Indie Filmmakers: Discover How To Make Your Elevator Pitch

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Elevator pitches: Yes or no? Does having an elevator pitch increase your funding chances? The answer is yes. Every film needs an elevator pitch. Film pitches are for producers, networks, and production companies to help fund your production. What are your pitch struggles?

The Elevator Pitch: What’s yours?

You need an elevator pitch to describe what you do and who you are. You should be able to tell people about yourself in 30 seconds.

  • Start with who you are.
  • What do you do?
  • Who are you serving?
  • What sets you apart?
  • Feature a hook.

Now put it all together. Check out the example

I’m Michelle. Screenwriter and Executive Producer. Creating original content for independent film and television is my specialty. Finishing projects within budget in the shortest time frame is my strongest asset. I have ready-to-go scripts. Would you like me to send you some loglines?

The Movie Elevator Pitch: What’s Yours?

Every film needs an elevator pitch. Film pitches are pitches to producers, networks, and production companies to help fund your production.

  • Start with an introduction.
  • Include title, logline, genre and theme.
  • The synopsis of your film.
  • Talk about the protagonist and antagonist
  • List a movie example
  • Feature a hook.

Now put it all together. Check out the example

A world where you can find your dream partner with only a marker, scissors and construction paper. The story of Build-A-Boo is about a group of best friends who want to settle down, but they are caught up in fuckboys and fuckary. It could be that they are still clinging to their toxic pasts, which also contributes to the present’s collective karma. Get ready, it’s the Waiting To Exhale Love Jones meet!

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Award - Winning film Executive Producer and Screenwriter Michelle A. Daniel has 14+ years of independent film experience.