Film
Pitch decks, lookbooks and the work of making a film legible.
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Pitch a Community Screening as an Event, Not Just a Film Link
Read a Lined Script Before Choosing Footage for a Film Pitch Sample
What Must You Deliver With a Finished Film?
Preserve an Email Exchange as Source Material for a Documentary Pitch
Build a Film Press Kit Without Recycling the Development Pitch
Pitch a Film to a Potential Lead Actor Without Treating Them as Financing
Pitch a Film Co-Production Around the Work Each Partner Would Bring
Brief a Film Poster Designer Without Asking for a Bigger Deck Cover
What Can You Say About a Film’s Budget Before It Has Been Priced?
Show In-Kind Film Support Without Treating It as Cash
How to Read a Film Budget Top Sheet Before Putting Numbers in Your Pitch
Build a Completion-Funding Pitch for the Film You Actually Shot
Build a First-Time Director’s Pitch Without Inventing a Track Record
An Archive Clip Looks Stretched. Check Pixel Shape Before Cropping It
Show a Film Schedule as Work That Must Happen, Not Dates You Hope For
Inspect a Video File Before Using It as Pitch Material
Verify a Copied Documentary Research Folder With a File Manifest
Show What the Next Round of Film Funding Will Finish
Make a Cinema Review Copy of a Film Pitch Sample With DCP-o-matic
Digitize a Usable Audio Cassette for Documentary Pitch Research
Turn a Film Pitch Into a Crowdfunding Invitation, Not an Investor Deck
Build Audience Access Into the Film Proposal, Not Just the Final Export
Donor, Sponsor, or Investor: What Are You Asking Someone to Be?
Pitch a Film Whose Script Will Emerge Through Rehearsal