David Farrier is a New Zealand journalist. He has worked in news and documentary, including features on New Zealand television, co-directing the internationally distributed documentary film Tickled which premièred in January 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival and received both critical praise, and threats of litigation from individuals appearing in it. He was also an executive producer and served as presenter for the eight-episode Netflix documentary series Dark Tourist (2018).   This show is sponsored by Experiment 27. Get the sales and service agreement (free client contract template) Experiment 27 uses to close business HERE. [$1,000 value]   In this episode you'll learn:

• [01:49] How David pitched Dark Tourist to Netflix
• [04:36] Netflix wants to make the best show they can
• [07:53] How many ideas did David pitch to Netflix
• [10:22] How to structure a TV show
• [11:24] How the pitch looked like
• [15:55] What was David's takeaway after the first meeting
• [20:20] How David met his co-producer
• [22:30] Netflix financed the show
• [24:25] What will David do next
• [29:00] How to know if a project is good enough

Links mentioned:

• Dark Tourist (2018)
• DavidFarrier.com

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