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              Pitching and Packaging (London)

              How to master the art of packaging and pitching your projects effectively!

              Sat 17th April 2010 | 10:30 – 16:30
              London

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              Workshop Objectives

              By the end of the course the participant will have the essential principals of packaging and pitching and will have an overview of the packaging and pitching process. They will have learnt what they need to do to package their individual projects effectively. They will have undertaken pitching their projects, and will have been given constructive feedback. They will be able to prepare themselves and their project, so that they can deliver a successful package and pitch and capitalise on priceless opportunities.

              Who Should Attend

              Anyone who is wants to raise finance; attract a producer and/or director, attach cast and professional collaborators to their projects.

              Workshop Overview

              Packaging and Pitching are essential arts that need to be mastered by all filmmakers if they want to get their projects off the ground and stop them from gathering dust in development hell.

              The course will guide the participant through the essential principals of packaging and pitching, how to prepare themselves and their project, so that they can deliver a successful package and pitch and capitalise on priceless opportunities.

              Areas that are covered by the course include:

              • Packaging research – what research do you have to do
              • Re-assessing your project in light of your research
              • What to include and not to include for whom
              • Marketing and positioning your project
              • What financiers look for in a project package
              • How to make yourself stand out
              • What is pitching?
              • Why do you need to be good at pitching?
              • The key components of a story pitch – your pitching check list
              • The different types of pitches
              • Why practice makes pitching perfect and how to do it effectively
              • Researching for your project pitch
              • How to secure the opportunity to Pitch
              • Pitch festivals and competition
              • Query e-mails and letters
              • Preparing yourself and the project for the pitch
              • Group pitches – the pros and cons – the pitfalls
              • How to position yourself in the pitch
              • How to pitch to different funders, agents, directors, panels etc
              • What do they each expect?
              • The pitch meeting check list
              • What if the pitch goes wrong? – How to learn from it.
              • Following-up The pitch
              • How to secure the next meeting
              • Pitching practice – a variety of different exercises.

              This is an interactive course where the participants will practice what they have learnt by doing a variety supervised of pitching exercises – either with projects of their own or ones made up on the spot!

              Following the pitching practice there will be an evaluation and discussion of the different approaches taken. Each student will be given constructive feedback on their pitch.

              Each student will be given a CD-Rom with packaging and pitching handouts, articles on packaging and pitching, a book and website list.

              Tutors Biography

              Rebecca Knapp is a BAFTA nominated and award-winning film and television producer, who has lecturing in film and television production for the past seven years.

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              What people are saying

              “Becky is an enigmatic and charming speaker (must be all the pitching!). Easily likeable and a veritable fountain of knowledge, wisdom, highly enjoyable and incredibly informative. Bingo.”

              “Excellent – clear, concise, informative and packed with sizzle! :-)

              “Very informative but easy going and relaxed at the same time. I felt that my questions were answered to my satisfaction and will certainly want to attend more courses. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.”

              “I found the session fantastically informative. I will be booking others.”

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              Pitching and Packaging – £117.50

              Dates: Sat 17th April 2010|10.30 – 16:30

              Location: London

              Stock Available: 17

              Order Pitching and Packaging Per Person @ £117.50

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              Bursaries

              All UK applicants may be eligible to apply for a Skillset bursary for all Vision courses.

              Please go to http://www.skillset.org/funding/ for more information.

              All Scottish applicants may be eligible to apply for a Skillset bursary for all Vision courses.

              Please go to http://www.skillset.org/uk/scotland/trainingfund/ for more information.