Obbajeeba, > > >As much as I like your attitude I think our struggling producer is on the >wrong side of the desk to >make your pitch. You certainly capture what our producer would be feeling, but >no way it would >get Matt attached. > > >I'll take Turq's advice and go for comedy and add another exchange to my >pitch. > > >Anyone interested, feel free to change anything. > > >My pitch example: > > >"Are you interested in a story about a free speech advocate >who gets a visit from Homeland Security because Al Jazeera was >mentioned on a forum he moderates?" > > >The agent, running his tongue over his teeth, says: > > >"Ok, so what?" > > >The producer says: > > >"Well, one of the Homeland Security agents is a born again Christian >who knows that our hero moderates a forum for radical Bhakti >yogi's. > > >The agent says: > > >"Is there any tantra in it?"
________________________________ From: obbajeeba <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:23:26 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: conflict in fiction "Hey bud, I don't have time for your pitch, you got that? You can talk to my publicist, but you may not get anywhere there either, he is busy tending with my other projects, plus he can't be seen talking to you cuz he is too high up now. *puffs cig-exhales 5 secs* Now, go away, its time for me to go inward." Movie pitch in under 45 seconds --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bob Price <bobpriced@...> wrote: > > I'm curious what everyone thinks > >about conflict in fiction. If anyone > >is interested, could you post your > >thoughts in a one line movie pitch? > > > > > >To set it up, imagine a scenario > >where you are a movie producer > >in Hollywood. You have been > >developing a project for five > >years and if you can attach > >Matt Damon as your lead > >the project will be "green lit". > > > > > >In this scenario you arrive for a > >meeting with Patrick Whitesell- > >Matt Damon's agent at WME. > >You were able to secure the meeting > >because your girlfriend is Mr. Whitesell's dentist. > > > > > >Mr. Whitesell is not happy to see you > >but he has some dental work he needs done. > >He says: "You have 45 seconds, whats the conflict?" > > > > > >You can make your project a comedy or a thriller. > > > > > >An example of a pitch for a comedy or a thriller > >might be: > > > > > >"Are you interested in a story about a free speech advocate > >who gets a visit from Homeland Security because Al Jazeera was > >mentioned on a forum he moderates?" >
