Screenwriting : Standing Out by David Hyland

David Hyland

Standing Out

Out of curiosity, is there anything that people try in order to stand out that's deemed "acceptable" in their written TV Pitch? If you have concept art, can you place that in the background with low opacity to make it more visually captivating? Or what about a link to your pitch deck at the very bottom? Or is that just cheating?

Ian Milne

Hi David Hyland I can't speak from experience, but I would recommend checking out some of the webinars, labs, and classes that Stage 32 has to offer. You can email edu@stage32.com to help steer you to pitch related content

Good luck!

Maurice Vaughan

Hey, @David. I haven't done a written TV pitch on here, but I've done written feature pitches. I like to start my pitches with a question that hooks the reader. I also like to put a small version of the script poster at the very top of the pitch.

David Hyland

Maurice Vaughan Has this strategy proven itself successful?

Maurice Vaughan

I haven't done a lot of written feature pitches, @David, and I haven't gotten comments on the poster and question, so I'm not sure if they help or not. I like to think the question grabs their attention. The feedback I've gotten on other parts of my pitches helped me make my pitches and scripts better.

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