Location Doc/Drama Practice Pitch

One of the first tasks that I was set was to pitch one of my favourite films in preparation for a future pitch that could lead to the film been chosen to be recreated as part of our module. The practice pitch film will not go into production but is been used to gain us confidence and give us an idea of how and what to pitch for future cases. The idea of the pitch was to talk about the story and the characters and all the positives about the film without giving away the name of the film leaving the rest of the course to guess, this will help develop pitching skills and to only include what is important about the film.

The film I chose to pitch was the 2014 remake Godzilla, I knew when phrasing the idea of the story and the fact it was a remake would open up multiple options and not make it extremely obvious like other films. My pitch focused on the main plot points, the director, the budget and the benefits of it been an existing franchise. The pitch was good to help me understand my weak points about public speaking and it was also helpful to see other students on the course pitch their films because it helped me understand what they were doing that I wasn't. I think it went smoothly but I now know what improvements to make for future pitches like memorising key points instead of reading them out and how to engage your audience or future employers.

- Mikey Barker