Pitch made it to the next round!

I mentioned that Bernie and I had entered a screenwriting competition, with a prize of free entry into a writer development program where you work with executives who have a possibility of signing you to their management roster. When we made it to the top fifty with our script, the next step was to make a three-minute video pitch for the story.

Bernie and I worked really hard on it, shaving it down to the most essential and evocative points, and even edited in some choice shots from the proof of concept footage. I am happy to say that on the strength of the pitch, we made it to the top twenty! It's really encouraging, if for no other reason that we got some validation on the most recent version of the Hawking pilot, as well as our ability to put together a tight compelling pitch.

The next stage is a live fifteen minute interview-- presumably to prove that we're not weirdos and would not be objectionable to work with. I have no idea if we've got a good shot of winning. But I would like to have the chance to meet more industry people with the possibility of impressing them. I want to believe that our work has the goods; I think we just need to meet the right person. This would provide a chance to make that connection, so I've got my fingers crossed.

Better start practicing not being a weirdo.