Preparing a Film Pitch TEMPLATE

• TITLE THIS BLOG POST: ‘Someone or Thing Fighting Someone of Thing for Someone or Thing Pitch’
• FILL IN ALL SECTIONS BELOW 
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s Italic INSTRUCTIONS AFTER COMPLETING THEM

LOGLINE

• A pathological liar is forced to tell the truth for 24 hours after accidentally drinking a truth serum

PROTAGONIST

• Protagonist explained
• Tell us a little about this person
• More description is better, really ‘paint a picture’ of them

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

• Identify the core motivation / wound / want for the Protagonist

GENRE

• Identify Genre(s) and / or Style(s)
• List other films in this genre that inspire or are influencing your film element choices

PLOT DESCRIPTION

• Write a paragraph describing the beginning, middle, and end of the story arc 
  • Does the Protagonist achieve their goal?

TREATMENT

• Complete a paragraph describing the protagonist’s world
• This description helps the team build a better, more believable world
• You may include wardrobe, family, friends, food choices, habits, hang-ups, etc.

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

• List directors or other filmmakers FROM YOUR CHOSEN GENRE you are using for research and inspiration
• List scenes FROM YOUR CHOSEN GENRE you are using for research and inspiration
• Embed video clips of scenes that may influence or inspire stylistic choices in your film