Pitch Perfect
What You Need to Know to Sell Your Animation Idea
The Goal
Pitching is about creating an emotional relationship between the seller and the buyer. To accomplish this, you need to hook in your audience in the first 30 seconds of your presentation.
Pitch Philosophy
The pitch is truly one of the most powerful development tools in the filmmaking process and of course, it is the most important tool you can use to accomplish your ultimate goal – selling your idea.
Because pitches are so important, the presentation of your idea or story demands a great deal of fine tuning. Naturally, being a good public speaker helps as you’re going to need to sell the “funny” as well as the “emotional.” But even if you’re not comfortable in front of a crowd, you can craft and format your pitch in such a way that makes it easy to present, easy to follow and easy for you to pull people in and get them emotionally invested in your story.
Before you even enter the room, the pitch development process is a must. Solid stories almost always pitch themselves. By understanding the process and working through it with your idea or story, you’ll see the holes more easily, identify awkward spots and track the character development – all of which will get your pitch to a place where you have the best possible opportunity for a sale.
Jill Gilbert – Pitch Coach
Whether your pitch needs a simple polish or your project needs a complete renovation , Jill Gilbert can help.
With over fifteen years of experience in Hollywood, Jill Gilbert has become an expert pitcher with a high success rate of selling ideas through pitching. She has developed her own pitching philosophy that can be adapted to many styles and her strong organizational skills will help you sort through your material and determine what is necessary to present. Having coached many writers, directors, and producers, Jill works easily with people who are both comfortable in public speaking situations as well as those who need a bit more instruction. In addition, she will prepare you on what to expect before, during, and after the pitch.
How Does It Work?
You will have an initial meeting with Jill Gilbert to discuss philosophy, process, expectations, and fee.
If you decide to work with Jill, she will hear the pitch and determine what is needed to make your project "pitch perfect".
Jill will provide a working schedule to perfect your pitch.
You will sell your project – success!
Jill Gilbert – Bio
Jill Frenzel Gilbert is the founder and President of One Plus Productions, a global animation production company dedicated to creating highly innovative film, television, web and mobile entertainment content. In her fifteen year career, Jill has been instrumental in the development and production of over 60 live action and animated feature films.
Prior to founding One Plus Productions, Jill served as Vice President of Creative Affairs, The Walt Disney Company, Disney Toon Studios, where she lead the creative process on over 15 top-selling direct-to-video family feature films, from concept to release. Such titles include The Jungle Book 2, Cinderella III, and The Emperor’s New Groove II, among others.