Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds

Name: Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds | The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read
Brand: Michael Wiese Productions
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The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read

Michael Hauge(Autor*in)

Michael Wiese Productions (Verlag)

Erschienen am 1. Oktober 2006

186 Seiten

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Intro
Selling Your Story In 60 Seconds
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
The 60-Second Pitch
The Cardinal Rule of Pitching
The Primary Objective of All Story
The 8 Steps to a Powerful Pitch
Caveats, Disclaimers, and Excuses
PART I: PREPARATION
Chapter 1: THE 10 KEY COMPONENTS OF A COMMERCIAL STORY
Hero
Empathy
Setup
Opportunity
Outer Motivation
Conflict
Character Arc
Issues
Antecedents
Passion
Chapter 2: DESIGNING YOUR PITCH
Selecting Your Key Story Components
Opening Strong
Accolades
The Power of "What if.?"
Dropping In Antecedents
Adding Details
Pitching True Stories
Mistakes, Blunders, and Bad Advice
Chapter 3: PRACTICE
Trial Runs
A Shameless Plug
Chapter 4: TARGETING YOUR BUYERS
Contacts and Referrals
Interviews
Articles and Reviews
Screenwriting Directories
Publishing Directories
Video Dealers
Book Dealers
Pitch Fest Lists
The Internet
Fiction Writing Websites
Telephone Research
Chapter 5: PUTTING THE TOOLS TO WORK
Targeting the Right Executive
Pitch Fest Research
The 10 Steps to a Powerful Hit List
Chapter 6: SECURING OPPORTUNITIES TO PITCH
An Editorial Comment.
But Wait, I Have One More Rant.
Referrals
Pitch Festivals
Conferences and Book Fairs
Query Letters
Emails
Phone Calls
Elevators
Two More Opportunities
PART II: PRESENTATION
Chapter 7: GEARING UP
Protection
Clothing
Props
Business Cards
On-the-Spot Submissions
Leave-Behinds
Anathemas
Unnecessary Worries
Chapter 8: ESTABLISHING RAPPORT
Common Experience
Acknowledgment
Chapter 9: REVELATION, REQUEST, AND RESPONSE
Awkward Segue #1
Awkward Segue #2
The Win-Win Question
If the Buyer Says YES
If the Buyer Says NO
If the Buyer Has Questions
Chapter 10: BEYOND THE 60-SECOND PITCH
The 10-Second Pitch
Pitch Meetings
Pitching Episodic Television
Pitching Everything Else
Marketing Other People's Stories
Pitching to Your Boss
PART III: EXTRA STUFF
Chapter 11: THE PITCHING TEMPLATES
The Genre Film Template
The Personal Experience/Fictional Story Template
The Combined Personal Experience/Fictional Story and Genre Template
The Real Situation/Fictional Story Template
The Love Story Template
The True Story Template
Two Sample Template Pitches
Chapter 12: "The Best Pitch I Ever Heard": EXECUTIVES ON PITCHING
Chapter 13: THE BEST PITCH YOU'LL EVER GIVE
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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