Pitching Like a Pro with ISA's Max Timm and Felicity Wren
3 Class Session Recordings
3 Class sessions, Open Q&A, Feedback on loglines and ideas. A recording of a weekend of pitch education with two executives who pitch for a living.
Your Class Schedule and Important Info
Voice and Pressure Points Discussion
Audio: Voice - Finding It, Evolving It, Embracing It
The Hook: What is it? How Do I Find It? What Do I Do With It?
Audio for The Hook: What Is It? How Do I Find It? What Do I Do With It?
Recording of the Day 1 Live Session
Essential Elements that Create Your Pitch
Your Logline
Breaking Down Your Logline
Audio: Breaking Down Your Logline
Hook Statements, The Recurring Moment, and The Heart of Your Pitch
Recording of Day 2 Session
Pitch Examples, Breakdowns, and Summaries
The Pitch - Yourself, Your Project, Your Career
Goals - Changing Your Perspective
A Note on Motivation
Audio for A Note on Motivation
Recording of Day 3 Session
Prepare yourself and your project by learning from two ISA executives who are in the mix of regularly pitching to studios and production companies
Logline development and feedback
Verbal pitch planning for TV or Features
What goes into your pitch decks and how they're structured
A look behind the industry curtain with open Q&A discussion
Although I've been writing for, well, forever, and have several screenplays under my belt, this class provided me with great insight into writing a marketabl...
Read MoreAlthough I've been writing for, well, forever, and have several screenplays under my belt, this class provided me with great insight into writing a marketable product. It also gives me information on the industry as a whole and points to other avenues of learning and networking. I started the class without knowing that a goal was a completed first draft. I'm not yet through with my research on my new screenplay idea, so I was pleased to learn that when I am ready in a few months to draft the new screenplay, I can review the class again. Thanks Max and all at ISA who contributed to this material!
Read LessUsing relevant examples and in-depth knowledge of the form and function of a screenplay, Max Timm takes a writer from the germ of an idea to a full script. E...
Read MoreUsing relevant examples and in-depth knowledge of the form and function of a screenplay, Max Timm takes a writer from the germ of an idea to a full script. Especially powerful is the way he breaks down a screenplay into organizational sequences. Overall, the course is accessible, understandable, and practical. I would encourage writers to try it.
Read LessI've been a screenwriter for 20 years (and a teacher of screenwriting for 10 of those years), and who you choose to share your screenplay with for notes is a...
Read MoreI've been a screenwriter for 20 years (and a teacher of screenwriting for 10 of those years), and who you choose to share your screenplay with for notes is a crucial decision, one I don't take lightly. In the wrong hands, your ideas can get crushed or worse, praised. What every writer needs is that talented person who can help take your work to the next level, no matter how far it's been developed. I've only been working with Max and The Story Farm for a few months, but I already feel like I have a champion in Max - someone who believes in my work and knows how to push me, and the work, forward.
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