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Pitch Deck 1

Online Dec 15 (1 Sunday Morning)10:30am - 2:30pm Pacific$1451 Spot Left

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As generals, pitches and writers’ rooms have moved online, so have the opportunities to enhance storytelling though pitch decks, sizzle reels and other visual sales tools. So why not take full advantage? In this Pitch Deck Workshop, you’ll explore the latest tools, techniques and methodologies to bring your project to life for producers, execs, agents and managers. You’ll start with the raw elements of your pitch such as premise, characters, world, tone, season arc and pilot episode and then move into finding the right visuals and clearances, graphic design considerations, animation and sizzle pieces to make your performance sing. By the end of the class, you’ll have a plan for a deck of your own, pitched your premise and gotten actionable feedback.

John Herrera

(Co-EP, The Handmaid’s Tale, 4 pilots)

John Herrera is an Emmy-nominated writer and Co-EP on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale (all seasons) where he collaborates with writing partner, Nina Fiore. John and Nina wrote on Bloom, a new show for Netflix that will be coming soon, and they have also worked together on USA’s The Purge, Syfy’s Nightflyers, Blood Drive, Alphas, and Eureka. Additionally, they have sold their pilots Players and Dante’s Inferno (the latter co-written with Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris) to CW and Freeform, respectively, and an adaptation of Melissa Lenhardt’s genre-bending, feminist western novel, Heresy, with MGM. John also co-wrote the movie Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase for Warner Brothers and is currently adapting a true-life feature story about the latter days of the Bosnian-Serb conflict of the 1990’s. Before becoming a TV writer, John was a script coordinator on Eureka, Californication, and Sleeper Cell. MORE

“John is fantastic. He treated newbies and those with experience with the same interest and respect for their work. He shares his experience with examples of his past shows which makes beat sheet expectations clear and understandable. It's evident he's an amazing writer because he's like a laser beam to the issues in the beat sheets and offers a clever, funny or perfect solution to fix them. ”
“Very thorough and supportive, spent extra time to make sure he could give thoughtful and specific advice.”
“John listened and gave concrete guidance and supportive feedback. Really created a safe environment for us to share.”
“He kept it real. I love his no bullshit approach about advice and what the business is like and how hard it is. No sugar coating but at the same time kind and realistically encouraging.”
“John did a great job at helping us dissect our beat sheets and gave us excellent and informative feedback on areas of improvement. His feedback is invaluable.”
“Both John & Nina were so great at sharing their own real world experiences and being open and honest about the entire experience of making a great pitch & pitch deck and what it is like to be in the room. I learned so much about how to improve and move forward with my project. They give great insight, suggestions, and ideas. I'd love to learn more from them in the future.”

Nina Fiore

(Co-EP, The Handmaid’s Tale, 4 pilots)

Nina Fiore is an Emmy-nominated writer and Co-EP on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale (all seasons) where she collaborates with writing partner, John Herrera. Nina and John wrote on Bloom, a new show for Netflix that will be coming soon. She and John have also worked on USA’s The Purge, Syfy’s Nightflyers, Blood Drive, Alphas, and Eureka. Additionally, Nina and John have sold their pilots Players and Dante’s Inferno (the latter co-written with Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris) to CW and Freeform, respectively, and an adaptation of Melissa Lenhardt’s genre-bending, feminist western novel, Heresy, with MGM. Nina also co-wrote the movie Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase for Warner Brothers and is currently adapting a true-life feature story about the latter days of the Bosnian-Serb conflict of the 1990’s. Before becoming a TV writer, Nina was a script coordinator and writer’s assistant on Eureka, Sleeper Cell, The L Word. Born in the Bronx to a Puerto Rican mother and a Sicilian father, Nina spent most of her formative years surrounded by an excess of personality. MORE

“BRILLIANT! Nina is best ever at breaking things down and communicating it to you effectively. I learned more from her than I have from all the other projects I've done.”
“Nina gave useful feedback on my beat sheet and clearly knows a lot of great and valuable information on TV writing. She was also often funny.”
“Both John & Nina were so great at sharing their own real world experiences and being open and honest about the entire experience of making a great pitch & pitch deck and what it is like to be in the room. I learned so much about how to improve and move forward with my project. They give great insight, suggestions, and ideas. I'd love to learn more from them in the future.”
“Nina has an amazing ability to get you out of your head and your story onto a complete beat sheet in 5 weeks! She knew where the cracks and weaknesses were, and gave smart coaching on how to fix them. She's just awesome!”
“She was amazing at keeping things positive and providing great feedback. She always made sure we were comfortable with feedback and notes.”
“Nina is very compassionate, kind, empathetic, and thoughtful. Being a working writer, she comes with experience and insight that is very beneficial. She is very approachable and pays attention to each student as they share their ideas.”
“Nina knows how to get to the heart of a concept and makes great suggestions to elevate it, without ego. She knows the writer might take a different approach. Also, she has been incredibly open with her own experiences. She's very encouraging.”

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