Julius Thompson's Lounge Discussions

Hi Michael, best of luck to you and your brainstorming!

Great meeting you!

Hey Michael, welcome. I'm up for brainstorming as well so reach out. And good luck on your feature and series.

Certainly, a time to talk about brainstorming! The world needs it. Micheal, you're welcomed!

welcome Michael!!!!!! send me an network invite if you ever wanna chat!!!!!!!

Welcome, Julius. Bed-Stuy in the 60s must have been one hell of a turbulent time. Hope you're managing to stay safe and sane in this new time of volatility. Here if I can be of any help, support etc.

Hey Julius. Spent a good deal of my early life in Brooklyn and the vibe still runs through my blood. These are strange days. At the very least, know you have a community of like-minded creatives to turn to while we ride out the storm.

Hey Chris- I'm new to Stage 32 and also an author of 5 books with my first one going into film production early 2021. I'll be on a lookout for your work.

Congrats Alex! I would love to pick your brain and learn. Does anyone know of a good coach/professional service to evaluate my treatment? I'm writing a treatment of my novel and need to get it right before pitching it to a producer or finding an agent. First time doing this. I'm not going to write the script, having learned that if it's optioned, the production company would prefer to hire it out themselves.

I think as a novelist it would difficult for me to produce a screenplay treatment let alone an actually screenplay. I'm too rooted in thinking in words, being in love with the written word. It seems to me you need to think more visually for a screenplay. I wrote a one-act play once; it never got any traction so I rewrote it as a short-story with more success. I would simply like to get one of my books optioned and let someone with more experience and talent in writing screenplays develop the movie. That's why I'm thinking of approaching one of the companies Daisy mentioned earlier.

Hi Chris Good to read you. I'm an author who's written two books. I have the same plan.

Hello Chris, good for you! I'm currently planning the sixth book in my memoir series and would love to follow the same process. Honestly, though, I don't know where to start.

Hit me up - www.publiesize.com

Will do.: jethompsonnovelist@gmail.com

thanks,

Julius

Julius, if you'll check out the Education listing above you'll find a great webinar on Pitch Decks by Michelle Alexandria which should answer most of your questions. Best wishes!

David Trotti good link... Yes. A pitch deck is not super difficult if you work with PowerPoint a lot. The only hard part is with the budget and financing projections. Those aren't difficult if there are similar movie examples to use.

Here's an example of a 35 slide deck. It's a bit advanced because it includes slides for talent and top crew that might not be known early in the process. https://www.slideshare.net/pitchdesigncompany/feature-film-pitch-deck

Here's one Armando Hernandez has for LowFi. For the cast, he put in his "dream" list of people. It does have some crew mentioned. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/527a95b2e4b02b647846bf0d/t/597f44cb725e2562b8bbf720/1501512916066/LOWFI+Production+Deck+2017+FINAL+OUTPUT.pdf

On a side note, it's usually printed out, not projected. Most people will tell you never to leave it behind after the pitch...

Hey Julius Thompson! Great question. There are a lot of ways to connect with the right people. Send me an email and tell me a bit more about your project and I will do what I can to help you out!

Jason I will send and email! Thank you so much!