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Doc U: Documentary Producing Workshops with Mitchell Block and Jeffrey Tuchman - Day 2

The Spitfire Grill, 3300 Airport Ave., Santa Monica CA 90405


Documentary Producing Workshops with Mitchell Block and Jeffrey Tuchman

Part of the 2011 Doc U Seminar series.

Documentary Tune-up with Mitchell Block and Peabody and Emmy award-winner Jeffrey Tuchman - (Day 2)
Sun. Sept. 25, 9:30am - 4:30pm at The Spitfire Grill

"If you can't sell your project every time you pitch it, then there something wrong with it."

Can'tfind funding? No one wants to invest? Perhaps it's the idea or someaspect of the project/package? Get a doc proposal check up, and tuneup. This daylong workshop is intended to help you decide if that dreamdoc is worth pursuing and if it's not selling, how to fix it.

Why isn't your project attracting funding from a studio, network or cable, company, sponsor or other funders? It can ONLY be six things:

  • The package?
  • The proposal?
  • The idea?
  • The budget?
  • The production team?
  • Are you pitching to the right people?

Explore how your doc project can be tuned up, cleaned up or perhaps junked.
Find out who might produce it, how to pitch it, what is needed to sell it, and which broadcasters or cable companies should be considered.

Find ways to make your packaging bankable.

We'll look over your proposals and see why it's not pulling in offers. You will receive hard information to build into your business plan and make your project sell.

We will review each individual project and review case studies to develop an understanding of how to pitch and sell projects. Case studies come from the class and the instructor's extensive collection of actual productions. You do not need a project to attend but preference will be given to those that have them. A one-page project description will be requested at time of registration for review if it's available.

Ideas or projects at any stage of development are welcome. We spend the day reviewing a number of projects as a group. This class can be taken multiple times since it is directed to the individual students' projects.

When you register, e-mail a copy of your proposal (up to 2 pages) to Block.

Program might run 30 minutes longer. Join fellow participants for an after session networking drink(no host) at the Spitfire Grill.


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