How to make a TV Bible
TV BIBLE: A bible is the blueprint for a TV series. It is important to distinguish between a proper paper format bible, a writer’s guide bible and a sale bible: Paper format bible consists of all elements needed to create the TV series, including production timelines, set decorations, budgets, etc. You can advance it as much as possible, the key is that the most advance it is the easier it will be for the crew to successfully create the show. Paper format bibles are confidential and to be used internally. Paper formats are an asset and could be sold as is to a production company to develop. The writer’s guide bible only includes elements relevant to the screenwriters. So basically character bios, theme, storylines, synopsis, etc. The sale bible is a reduced version of the paper format bible which you use to sell the TV show. It is kind of like the pitch deck of the show. It should have enough to give a feel for what the show will be like but not too much. The bibles ar...