Pitch Nate Matteson (Saturday, August 22nd 2015)

• About Nate Matteson

In his seventh year working in representation, Nate Matteson manages the careers of some of the most exciting emerging filmmakers and television creators at The Gotham Group, one of the top management and production firms in Los Angeles.

Named by Variety Magazine as one of their “Hollywood’s New Leaders” in 2010, he has found his calling discovering and cultivating young talent in a selection of storytelling mediums. Matteson recently wrapped production on his first feature as a producer, Stephanie, with Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman directing, Frank Grillo starring and Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) attached to co-produce. He is also developing an UNT. DEEP WEB thriller TV series with Zach Helm at WGN with Legendary Television.

Matteson specializes in transitioning and supporting filmmakers from the independent, documentary, and short film worlds, and he counts amongst his clients:

• Oscar nominee Henry Selick (Coroline, Nightmare Before Christmas)
• two-time Oscar winner Angus Wall, who is making his directing debut this year with EMPIRE for New Regency, based on a script by Ben Ripley (Source Code);
• Wentworth Miller who’s spec script Stoker was directed by Park Chan-Wook, starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Matthew Goode and was released by Fox Searchlight
• David Gelb (Jiro Dreams Of Sushi) who recently released his narrative feature directing debut with LAZARUS for Lionsgate, starring Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, and Donald Glover and who created Chef's Table for Netflix
• David Bruckner (V/H/S, The Signal) who is rebooting the Friday the 13th franchise for Paramount, and will be directing his first feature this fall titled Intrusion for David Linde’s Lava Bear Productions.
• Phil Iscove, co-creator of the FOX series Sleepy Hollow, which with its premiere, provided the network’s highest ratings in 10 years
• Jessica Postigo, who is creating an original series at MTV and wrote The Mortal Instruments, released in theaters last summer by Screengems
• Molly Prather whose spec script FML is being produced by Will Gluck with Olivia Wilde and Jenny Slate attached to star
• as well as writers on Vampire Diaries, Grimm, and Resurrection (ABC) amongst many others

Last year alone Matteson has sold projects to Paramount, Lionsgate, Disney, Netflix, Sony TV, Europacorp, FOX TV Studios, ABC Family, Relativity, CW, and Cartoon Network. After getting his professional start working for renowned television director David Nutter and creator Josh Friedman, Matteson cut his teeth in representation as an agent-trainee at Paradigm. He is a graduate of the University Of Wisconsin.

Here are just a few of the projects Nate's clients have worked on:

Tips on pitching to Nate Matteson:

• Take the time to set up the characters. Set up your protagonist's flaw at the beginning of your pitch. 
• Make sure everything you put in your pitch is relevant to your story. Do not put in extraneous details. 
• Specify what the genre and format of your story is before going into your story pitch. 

Tips on pitching to Nate Matteson

Guidelines

• You may only pitch ONE project per reservation. Execs are looking for projects they can develop, NOT portfolios.
• You should have a completed script available upon request for the project you pitch.
• Do not reach out to the executives unless directed by Stage 32. They do NOT accept unsolicited material or appreciate being cold-called/emailed by strangers.
• Missed reservations are not refundable and will not be rescheduled.

Live Pitches

Within 15 minutes of your scheduled pitch, the exec will reach out by Zoom or Phone. Your pitch session will last approximately 8 minutes.

Written Pitches

Written Pitches will be no more than 2 pages submitted as a PDF or WORD document. Any written pitch uploaded past the deadline will not be shown to the executive and will result in a non-refundable forfeiture of your pitch.

Scorecards

Within 3-4 weeks of your pitch session, you will receive a Pitch Scorecard on which the exec you pitched will provide pitch feedback and note if they are PASSing, or would like to REQUEST your material.

If you are requested, you will be notified via email with further instructions. The execs will have 2-3 months to review your material and note if they are PASSing, or would like a MEETING. If a meeting is requested, we will introduce you via email.

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Your Written Pitch Format

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Code of Conduct

This is a professional environment and you are pitching to seasoned executives. Decorum is important. Please adhere to the guidelines below.

1. Do not ask the executive if they want to read your script during the pitch.
2. Do not reach out to an executive outside of the Stage 32 platform. This is highly unprofessional and will result in being disqualified from pitching again.
3. Stage 32 works directly with our executives. If there is interest in your script or a meeting request, we will facilitate the request.

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