Got back from the pitchfest just a little while ago and I got three words to describe the experience:


IT'S BONER TIME!!!!

This was an awesome event where I got to pitch two of my scripts The Brass Ring and The Devil's Jokebook.  It was a great experience and I have a number of people interested in both of these scripts.

I strongly recommend that SSers attend atleast one of these fests and to bring atleast two different scripts to pitch.  Bring two horror scripts won't mean to a producer/agant/manager who isn't interested in horror.

I'll post more in upcoming days.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe IT'S BONER TIME!!!!

Janet! Quick, hide under the couch!  ;D

I can move the couch easily enough... and I won't be using my hands!


Phil

Great news Phil

I'm eager to hear more.

Mark

What? You go to some pitch fest and then you think you're Chuck Norris???

That's blasphemy, Pia!!

I can't go into much detail now, Mark, as I am exhausted.  I actually attended this thing with a cold and slight fever.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe I actually attended this thing with a cold and slight fever.

Ah! He's delirious from the cold medicine.

Sounds interesting Phil!  I am looking forward to the details of your experience in the coming days.

Hey Phil

Sounds awesome, hopefully something comes of it for you  :)

Michael

Before I go into detail about the fest, I want to thank Brett for giving me some important tips at the fest.  The prep works makes a real differtence.

The first producer I pitched to was looking strictly for thrillers.   I pitched The Devil's Jokebook.  She loved it!  When my five minutes was up, she told me that she would pay to see a movie like that.  A couple of hours later, while I walked near her table, she called me over by name.  She asked me to sit down again.  She had more questions and asked to to explain my script in further.

Through out the course of the day, I bounced between pitching The Brass Ring and The Devil's Jokebook, depending on what they were looking for.  I only manged to pitch to 12-15 agents/producers/manager in the course of the day (the lines were pretty long for some companies).

My last pitch of the day went to a producer looking for a comedy.  I was also his last pitch of the day and was actually handed a 'last person on line' card.  When I sat down, I told him I was his last and gave him the card.  I also told him that 'last person on line' was the name of my script and I gave him the card, saying it was my one-sheet.  Then I told him the truth; we laughed about it as I pitched The Brass Ring.  Afterwards, he asked to read the script.

Not every pitch was successful, but I'd like to think I got more hits than misses.  I'll find out in the next week or two.


Phil

Hey Phil,

Glad to hear you caught a different kind of bug at the con! ;D
Hope the pitching tips helped.
Give us the gory details after you heal up!

Regards,
Brett

Glad to hear it went well.

Hope you get better. And hope that you got more hits with your screenplays. :)

Gabe

Thank you, Gabe.


Phil

Quoted from dogglebe I can move the couch easily enough... and I won't be using my hands! Phil

Clever dick

Quoted from Grandma Bear Janet! Quick, hide under the couch!  ;D

:)))))))

Quoted from Reef Dreamer Clever dick

It knows to lift with its legs and not it's back.


Phil

And I received my first request for The Devil's Jokebook and script release form.




Phil

Congrats.

Is it an agent, producer, or manager? I know you can't go into detail but, I'm curious to find out which one is it.

Gabe

Producer!





Phil

And The Brass Ring has just gone out to a VP of a major production company.  Boo-yah!


Phil

Good luck then. I have good feelings about the Devil's Jokebook. I think that one's going to get made.

Gabe