Pitching for Sub-Contracting Animation Work

Pitching for Sub-Contracting Animation Work
When one thinks of pitching in entertainment, it usually means the property parties are hoping to get made into a television, film or videogame production. Once the commitment and sale has been made, there is a whole realm of pitching that goes on between the lead studios and subcontractors - usually referred to as overseas studios - to then get that property made and delivered.

Thanks to government support and economic developments in areas such as China, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and India, the number and technological abilities of studios is ever increasing. Major producers are being pummeled with pitches to attract them away from their usual houses they rely on while some of those subcontracts are becoming first level producers looking to send work to overseas houses.

So to round out our pitching issue, Animation World Magazine asked what are some basic concerns and needs of studios who subcontract work to other studios as well as those who pitch studios for work.