So your script/ screenplay is complete. Now it's time to pitch your material. You're a great speaker, with a great personality, and you feel you are ready. But are you a good business person? The first step to pitch development is brainstorming. Here are 7 questions you need to ask to properly prepare for your Pitch Meeting:
1. Do I want to sell my material, or would I like to help develop this project and see it through to the end?
2. Who would I like to help produce this project?
3. Will I need investors, or should I crowdfund? Remember, doing both is an option.
4. Are there any actors you favor and feel would be great for the role?
5. Estimate Costs overall, but do not create a full budget just yet.
6. Do you want to play a more crucial role in production, or do you just want to be in the background and let people work their magic?
7. Schedule Table Reads or allow 3 to 20 trusted experts who love watching movies, sitcoms, reading novels, etc., to give you the consumer perspective.
(Note: Always have an NDA and send material through safe portals that give a limited time for viewing and that do not allow the reviewer to copy the written material)
And when you have answered all of these questions, you are ready to pitch your project...ummmmm not really. Next, you need to develop a pitch deck. Never give your screenplay or script to anyone. That's the first mistake many make that lets a potential Investor or Interested Producer know you are high risk, and perhaps they either need to wait until you find a good business partner to help you, or they will negotiate higher returns for themselves because they will have to put in extra work beyond their role to make the project happen.
Be on the lookout for part 2 - Pitch Deck Development!
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I would recommend instead that you enter them into screenwriting competitions and let impartial judges be your guide. Good luck.
Rob Tobin yes that is a good idea, but I want to pitch this month. I d love to send the new script to competitions though
The people that sell movies know what is in demand. And that changes all the time. It's better to write as much content as possible and just be ready for the right time.
Hi Anna, feel free to contact, happy to help you.
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