News:

Forum changes: Editing of posts has been turned off until further notice.

Main Menu

Random Pitch Generator

Started by MrSkygack, October 15, 2007, 09:31:31 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

MrSkygack

OK, this is totally a silly toy, but it can be a neat idea spark. I made a little page to generate random cliche pitches.

http://www.barnaclepress.com/pta.php

Just keep hitting "refresh" to generate new pitches!

Holmes!

Matt Wilson


MrSkygack

90% of generated combos may be useless, but you'll hit on some combinations that really set something off in your head instantly -- "Heroes" meets "West Side Story?" Super-powered street gangs! "Welcome Back, Kotter" meets "Network?"
An anchorman returns to his hometown TV station after being forced into retirement in a major market.

Then, it's also a fun excercise to try and resolve some of the more way out combos. How would "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" meets "Night of the Living Dead" play out? Well, maybe a children's show host struggles with how to reassure his viewers in a world where zombies outbreaks are happening all over. He has to balance ensuring his own survival with what he feels is his duty to children...

Chris Goodwin

I've put up both a random pitch generator and a random protagonist generator at Abulafia. 

Pitch generator

Protag generator

So far they're both turning out to be more fun than I had any right to expect.
Chris Goodwin
cgoodwin@gmail.com