How to Pitch Like An A-Lister #2

What to Expect

Immediately after registering, you will receive an Order Confirmation that serves as the receipt for your registration. In the Order Summary section of this email, there will be a link reading "CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS" that will take you to the page containing the Webinar recording. Click the link and enjoy!

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You've practiced your pitch over and over, and you have your format and plot points down pat. But how do you make it really pop? Chris Deckard (Manager, Fictional Entity) is the host of Roadmap's most popular pitching webinar, and he is back for Round Two on how to truly elevate your pitch!

Chris will go into the next steps to really hone your pitch including tips on how to make the tone of your pitch match the genre and theme of your story. To get and maintain traction, it's not enough to just have the technique. You have to be able to engage your listener's emotions and demonstrate that you're a master storyteller in the room. Then they'll be excited to see what you can do on the page!

Chris will also discuss how to think like an executive so you can stand out. Because if you can appreciate what an exec needs in order to successfully "upsell" your project to bosses and potential buyers, then your story becomes a solution rather than a problem.

This 90-Min. Webinar Covers:

Identifying the tone of your project and how to incorporate it in your pitch
How much to reveal in your pitch - and what to hold back
How to make the exec feel the funny/terror/adventure/mystery of your story
How to think like an exec
How to accomplish all of this in just 5-7 minutes

More about

Chris Deckard

Manager / Co-Founder

Fictional Entity

Prior to co-founding the management/production company Fictional Entity in early 2017, Chris Deckard spent over seven years working with and representing talent at the major agencies ICM Partners and WME. While at WME, Chris worked in the media rights department, selling books for series and film adaptations before moving into the talent department, where he worked closely with high level actors in film, television, and the then-emerging digital space. While at ICM Partners, he again worked with high level actors and worked closely with the packaging and sales department and the digital media group. For over a decade, Chris has worked closely with traditional and new media buyers to find and develop content for domestic and international audiences. In addition to helping cast and package numerous features and series, he has evaluated thousands of scripts for actors and directors. Chris graduated from Cornell University and earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School.

Chris helps his clients navigate the evolving entertainment landscape in the United States and abroad. He has negotiated deals for features, series, and podcasts in several international territories. His clients have been named to The Black List, The Hit List, The Young & Hungry List, The Blood List and been lauded by the PAGE Awards, the International Emmys, and The GLAAD Awards. Clients have also earned nominations and placements from The Heath Ledger Scholarship, The Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Awards, the AWG, ADG, SPA, and AACTA. Clients have written, directed, starred, and produced in numerous formats, including features, TV, virtual reality, and podcasts, independently and for companies like Netflix, Lucasfilm, NBCUniversal, Legendary, Marvel, Fremantle, SyFy, the CW, Warner Bros., Amazon, Blumhouse, Hulu, XYZ, The BBC, Comedy Central, the ABC Australia, Foxtel, TruTV, Super Deluxe, Hallmark, Lifetime, CBS, Facebook, E!, and MSNBC.

Several of Chris’ clients had films shoot in 2021, including one for Netflix, and another which sold to XYZ Films, both of which are slated for 2022 release. Within the past year, clients have sold series to Amazon, Netflix, eOne, and Hulu. Chris, along with his business partner, is also an Executive Producer on a scripted series project alongside two writing EPs from New Amsterdam which sold to Universal Television in 2021.

Testimonials

Chris is one of my FAVE execs! He was professional, kind, truthful, helpful, and encouraging. He offered suggestions for elements that did not work so well and kudos for those that did. He provided detailed feedback that helped me have options going forward and encouraged me to submit an improved script for a longer feedback session. He was interested in my project from a perspective of helping me be a better writer vs. just trying to get through the meeting and move on. I appreciated his manner and excellent tips and I will definitely be seeking his feedback in the future. I HIGHLY recommend him!

~ Anonymous Screenwriter

Chris is truly terrific: organized, concise, knowledgeable, and full of good advice always. His guidance really helped me get my portfolio ready for prime time!

~ Michael Conniff, Screenwriter

I've never met someone who knows story as well as Chris. His insights into the state of my writing and useful suggestions are backed up by his expansive knowledge of film. I couldn't have asked for a better mentor.

~ David Karner, Screenwriter

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How to Pitch Like An A-Lister #2

Webinars ~ Marketing Series

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