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Tips For Making a Good Pitch

Posted by Cameron Porter

01/08/2013

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I'm pretty new to Tongal, but I've submitted pitches to 5 different projects so far, and haven't been chosen by any of them. I blame myself for this problem, and it is leading me to evaluate how I make my pitches. Specifically, I'm looking for answers to the following questions:

1. Is it truly advantageous to submit more than one pitch to a contest, or is it better to pick what I feel to be the strongest concept and pitch only that?

2. What are good things to put as sample work? Does it look bad to not have an official reel? (most of my previous works are on youtube or other websites)

3. Being perfectly frank, is it worth putting up a pitch if we don't have any particularly impressive previous work online?

And lastly, what is going to be the best/quickest way to get involved with Tongal and hopefully make money if I don't have much previous work to show off?

P.S. Is there any sort of mentoring or feedback program where I can have someone look at my pitches and tell me what can be improved about them?

Comments (8)

James DeJulio Tongal

01/09/2013

Hey Cameron - if you are new to the site and don't have any past work that you feel is strong enough to win the pitch on its own merits, the best move for you would to really knock a wild card video out of the park.

Scott Killinger Tongal

01/10/2013

1. Generally, for pitches it's best to focus on the idea you are most passionate about, however if you have two ideas that you feel equally strong about you should certainly create two separate pitches. 2. Where your previous work lives is not important,it just needs to be well executed.

Scott Killinger Tongal

01/10/2013

3. The video samples you submit need to accurately reflect your abilities as a filmmaker. If you're not confident in your samples then like James said the best way to get going on the site is to make an awesome Wild Card video. For feedback you could reach out to successful...

Scott Killinger Tongal

01/10/2013

Tongalers (perhaps by checking the Leaderboard) and see if they'll give you some feedback.

Simon Simon

08/27/2013

Agreed Cameron. Since film makers spend time and money on a video. Without any promise of return. The least one would think a sponsor could do is at the very least. Say what they liked or did not like. I am sure they have it written down as they decide. How hard would it be to forward to the maker?