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When most filmmakers think of pitching, they envision themselves stuttering their plot points in a tank of sharks who hold the fate in their hands.
When most filmmakers think of pitching, they envision themselves stuttering their plot points in a tank of sharks who hold the fate in their hands. However, pitching begins the moment you commit to making a film or series in the form of written words that evolves into provocative images, & then conversations with an array of buyers that include everyone from potential viewers & crowdfunding contributors, to actors & distributors.
What You Will Learn
How to write engaging project descriptions + queries,
How to create the vital contents for your pitch package.
What different kinds of pitch videos can achieve.
How to tailor your pitch & materials to different buyers.
What to say & what not to say during pitch meetings.
Prerequisites & Preparation
Bring a project to work on in class.
Carolyn McDonald
Writer, Producer, & Director
Storyteller / Entrepreneur / Maker
Film
Film
Carolyn is the award-winning executive producer of HBO's America's Dream, the National Geographic documentary, Bearing Light & TNT's acclaimed films Buffalo Soldiers + Freedom Song. She has scripted works for 20th Century Fox & a variety of indie producers. Carolyn directed & produced the short film P.N.O.K. featuring Danny Glover + Elle Fanning, the documentary Design Your Neighborhood, & an array of music videos, short films, & corporate films for Nissan, the Nashville Civic Design Center & Big Kenny's' LoveEverybody.com.
Beginning her career out of NYU's School of the Arts in the marketing division of Warner Bros TV, Carolyn was also a development executive at Cinecom Entertainment Group, & executive vice president of Danny Glover's Carrie Productions. An alumnus of Judith Weston's Actor/Director Lab, Carolyn studied acting with the late Geraldine Page & Uta Hagen.
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