Film Pitch - Lesson Notes

A pitch is a concise verbal (and sometimes) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series which is generally made by a screenwriter or director to a producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the production.

Pitch - Brief - Must be one short, effective and catchy sentence. For instance: "Snakes On A Plane"

Notes:

- People should always understand the building in the blocks

- Everything must have a subtext

In order to make a successful film pitch, the following questions should be asked or be able to get across:

• What genre is your film?
• What other films in this genre have inspired your film/is your film similar too?
• Who is the target audience for your film?
• When will your film be released (Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter, awards season)?
• How much money will your film cost ?
• How much money will your film make?
• Who will star in your film?
• Who will direct your film?