Deliver A Winning Pitch

4700 Lincoln Road Northeast,Albuquerque NM 87109

08 April, 2023

Description

It’s the perfect opportunity to have someone's ear. Join award-winning producer and writer Lorraine Montez to learn how to deliver a winning pitch and capture your audience's attention. Your story is your film; your pitch is your point of entry to decision-makers. Pitching is a critical skill for filmmakers, and just like your project, pitching is storytelling. Research suggests that humans categorize other individuals in less than 150 milliseconds. That means you have 15 seconds to make a great impression. Busy entertainment executives, distributors, and showrunners evaluate dozens of ideas in a week or sometimes a day. So, your pitch has to be spot on. This four-hour workshop gives you the tools to structure your pitch and ensure decision-makers are intrigued. Understand the difference between a logline and tag lineUse your logline as the hook in your pitchPitch to the right when, where, and who (the elevator pitch vs. the longer pitch)Create strategies for successful pitch meetingsAsk for money once you pitch your storyAddress questions from executives, distributors, and showrunners Identify decision-makers to pitchSenior, Veteran & Student Discounts Available! Seniors, Veterans & Students can receive a 10% discount on all of our education programs. Contact [email protected] to receive a discount link! About The Instruction: Lorraine Montez Lorraine Montez is a producer, writer, and actor with over 20 years of industry experience in narrative film, streaming series, and theater. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA. A prolific writer and content creator, Lorraine's properties include the streaming series "Marked As Other," "Stagecoach Destiny," and "Entanglement"), the feature film "The Three Incarnations of Tilly Hibbett" (based on a true story), and a musical theater piece entitled "The Well," about depression. Lorraine stepped into producing videos, shorts, streaming shows, and feature films 18 years ago. She produced the short film "Period," which went viral on YouTube in January 2021 and has over 4 million views. She also produced the short "Jameson," with over 2 million views, and the multi-award-winning "The Son, The Father."She also produced several narrative feature films, including "The Hollow One," acquired for worldwide distribution (streaming and DVD). She is in development with the feature film "Tramp," in association with Buffalo 8 Productions. Lorraine is a recipient of the inaugural New Voices • New Mexico screenwriting program 2022 Recipients for her streaming series, Marked as Other, co-written with Kira Sipler. She’s also an award-winning marketing communication and business development professional with over 18 years of experience. COVID Disclosure Statement By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending our education programs, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold RoseBrand Consultation Services (dba) Albuquerque Film & Media Incubator, LLC, or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury. Other Notes One ticket per registration. If you would like to buy multiple tickets, please complete them as individual registration transactions. Thank you.