Success Stories: AUG'14 Question

Hi, Maya Abad. I've tried the Pitch Session. Two or three times. You get feedback from a Pitch Session. You can take the feedback and make your pitch better. Sometimes a producer, executive, etc. will like your story after hearing the pitch and option your script, buy your script, or sign you as a writing client.

Hi, thank you for answering. I tried to pitch for next month. I just want to prepare myself for its outcome.

You're welcome, Maya Abad. Hope the pitch goes great. Are you doing the live pitch or written pitch?

I tried a Written pitch. I'm not good at talking. Lol

Here are some tips for the written pitch, Maya Abad:

#1) Open the pitch with the person's name (the person you're pitching to) and a hook.

#2) Make sure your character bios and synopsis are clear/easy to understand.

#3) Keep your character bios short/make sure they only include things that are important to the pitch. Example: If your main character plays golf, it might not be important to the pitch, so don't include that in the character's bio. But if the character has a special skill and it impacts the story, include that in the bio.

------------------- One reason to keep your character bios short is you only have 2 pages for your written pitch.

#4) Include in your pitch why you wrote the story and why the story needs to be produced now (the Writer’s Statement).

#5) Include two or three comparables (similar films or shows) in your pitch.

Hi, thanks for this. Jason gave me a sample for written pitch. I followed that. It is somehow similar with this, but I did not include the Writer's Statement.

You're welcome, Maya Abad. Jason beat me to the punch. :) Let us know how the pitch goes.