"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?" >
