What makes a successful reality show pilot?

What makes a successful reality show pilot?

Mark Cronin (Founder & Producer) gives expert video advice on: What is a reality show 'pilot'?; Does a network ever buy a show without making a pilot?; Should I put my own money into producing a reality show pilot or series? and more...

Who and how is this reality show pilot going to be evaluated? Who is the audience for your pilot? If the audience is a focus group, my advice is: don't do too many ground-breaking things in your pilot. Give them something so that they understand what it is right off the bat, with a simple premise, a simple concept or a simple presentation. If your audience for the reality show pilot is simply a roomful of network executives, presidents of networks and things like that, you can be a little bit more creative and splashy. They're usually used to seeing a lot of similar pilots, and so if yours stands out, then that's where you want to get creative. You have to know who's evaluating your pilot to determine what's going to make it successful.