Told from the perspective of a Hollywood executive with nearly 20 years- experience professionally pitching and distributing film/TV projects, Mastering the Pitch reveals all the nuanced details of the pitching process.
Readers will gain valuable insights into how the Hollywood system operates, improve their professional pitching skills and gain a competitive edge in getting their ideas from concept to greenlight. This book covers:
- how projects are packaged and developed before a pitch
- how a pitch presentation happens in a real-world setting
- the core concepts required to pitch each genre type
- how professional companies actually acquire a pitched project
- the legal workflows and financial details required to put a deal together
- examples of pitch documents, presentation materials and how these elements should be designed
- how to build your personal brand so that you-re seen by Hollywood decision makers as someone ca
