Dear Contributing SS Members,

It's been proposed by a couple of SS veterans I should post on this.
So, I'm putting feelers out to see if there's any interest in this discussion.

Would contributing SS members like to hear about the pitch convention?
Do you think it would benefit you to learn how these events work?
Would it be helpful to know what I learned in class to polish my pitch?
Do you want to know what questions producers will ask you on the spot?

I assumed someone here had done something like this in the past.
If interested in starting this discussion, please post to the thread.
And if you can think of specific questions right now, post those too.

If sharing this info can somehow aide SS members, I'm happy to share.

Regards,
E.D.

YES. Please. Too often I think some people here write in a vacuum, with no thought to marketability, etc. I would be EXTREMELY interested to hear your take on the experience.

Great topic - I think you should just give a walk through on your experience, how you prepared, what pitch you used, the questions that were thrown at you and how you handled them etc.

100% interested in prep, experience, good intentions v. what actually happened, foibles of others, "WTH was that other guy thinking", things that made you go "Ooooo!", what they're frankly not really interested in, an amazing lack/absence of __?__ , NEXT TIME you'll kick a$$ with __?__, was it a madhouse from PLANET OF THE APES? etc..

Yeah.
I'm interested.

And were there hor d'oerves?

Duh.  

Bring it on!

I concur with the rest

Very interested.  A Podcast would be a good idea also...tomorrow night?

A written description would also be great, in addition to a radio show.

Quoted from Grandma Bear podcast time!

Ha, I wish - the flat I live in has just been sold, and while the new owners are willing to tolerate me staying for a few weeks until I find a new place, there's no Internet connection here now. Once I'm more settled I promise it will all get up and running once more.

But please tell us everything here, Brett!

A question I have, is...

Did you have a bunch of scripts with you?  Did you use the classic 3 brass brads to bind them?  How did you carry them in?

Did anyone have a diva fit and start a fight?

Quoted from Grandma Bear podcast time!

Quoted from Dreamscale Very interested.  A Podcast would be a good idea also...tomorrow night? A written description would also be great, in addition to a radio show.

Quoted from Dreamscale A question I have, is... Did you have a bunch of scripts with you?  Did you use the classic 3 brass brads to bind them?  How did you carry them in?

Quoted from B.C. Did anyone have a diva fit and start a fight?

Hmmm, a podcast you say, could be fun.
I'm clueless on the logistics of setting one up.
If y'all think it would benefit our intrepid members, I'm in.
Perhaps a written follow up for those who can't stand my voice.

I brought a total of zero scripts to the convention. No laptop either.
PitchFest is about enticement and generating interest.
Babz described it as, "showing a little leg".
So, I was only armed with my pitch and leave behind.
I want them to come to me and ask for my material.
That being said, I did have a thumb drive on me, just in case.

I'm a big believer in the two brad system.
It leaves open that spot so they integrate your script into a binder.
And I save money too!

No diva fits I saw, then again, I was too busy pitching my brains out.
However, one woman got a handshake deal with an agency.
Bam! Representation, right at the table. That was cool.
I liked her braids, she put little rocks in them.

E.D.

What pitch event did you attend and what type of scripts were being sought?

Of course, I want to hear what happened.

A podcast would be great.

Okay - just Googled Great American Pitchfest - didn't know that existed - just thought it was the title of your post! Have you been to any others, or was this your first?