Pitch Bible

I can’t believe I didn’t know what a pitch bible was before last week! AJ Hanneld’s talk on Friday was inspiring for a number of reasons– she really spoke to my soul and somehow managed to say all the things I didn’t even realize I needed to hear. While her words meant so much, her work was equally as inspiring! I was really excited to get this prompt and have the excuse to take a deeper dive into pitch bibles.

After looking at a number of examples, the ones that were the most appealing to me were the bibles for cartoon shows. The mix of plot and character introductions and information with illustrations and concept art is right up my alley. I was especially inspired by this pitch bible for the show Adventure Time: https://screencraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AdventureTimeSeriesBible.pdf

SO! I decided to reimagine a pitch bible for one of my favorite and most nostalgic cartoons: Spongebob Squarepants! I looked back on the transcript for the pilot episode (link here: https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Help_Wanted/transcript), and got started. I used a combination of art from the show, and my own illustrations and added typography to create the following pages: