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Mastering the Art of Pitching: A Guide to Screenwriting Fundamentals

This course focuses on developing the essential skills for screenwriting, particularly the art of pitching. Over the first five sessions, participants will explore vital aspects of narrative creation, including crafting effective pitches, outlining, treatments, and screenplays. By the end of the course, students will gain hands-on experience in creating their own pitches and scripts based on assigned scenarios. Engage with your peers, practice verbal pitching, and receive constructive feedback to refine your narrative ideas and produce compelling short films.

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Mastering the Art of Pitching: A Guide to Screenwriting Fundamentals

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  1. 162MC Developing a Narrative

  2. 162MC Narrative • Pitching a writing short script • Producing a/the short • Editing the short film • The first 5 sessions cover the progressive aspects of screenwriting • These are….

  3. 162MC Narrative • The Pitch • From the Pitch to the Outline • From Outline to Treatment • From the Treatment to the Screenplay • And…..Rewrites….

  4. The Pitch • Each week we will deal with one of these aspects. • This week…… • Pitching!

  5. Familiar? • Don’t go in the water… • In Space no one can hear you scream • A long time ago in a galaxy far far away

  6. Familiar?

  7. Familiar?

  8. Pitch these movies

  9. The Pitch • Beware, these are Taglines not Pitches, a tagline only exists after a movie is made and is often devised by the marketing department not the writer or even production team. • A tagline is the poster sentence to ‘sell’ the movie

  10. The Pitch • The Pitch is important because it is the first time you tell someone your idea. • It is also the only time a verbal presentation of your idea is made. • It I also often made to a complete stranger • Occasionally to a panel of complete strangers

  11. 162MC Narrative • The Pitch is important as it can save you a lot of time later. • If you have already written a complete screenplay be wary of telling a producer this is the case. • Why do you think this is?

  12. The Pitch • How long is a pitch? • Really you should be able to condense a pitch for your screenplay idea into a minute or so. • After this, if a Producer or Commissioning Editor is interested you will/can elaborate for much longer • It is not easy to pitch to complete strangers • …..for anyone regardless of their career

  13. The Pitch

  14. The Pitch • Two movie clips form the Industry • The Producers perspective • The Writers perspective

  15. The Producer • Insert video clip

  16. The Writer

  17. The Pitch • Try to think about what your movie idea is about and then encompass the idea into only a few short statements. • Make it engaging and intriguing, after all you want people to invest time and money and talent into your ideas.

  18. Pilgrim • Below is a pitch for a short film: • A stranger in an unknown land braves many dangers as he strives to fulfill his function. • What story does the above Pitch suggest?

  19. The Mild Bunch • Three men, unknown to each other, try to rob the same bank at the same time. • What kind of movie does this suggest? • The film was made based on the above pitch and has screened all over the World in Cinemas at film festivals on TV and even on airlines

  20. Pitching • Because not all of you have script writing experience we are going to give you the scenarios that we want you to develop through each stage into a script. • Some will be made but not all but you all have to write a script • And an individual edit of a film that is made.

  21. Based on the Assignment handout scenario • Devise and develop your Pitch and post it on your blog • Get feedback from your peers, practice verbal pitching • When you feel it is ready email it to me: • c.stewart@coventry.ac.uk

  22. The Pitch • In the UK writing is predominantly a solitary activity • We do not have team writing like they do in the USA • There are over 70 people on this module, there will be 70 different interpretations of the Assignment

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