Category: Pitch 101 Blogs
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Are You Attending My Workshop?
Hey content creators! I’m teaching a pitching workshop at the Ocktober Film Festival this Saturday, 10/8 @ 11am! Pitching Bibles That Get results! Ready to Pitch? Have you created a winning Pitch Bible? SYNOPSIS: This workshop will help you prepare a pitch bible that gets results! In one hour and…
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Writing about the “Setting”
Hey content creators, Question. How are you writing about “setting” in your pitch bibles? Here is a pitch bible. The show is one familiar to us all. It’s LOST. Look at how they wrote about the setting of their show? What are your thoughts? How does it make you think…
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On Chasing Your Dreams…
“In every dream journey, there comes a moment when you have to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. You have to go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. You have to go big or go home. You…
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10 Common Mistakes Content Creators Make Pitching
Mistakes. We all make them. However, the differences between people that win and lose are how they apply the lessons learned from the mistakes they’ve made. In this video, I explain common mistakes made by content creators when pitching. Unfortunately, I have made most all of these mistakes, which is why…
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Mind-Mapping Your Project
Creating Your Film or Television Project by Mind-mapping I’ve been asked lots of questions from people about not knowing how to start their film or television projects. Many of you have amazing ideas that you want to someday share with a broader audience, but feel overwhelmed as to where to…
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back!
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back I feel like this is a much-needed message right now. I was on the phone with a friend last night and I told her I was jealous of her discouragement. 😊 I was jealous because I know so well how much ish…
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Short Pitch Test
It’s Strategy Time!!!! Let’s work on creating our short pitch. If you were in an elevator going to the 20th floor with Director Ron Howard or Will Packer, or a literary agent what would you say about your project? Please include: Genre Title Protagonist His/her objective Conflict (Book writers you…
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Getting Pitch Meetings Without An Agent: 7 Proven Steps to Include In Your Email Pitch
You need to get through some doors but don’t have agency representation? I find this to be the biggest pain point for most independent content creators. But, now more so than ever, with the future of television migrating to the digital space and influencers creating instant fame with the…
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5 Tips for Rising Above “We Pass” When Pitching Your TV or Film Idea
Rise Above Here are 5 tips for rising above the words “We Pass” when pitching your TV or film idea. 9 times out of 10, you will hear these words if you are a content creator and are selling your ideas for the big and small screen. My first…