“Thanks to your methods, I have 5 production companies and 3 agencies reviewing my script.
—Ed Abramson, screenwriter

"After our session I pitched 12 producers. Eight took my one sheet and four asked for the script. A couple even said, 'Great job,' after I implemented your suggested changes!"

—Susan Raby-Dunne, Screenwriter, Alberta, CANADA

“I made five separate pitches following your suggestions and every company I met with asked to see my screenplay. Now comes the hard part, polishing this script 'till it shines. Thanks again."

—Anne Winn, Screenwriter

“Outstanding!… Gave me the confidence to pitch… Extremely useful and coherent… Great, great, great!”

—Attendees of Karl Iglesias's Pitching course at Screenwriting Expo 3

"Before you can get someone to read your screenplay you have to know how to pitch them on the idea.  Ken Rotcop, an award-winning writer,  is the master at teaching writers how to pitch. Remember, it's all in the pitch, it's all in the pitch!"

—Oprah Winfrey, the Oprah Winfrey Show

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The Expo PitchPak is a complete 5-DVD course on pitching your idea and a perfect preparation for the Expo pitchXchange. Learn from the experts -- 5 DVDs take you from handshake to script request to sale.

DVD 1: Michael Hauge's Mastering the 2-Minute Pitch

(Trailer)

A 3-hour masters course on DVD. Whether you're on the phone or at a pitch fest, this DVD shows you how to guarantee that the people in power will read your screenplay.

• The 4 stages to a powerful pitch: relationship, revelation, request, and reaction.
• The 10 key elements of any story.
• The most powerful way to begin your pitch.
• How to ignite passion for your project.
• Avoiding the 5 biggest pitching mistakes.
• The 2 ways to close the deal-and which works best for you.
  What to do after they say "YES."

As an added bonus, the DVD shows Michael giving personal pitch coaching to two screenwriters.

DVD 2: Pilar Alessandra's Minute Pitch (Trailer)

Offers a template writers can use to "hook" a listener in as little as a minute. Whether it's over the phone or in a producer's office, writers need to be able to briefly pitch their ideas in an entertaining manner.

Pitch to develop your story! Use this DVD before you write to:

• Find the "big idea"of your screenplay.
• Clarify your major story beats.
• Brainstorm scenes and set-pieces.

Pitch to sell your script! Use this DVD after you write to:

• Pitch quickly and avoid producer tune-out.
• Eliminate "writer babble."
• Leave them thinking about YOUR screenplay.

DVD 3: Karl Iglesias's Pitching to Sell: Engaging the Listener Emotionally (Trailer)

Shows you how to interest and excite the listener and guarentee your script's request. Presenting techniques from the most successful pitchers in the biz, author Karl Iglesias shows students how to ignite the executive's interest.

Topics include:

• An insider's view of the do's and don'ts of pitching to producers.
• The essential elements of a great pitch.
• How to distill your story into a pitchable and enticing logline.
• How to develop your verbal confidence by practicing your pitch until it shines.

DVD 4: Ken Rotcop's Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood-The Lecture (Trailer)

Presents you sure-fire techniques on how to gently grab the executive by the throat and not let go until he or she agrees to read your script.

DVD 5: Ken Rotcop's Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood-The Workshop (Trailer)

Extends Ken's commentary on the perfect pitch and applys his method to rework pitches given by the audience. Learn from their mistakes and make your story "pitch perfect."