Pitching
For making a film, including budget is one of the most
necessary stages. After preparing all the paperwork, and then planning to start
the shoot for that to be possible we have to start with pitching. This is a
recent topic I had learnt in my class, and found it very interesting as well.
Basically pitching is done when you approach to a producer, and then narrate
your story outline to him/her. If you remember my post on ‘Communication’, this
also includes in it as well. For your pitching to be perfect, the way you
communicate also depends as well. No producer has the time to sit, and listen
to the story until, and unless it’s beneficial for him/her. 'As time is money, so you have to make
him/her believe that it will be worth in investing the budget required for the
film you are planning to make. There are four very important points which
includes in the process of your pitching. The first one is the ‘story’ which
will we narrate which is very obvious, and then your purpose is the second
point; the ‘budget’ which will include in making the film. Then we move onto
the details which is our third point, and that is the ‘proposed cast’. This
basically will let our producer know for example, if it’s a fresher then the
budget invested will comparatively will be less than the cast which is already
in the industry, and also for the producer’s general knowledge. Then the last
point is the ‘Recovery Projection’. This
is the amount of profit which will be recovered from the film. These all points
should be included during the pitching, and as I said before a producer will
not have a lot of time, so that all has to be kept in mind while narrating the
pitch. As a fresher, if we go to a famous producer for the pitching,
considering ‘human psychology’ there will be nervousness, and also excitement
together as well. But remember that this particular stage is also very common
for a professional director as well.
Improving your communication skills will make your ‘pitching’
enhance much more. Sometimes the pitching could be done through the camera, and
sent directly to the producer. But in my personal point of view, if I have the
option of going to the producer, and meeting him/her face to face, I will choose that one. Sometimes we can be camera conscious, and because of that our presentation
might mess up. Talking to a person face to face also helps you to understand
the body language of the other person as well.
Hence, pitching is a very interesting stage of film making, as if we
succeed in the narration of our story outline, then surely the film you dream
to make will also be very successful as well.
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