It’s been awhile since I was on here but I recently had my first pitch meeting with a MAJOR streaming service. I pitched multiple tv shows/movies. Meeting was casual and very positive. The company is now going over all the pitch decks/scripts/treatments/summaries I left them with. It’s been about a month since we met. This is teaching me a lot about patience lol. Hopefully I will hear something soon. I still have 8 more tv shows/movies to pitch to them and 1 more to another streaming network.
Screenwriting : First Pitch Meeting by Bill Lonero
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Welcome back, Bill Lonero. Congratulations on the meeting and material request! Hope you hear great news soon!
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Thank you Maurice! Fingers crossed
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You're welcome, Bill Lonero.
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Wow! Congratulations, Bill Lonero! You are very prolific.
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Thank you Maureen. I try to stay creative as much as possible.
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Nothing worse than being a prolific creator then having to wait for feedback... I suggest you get on with another project or keep pitching to more people and keep the momentum up! Best of luck!
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Thank you Rebecca. I am. I have another meeting coming up with a production company that works with Netflix/Discover/Amazon etc. You are right though. Have to keep the momentum going.
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Congratulations on your pitches! I know you'll be successful.
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Thank you Alana!
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That's impressive.... 8, hot damn. I am trying to put together my first pitch, but have 5 feature scripts to potentially pitch.
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Bill, way to ROCK! Here's wishing you all the VERY BEST with those pitch meetings!
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Welcome back Bill Lonero! For better or worse, patience is very much a virtue in this part of the process. Stay focused on your current work, keep a positive attitude, follow up if/when able and I'm sure the feedback will arrive.
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BE PATIENT. I have submitted material in person and didn't hear back for a year! So be patient.
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Good luck to you sir.
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Patience ain't just a virtue. It's the name of the game. There's a lot of waiting in this industry, until there isn't! Great to hear you've had a positive experience and seem set up to go on a roll with 8 more scripts -- sheeeeeeeeeeeeesssshhhhh
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Wishing you the best
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you should never ever pitch anybody multiple multiple projects in one meeting. no one is taking or reading 8 of your ideas. you choose 1 that's right for them, you have 1-2 backups. if you get a yes, you end the meeting and say thank you. don't keep pitching!
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Danny - that’s what he requested for the pitch. Thanks
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Great to hear it was a positive experience. Yes its true the bigger the company the slower they tend to get back to you, but when you consider they're reading several of your projects as well as loads from other people pitching them you can understand why! When you send them a follow-up email its good to be mindful of this, they'll certainly appreciate it.
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Remember that it takes a while before you get that big request. I get sad when I look at all my pass rejections but I just remember to remind myself that everything takes time.
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Correction. It takes time, a good team behind you, and a well packaged project.