Anyone ever seen an actual pitch meeting on Youtube or someone's website? Like from "Hi, nice to meet you" to "That was great. Our people will be in touch"? Seems like the most closely guarded (unseen unless you're there) experience in Hollywood I get why, but not even one? #Scriptsky - ThreadSky

timwestland.bsky.social • 29 days ago

Anyone ever seen an actual pitch meeting on Youtube or someone's website?

Like from "Hi, nice to meet you" to "That was great. Our people will be in touch"?

Seems like the most closely guarded (unseen unless you're there) experience in Hollywood

I get why, but not even one?

#Scriptsky

Comments

kwullums.bsky.social•29 days ago

Plagiarism... cmon man... that was like so... 2? Years ago?
https://youtu.be/cgZCWScuMJY?si=zaVVjPlN6MPo4cDQ

guycrawford.bsky.social•29 days ago

Check out ISA page. I’ll tag you on their post.

timwestland.bsky.social•29 days ago

You rock!

stevewalkerwriter.bsky.social•29 days ago

The best advice I can offer is simply be yourself. If you're passionate about something, they'll pick up on it - they know it means something to you. They're there to BUY, and people buy from people they like. So, just be you, and you'll do just fine.

timwestland.bsky.social•29 days ago

Thanks, Steve.

I do get the "Just be the amazing you that you are" thing

So it's:

- Know your story
- Know the characters
- Know the theme, etc
- Know your "Why me/Why now?"
- Be someone they want to work with

Also: Shower, brush teeth, be normal, be enthusiastic, be on time, don't drool or fart

stevewalkerwriter.bsky.social•28 days ago

The "why you, why now?" question really bugs me. If not me, then who? If not now, then when?
And yeah, no drooling or farting - generally speaking.

guycrawford.bsky.social•29 days ago

Kismet happening round these parts😎

mikalatos.com•29 days ago

I think you'd have to get permission from all the execs on the call etc and honestly that's a lot to ask when you're trying to sell something. I do know my producers have some recordings of their client's pitches (minus exec chat and questions).

katiewhitewrites.bsky.social•29 days ago

Do you mean like someone who filmed their pitch meeting or am I dense?

timwestland.bsky.social•29 days ago

Yup... and I doubt you are ever accused of being dense!

Or even something put out by the larger prodcos so that nobody wastes anybody else's time, ya know?

katiewhitewrites.bsky.social•29 days ago

I think it’s for a ton of reasons but I also haven’t had a pitch meeting that was the same as the last, you know? My pitch is always rehearsed and the same or at least similar but the ins and outs of it all feel different per the people I’m pitching to. If that makes sense

timwestland.bsky.social•29 days ago

That absolutely does. Thanks, Katie!

timwestland.bsky.social•29 days ago

And I'm just talking the one meeting... not an entire path to success.

No hidden cameras by the writer? Not one? No?

Get with it people! (wink)