162mc developing a narrative
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162MC Developing a Narrative. 162MC Narrative. Pitching a writing short script Producing a/the short Editing the short film The first 5 sessions cover the progressive aspects of screenwriting These are…. 162MC Narrative. The Pitch From the Pitch to the Outline From Outline to Treatment - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
162MC Developing a Narrative
162MC Narrative
• Pitching a writing short script• Producing a/the short• Editing the short film
• The first 5 sessions cover the progressive aspects of screenwriting
• These are….
162MC Narrative
• The Pitch• From the Pitch to the Outline• From Outline to Treatment• From the Treatment to the Screenplay• And…..Rewrites….
The Pitch
• Each week we will deal with one of these aspects.
• This week……
• Pitching!
Familiar?
• Don’t go in the water…
• In Space no one can hear you scream
• A long time ago in a galaxy far far away
Familiar?
Familiar?
Pitch these movies
The Pitch
• Beware, these are Taglines not Pitches, a tagline only exists after a movie is made and is often devised by the marketing department not the writer or even production team.
• A tagline is the poster sentence to ‘sell’ the movie
The Pitch
• The Pitch is important because it is the first time you tell someone your idea.
• It is also the only time a verbal presentation of your idea is made.
• It I also often made to a complete stranger • Occasionally to a panel of complete strangers
162MC Narrative
• The Pitch is important as it can save you a lot of time later.
• If you have already written a complete screenplay be wary of telling a producer this is the case.
• Why do you think this is?
The Pitch
• How long is a pitch?• Really you should be able to condense a pitch
for your screenplay idea into a minute or so.• After this, if a Producer or Commissioning
Editor is interested you will/can elaborate for much longer
• It is not easy to pitch to complete strangers• …..for anyone regardless of their career
The Pitch
The Pitch
• Two movie clips form the Industry
• The Producers perspective
• The Writers perspective
The Producer
• Insert video clip
The Writer
The Pitch
• Try to think about what your movie idea is about and then encompass the idea into only a few short statements.
• Make it engaging and intriguing, after all you want people to invest time and money and talent into your ideas.
Pilgrim
• Below is a pitch for a short film:
• A stranger in an unknown land braves many dangers as he strives to fulfill his function.
• What story does the above Pitch suggest?
The Mild Bunch• Three men, unknown to each other, try to rob
the same bank at the same time.
• What kind of movie does this suggest?
• The film was made based on the above pitch and has screened all over the World in Cinemas at film festivals on TV and even on airlines
Pitching
• Because not all of you have script writing experience we are going to give you the scenarios that we want you to develop through each stage into a script.
• Some will be made but not all but you all have to write a script
• And an individual edit of a film that is made.
• Based on the Assignment handout scenario
• Devise and develop your Pitch and post it on your blog
• Get feedback from your peers, practice verbal pitching
• When you feel it is ready email it to me:• [email protected]
The Pitch
• In the UK writing is predominantly a solitary activity
• We do not have team writing like they do in the USA
• There are over 70 people on this module, there will be 70 different interpretations of the Assignment