Proses Pitching

Pitching definition from Wikipedia

Based on multi-source of reading..including wikipedia "Pitch (filmmaking)"; apa yang aku faham tentang pitching ni adalah..
  • persembahan IDEA secara lisan ataupun visual oleh pihak A kepada beberapa pihak B untuk menarik perhatian dan meraih kontrak perjanjian penyiaran (terutamanya penyiaran drama atau tele-movie di televisyen)
  1. pihak A (team presenter) - penulis skrip, penulis lakon layar, pengarah, penerbit ataupun produksi
  2. pihak B (evaluation panel) - financier/investor, editor, eksekutif produksi, ketua penerbit mahupun agent, pelakon atau krew
  • tempoh persembahan: 15-20 minit. Lebih dari itu, crap!
  • assumption: proposal dan skrip telah dibekalkan (in advance) kepada pihak evaluation panel

Jika skrip dan proposal dibuat untuk dijadikan filem, proses pitching melibatkan; I think; writer dan produksi as people from produksi yang akan work on the fund (finding investor); and later establish the taskforce untuk hire-team, marketing, promotion, etc.

So, the real player in film/drama industry could be production house, tv, or investor - the business people with money. Meaning, kalau tiada proses pitching ni, tiada la business transaction. Really?



TEAM PRESENTER
  • Team Presenter mesti
  1. good communicator sebab dealing dengan business people
  2. ada strong foundation knowledge tentang IDEA yang hendak dipersembahkan; and also, mentioning the hook
  3. sediakan beberapa maklumat tambah seperti laporan, news-clip, people behind the story, interviews, etc. - buat research anything related.
  4. hurai sinopsis skrip/cerita (secara lisan) kepada evaluation panel dalam 2-3 ayat saja - padat, ringkas dan jelas. Huraian lanjut (dalam 10 minit), perlu penuh minat dan yakin
  5. tahu dan fokus pada setiap perincian cerita - mula, tengah dan akhir, karaktor, plot, konflik - all inside out
  6. ada maklumat tentang latarbelakang hasil karya lain yang berkaitan termasuk untung rugi, rating, liputan media, etc.
  7. beretika, properly groomed (tampil formal) as it is really a business relationship in the making
  8. cuba "baca" reaksi evaluation panel

  • Team Presenter tak sepatutnya 
  1. confuse antara IDEA dengan TOPIK. Statement like, "...because we never done this before" is so lame.
  2. datang tanpa Plan B - contoh; alternative pelakon, pengarah, perubahan ending, dsb


TEAM EVALUATION PANEL
  • mahukan GREAT idea yang layak disiarkan - they're looking for the hook!
  • mahu LIHAT established structure keseluruhan cerita beralih dari plot A ke plot B, etc.
  • in their mind, they will lontar soalan cepu mas, like..
  1.  aku akan tengok cerita ni? (where's the commercial value?)
  2. apa beza idea kali ni? ataupun cerita yang lebih kurang, tapi ada sedikit twist? (..another lame story?)
  3.  I want to see originality; bukannya variasi dari apa yang sedia ada sekarang ni (dealing with ego
  4. penulis skrip akan beri komitmen penuh (jika ada rombakan)?
  5. ready to improvise? ready to plan B? ataupun, what else do you have?
  6. akan discuss dengan banyak pihak - dari eksekutif ke pasukannya, development exec, editor, ketua produksi ke CEO. It will be a team decision.  


IMPORTANT: 
  • this is a stage to see the presented IDEA to be accepted or rejected. Well, bad things happen. Improve, cuba lagi, dan lagi.
  • curahkan minat semasa membuat presentation; put aside for awhile about the writing material
  • find and learn the tricks - because someone say, "pitching is an art" - it's the idea behind the script and and how well it being presented 
  • pitching proses IS NOT about selling the idea, but it's about GETTING THE DOOR OPEN. So, kes curi curi idea ni, kira tak perlu diperbesarkan la kot...

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