Hi All, Xochi here, moderator and long time member of Stage 32. Although I'm sometimes working and not as visible all the time. January has been the month I have decided to finish a pilot and a feature script. My goal is to keep pitching - so far most of the pitches are written with a few script requests and a few not interested (those I put in the no problem pile and move on) - I've been keeping in mind, the more you pitch, the more odds are you have to get a request and even take that as a way to revise and improve the pitch - all the while improving the stories. Hoping to just get better and work my way into verbal pitches! Who knew being a 1st AD on a set and keeping it moving, I still would be hesitant to tell someone about my own show? Anyway, keep moving forward folks as we head into the later half of January already!!
Introduce Yourself : Happy Introduce Yourself MLK Weekend by Xochi Blymyer
Assistant Director, Director, Line Producer, Screenwriter, Unit Production Manager
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Hi Xochi, happy Introduce Yourself MLK Weekend! Thank you so much for all that you do for the Stage 32 community. I really appreciate you sharing your journey and your momentum - finishing a pilot and a feature while continuing to pitch is huge :)
I love your perspective on pitching as part of the growth process. Cheering you on as you keep moving forward, and so glad to have you here with us!
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Hi, Xochi Blymyer. Happy Introduce Yourself MLK Weekend and Happy New Year! Congratulations on the script requests! I hope you get more and sell your projects!
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Thank you Sydney S and Maurice Vaughan !
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You're welcome, Xochi Blymyer. The Pitch Practice is the best pitching resource in my opinion. Pitch Practice is every Thursday night at 5:30 P.M. PST/8:30 P.M. EST. You can sit in and listen to members practice their projects and give them feedback. You can pitch your project too, but you have to sign up. The hosts, Noel Thompson and John Mezes, take names during Pitch Practice for people to pitch the following week. You have to sit in and listen at the practice before you can pitch (I think once or twice). One night each month is the Pitch Practice Happy Hour where everyone hangs out and gets to know each other better. I think it's the 3rd or 4th week every month.
The Pitch Tank in the Writers’ Room is an incredible pitching resource too. The Pitch Tank is where you pitch your script to an executive and get feedback. The Pitch Tank is once a month.
You have to be a Writers' Room member to join the Pitch Practices and Pitch Tanks. You can sign up for your first month free here: www.stage32.com/writers-room/plans-vip
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Thanks Maurice Vaughan !
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You're welcome, Xochi Blymyer. Hope the pitches go great!