Screenwriting : Using Microsoft word of Powerpoint for making a Pitch Bible by Steven Gibson

Steven Gibson

Using Microsoft word of Powerpoint for making a Pitch Bible

So I am watching this webinar about wrting a Pitch Bible and I was wondering if I use Microsoft word or Powerpoint to make it

Christiane Lange

Most people make them in Powerpoint, as far as I know. Powerpoint makes me want to tear my hair out, because you don't have proper control over type etc., so I use Adobe. Not sure how you would do it in MSWord though, that is even worse than Powerpoint.

Maurice Vaughan

I use Canva.com, Steven Gibson. It's easy to use. I know people also use Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, and Keynote.

Jack Teague

I use Google Drive slides, kind of like powerpoint but I've found it fairly easy. Just a cover example.

Maurice Vaughan

Yeah, I recommend including imagery or art, Jai Cullen. A pitch deck is a visual pitching tool. It has some text, but most of the text should go in the series bible or treatment. And a pitch deck shouldn't take long to read. TV pitch decks are usually longer than feature pitch decks. I try to keep feature pitch decks between 10-16 pages and TV pitch decks between 15-25 pages, but my pitch decks don't take long to read because most of the pages have visuals.

You can add pictures of actors you want to play the roles. Just add a note on each character page saying something like "Dream Actor: Russell Crowe," "Desired Actor: Russell Crowe," "Russell Crowe isn't attached to this project," etc. Or you could use stock photos that look like your characters.

I definitely add movie stills to pitch decks. A lot of people do.

Maurice Vaughan

Oh sorry, Jai Cullen. I misread your comment. I thought you were asking about pitch decks. Yeah, I recommend including imagery or art, pictures of actors you want to play the roles (or stock photos that look like your characters), and movie/show stills in your series bible.

It's hard to find pitch decks online. I can email you some of mines if you want. I can also email you one of my treatments and a series bible for my kids' show. Storytelling200@gmail.com.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Jai Cullen. I just sent you two emails.

Martin Reese

I used PowerPoint for mine. It worked well for me.

Lindbergh E Hollingsworth

You can work PPT, and 'save as' PDF as well.

Louis Macovsky

I use Power Point. Many of my images come from https://shotdeck.com/welcome/home

Maurice Vaughan

ShotDeck is great, Louis Macovsky.

Ewan Dunbar

PowerPoint give you a lot more creative options when putting your final deck together. Pitch bibles tend to be more text based.

Steven Gibson

Thank you for your suggestions, so I am going to use Powerpoint

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Steven Gibson.

Suzanne Paschall

PP is my go-to, Steven Gibson ...and yes, ShotDeck is a must!!!

Dan Guardino

I've only created a few and I did them with Microsoft PowerPoint.

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