133 episodes. One surprise.
You press play. We pick the episode.
Pitch advice, production lessons, career stories, and a few useful left turns—chosen from the full Producing Unscripted archive.
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Free lessons from working producers Joke & Biagio
Create. Pitch.
Sell. Make.
Documentary series. Unscripted television. Reality TV.
We started in a one-bedroom apartment with no Hollywood connections and no one taking our calls. We’ll show you the stuff no one bothered telling us.
Two minutes, zero Hollywood connections, and one failed attempt to bribe our way into the business with cookies and beer.
We’re Making TV Series, Pilots, and Presentations For
The free field guide
Breaking into TV feels impossible. Been there. We’ll try to help.
Pick a place to start. The podcast, free guides, and articles take you from the first spark of an idea through the realities of production. There are, it turns out, quite a few realities.
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Create
Find the people, worlds, and story engines that make you want to keep watching.
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Pitch
Explain your idea clearly, build the right materials, and get it in front of the right people.
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Sell
Understand production companies, networks, deals, and what a “yes” actually means.
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Make
Turn access and ideas into strong television—while taking care of the people who trusted you.
Explore the collectionAnd now, a word from our game-show department
You’ve learned the stuff. Want to see what stuck?
Ten questions about creating, pitching, selling, and making unscripted television. Featuring dings, buzzers, audience judgment, and absolutely no fabulous prizes.
Play the Unscripted Quiz ShowTonight’s categories
Create Pitch Sell Make
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The Great 8
We turned our first eight podcast episodes into a visual crash course in creating and pitching reality TV and documentary series.
Open the full playlistA little recognition
Script Magazine named Producing Unscripted its Screenwriting Website of the Week.
The site and podcast are made by married filmmaking team Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina, sharing the practical lessons they wish they’d had when they started.
Real people. Real productions.
Some listeners became collaborators.
“Joke and Biagio took time out of their schedule multiple times to meet and provide constructive feedback, and together we made it for MTV.”
Travis Bible Co-Executive Producer, MTV’s Caged “Working with Joke and Biagio changed my life. They believed in my idea, my dream and me—while staying true to the concept.”
Suzanne Stratford Producer, Ghost Inside My Child Your next move
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