Crash Course: Pitching and Pre-Production

A ????? is a brief, verbal description of a project you’d like to make a movie.

• Pitch

• Script

• Storyboard

• Dialogue

Developing a pitch can help you estimate your film’s ????? . This includes money, time, crew size, special effects, and equipment.

• Budget

• Length

• Genre

• Location

How should you deliver a pitch? With ?????? and confidence; can also use comps

• Excitement

• Fear

• Hesitation

• Apathy

A ​ (a)   is a 1-sentence ​ (b)   of your movie that includes the genre, a description of the ​ (c)   , and a concise outline of the ​ (d)   .

• logline
• summary
• protagonist
• plot

Your pitch should include some information about ​ (a)   and story. It needs to hit on the main ​ (b)   points, key moments, and the emotional ​ (c)   .

• characters
• plot
• arc

??????? is the unglamorous work of making all the creative decisions and logistical plans you can before the cameras start to roll.

• Pre-production

• Post-production

• Editing

• Casting

During pre-production, you ​ (a)   your film, assemble your ​ (b)   , and establish the ​ (c)   of the film (color scheme, lighting plan, etc.).

• cast
• crew
• look

The ????? schedule details what scenes are going to be filmed and when.

• Shooting

• Editing

• Casting

• Directing

A ????? sheet is a document given to every member of the cast and crew before the next shooting day.

• Call

• Credit

• Script

• Schedule

Where would this information be found? A weather forecast for

each location; sunrise/sunset times; addresses of nearby emergency services; maps from the set to things like the hair and makeup trailer or the restrooms; contact information for nearly everybody in the crew

• The Call Sheet

• The Weather Channel

• The Production Schedule

• The Scene Breakdown