Mike Van Horn’s Mixed Martial Arts Reality Show Pitch

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cthr9RXKU0[/youtube]

The characters are unbelievably good

Mike Van Horn is a graduate of the Travel Channel Academy.

That means he ‘chopped the carrots’ just like you.

Now, he’s moved on to more interesting chopping than carrots.

He just sent me his demo for a pitch for a reality show based on MMA – Mixed Martial Arts.

It’s pretty amazing stuff.

(I think it should be cut down and emphasize the characters more, but we can get to that).

The core here is it has all the winning elements of a great series for cable.

Action
Well shot
Well cut
Natural arc of story
Built in audience.
Fantatic and engaging characters.

I think this could be big.

Congrats Mike.  And best of luck!

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.