Pitching A Movie Idea: Best Advice I’ve Ever Received by Richard 'RB' Botto (Stage 32 CEO)

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[wmnhines]

Excellent advice. That's why I joined Stage 32. Thank you for providing us with this outlet. My next pitch is on Nov. 3rd.

[rogersjgregory]

That was some solid advice. Thanks. Pitching terrifies me. But I know I’m going to have to do it, one day.

[MikeRoberts]

This is a great example of why you need to have several scripts in your repertoire BEFORE you try to make a pitch. It shows that you aren't just a one-off writer, that you have experience in the process and that there are other things that you have written that might be adaptable to the other person's needs.

[bruhbruhin_a_sling]

There’s a tip I got online and it’s stuck with me say a project I want to make in the future is summarised in the sentence:
“When the biggest competition takes place you’ll need teamwork to qualify, but there’s a slip in the rulebook and so, betrayals and backstabs galore.”
You need to be able to summarise your movie/show idea in one sentence

[DDavis-micg]

I love RB (and The Film Courage Channel, of course). What great info that really helps!

[bmarkyt]

So why are there still so many bad movies made after all this?

[JorgePrietoNYC]

Great advice, guess what I just finished writing a pitch and it was the hardest thing I've done. Took me hours. I only wrote two pages and I told my ending. I'm so confused about this. I need examples. I'm waiting for some advice from S32 happy writers. I should've watched this b4 I started writing my pitch. Thanks guys another great one. Hope you do more on pitches and include role play.

[Rainforestation]

Sooo glad I have found you....so much I want to learn!! Writing my screenplay set here in Spain...

[dallasryandaisydolittle]

Very nice, thanks for the great info Richard

[awlmediaservices]

An excellent and informative presentation.

[indiefilmcafe]

Jaws meets Spaceballs!!! I want that movie

[ntswempgang]

The dopest ideas are on ppl who don't even know how to write a script n most of them dnt Cr abwt the credits they just wish they can watch movies they have made

[Inkironnrum]

Wow. 🔥🔥🔥. When he mentioned the middle of the third act, I was scanning mine while he spoke. It made me question, would I (or a producer) want to know what happens next. This made me extract the events in play, build it up further with a greater sense of unpredictability. I like what has become of the middle of my third act the moment after watching your insightful interview. Thank you.

[frankrodriguez]

Hello. I have a 120 page script I wrote. And other series stories. I’ve spoken to producers and writers but it seems that everyone has their own script or story they are working on, they love my story! I’m a contractor, I Remodel houses for a living, I want my story told. Any help will be appreciated.
Frank

[golfernick]

They should remake Rudolph the red nose reigndeer as animated..! It was said here first!

[alewallabies]

i was wondering where i can see an example of a script piching. where to see slides to get an idea of how to do it.



me preguntaba donde puedo ver ejemplo de un piching para guión. donde ver diapositivas,
para tener una idea de como se hace.

[jesusjones]

Since these are paid pitches do you publish any data on number of pitches per "pitch-ee" being picked up/moved on? I've seen a quite a few pay to pitch scams and it would be good to know what kind of fidelity these chosen individuals have.

[claudiagigante]

I would like to sell my ideas and stories to Netflix or others. I have four books self-published and one of the stories is my real life story. I would like to sell them but is very difficult to get the right attention. That companies are very difficult to contact. How can I contact a production company with interest in know my stories? That's the question.

[MW]

I have a tv show I want to pitch. It's different. Never seen a tv show like this at all. I'm not a writer but it's an idea. I have the whole story in my mind. How would I do this?

[levetbyck]

(Just commenting without really watching or listening to the interview) i just wonder..about how a..pitch..would sound like that is about an indie movie..a romance, family theme or whatever..where all the actors don’t know the script..but has to show their willingness to understand it..and you see it all appear in front of you..I mean.. (well I might continue on this, getting kind of distracted..idk)
- one thing is that it has to be something where they occasionally read up from their “lines” and maybe even tells what the others have to say (repeating each other)
- has to be a movie (that includes the movie-like feeling)
- adjusted width maybe, filtered light..
- doesn’t have to be one of those experimental movies with long dialogues (that tend to be too “nerdy”)