Paul Nandzik: Screenwriter and stunt performer in Whitesboro, New York.

Hey Dennis Kitainik - the rule of thumb for a written pitch / one-sheet is 1-2 pages. For a verbal pitch, around 4-5 minutes is a good length, but if you can cut it down to 2 minutes or less that's even better.

Please note that the above guidelines apply to all genres, not just educational films. The idea is that the person you're pitching to is very busy and has a lot of other pitches to consider, so you don't want to waste their time with tangents or stumbling around looking for the right words. Rather, you want to show them that you know what you want and what the project needs to get moving.

Thanks, but I was actually asking about the length requirements for the script, not the pitch sheet.

That depends on what the format of the project is - a feature film (though comedies tend to be shorter), a documentary, a TV series, a limited series, etc.

The industry standard is that one page of properly formatted script roughly equals one minute of screen time.

Hey Kelley Christene Watson - while there are many variations floating around on the internet, Stage 32 does have some really great guidelines for written pitches, which you can find here: https://www.stage32.com/sites/stage32.com/files/cake/screenplays/586c11e.... Even so, I would look at as many different examples and templates as you can and pull together what works best for your particular project.

Based on the information you've provided, I'd say still do as much research as you can. You also might consider acquiring the life rights of the subject of the memoir (though you may not need to). If you have access to the subject of the memoir, you might consider conducting a very brief interview with him/her as your proof-of-concept video. If your work is based on an already published book, you'll need to get the movie rights from the publisher (or whoever owns them), and while this is extra work and probably a bit of a headache, it's actually a bit of a blessing since gatekeepers LOVE projects based on books (because it means the project will have a built-in audience, so they'll feel more confident in greenlighting your project).

Anyway, I hope that's helpful.

Thanks, Jean Buschmann - always appreciate encouragement! :)

Thanks, Ed!

Thanks, Junior! I love what I do and I work hard at it! :)

You too, Lance.