit how many people they can handle at a time. "He who has raw meat must seek fire". The best way to meet them is unfortunately in person to make a personal connection. Markets like Kidscreen, MipCom, ComicCon etc. Or festivals that agents frequent. It's possible to meet them here on Stage32 but again, there are more people with raw meat than people with the fire to cook it. So it's a rat race none the less.
Keep pitching. Keep reaching out. Someone might answer some day, but also consider going to markets like Kidscreen.
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You might consider querying managers instead of agents. Since you are looking to adapt your children's book (written) into a teleplay (written) and series, and you desire to retain a spot at the writer's table (written), then concerning representation, you are looking for a literary manager/agent.
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Mark Deuce, yes, I agree!
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Kevin Jackson, thank you for your advice. I appreciate your comments. :)
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Pidge Jobst, thank you so much for your comment. :)