Mark Sevi

Creating Effective Pitch Decks (Part 2)

Creating Effective Pitch Decks (Part 2)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Pitch Deck

QUOTES/EXCERPTS: One page. Some dialog or narrative selections to give the reader a sense of the writing style works really well especially if the dialogue is superb. Comedies especially benefit from this because funny is funny in context or isolated. If I was pitching the TV show Wednesday I’d certainly include her lines here. At one point, […]

 Mark Sevi

Creating Effective Pitch Decks (Part 1)

Creating Effective Pitch Decks (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Pitch Deck

Pitch Decks (Pitch Documents) are one of those marketing tools that although viable have limited use for writers. But they are an important part of the total marketing package every writer should put together along with a logline and synopsis. So what are they exactly and why do we, how do we create them?   […]

 Staff Writer

Create A Pitch Document That Sells Your TV Series (Part 1)

Create A Pitch Document That Sells Your TV Series (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Pitch Doc

After your initial pitch meetings have piqued a producer’s interest, you may be asked for a pitch document – especially in the case of television series. There aren’t any hard and fast rules for the perfect pitch document – only principles. There isn’t even a convention in terms of page number like screenplays. Some bibles […]