Pitching 2

Subject is not scheduled Not scheduled

Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
303P2 Z 2 28SS English summer

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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Mode of study

seminar

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Course contents

The subject has the nature of a consulting workshop. Based on the knowledge and information obtained in Pitching 1, the students develop their communication and presentation abilities further. The objective of the subject is to develop and practice communication and presentation skills required for success in practice. Students will further develop presentation techniques and both verbal and non-verbal communication in positive and negative situations. The subject is taught by means of students hands-on work based on theory provided by the lecturer. In the hands-on part, students will verify their basic skills when preparing presentations for their own projects. The subject is taught in English.

Recommended or required reading

ŠVECOVÁ, Marta (ed.). Jak na Pitching. Praha: NAMU, 2020 - studijní opora.

KURZ, Sibylle. Pitch it! NAMU, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7331-284-8.

ČEJCHANOVÁ, Hana. Prezentační dovednosti. UMPRUM, 2016 – studijní text

REYNOLDS, Garr. Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. New Riders, 2008. ISBN 978-0321525659

CARMINE, Gallo. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds. St. Martin's Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1250041128

DUARTE, Nancy. slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. O'Reilly Media, 2008. ISBN 978-0596522346

HEATH, Chip; HEATH, Dan. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Random House, 2007. ISBN 978-1400064281

HARRIS, Charles. Jaws in Space: Powerful Pitching for Film & TV Screenwriters. Creative Essentials, 2016. ISBN 978-1843447337

AGUADO, Ken; EBOCH, Douglas. The Hollywood Pitching Bible: A Practical Guide to Pitching Movies and Television. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. ISBN 978-1500191764

ATCHITY, Kenneth; WONG, Chi-Li. Writing Treatments That Sell: How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry, Second Edition. Holt Paperbacks, 2003. ISBN 978-0805072785

SHEFTER BISHOP, Lane. Sell Your Story in A Single Sentence: Advice from the Front Lines of Hollywood. Countryman Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1581573688

PALMER, Stephanie. Good in a Room: How to Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience. Currency/Doubleday, 2008. ISBN 978-0385520430

HAUGE, Michael. Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read. Michael Wiese Productions, 2006. ISBN 978-1932907209

Assessment methods and criteria

1.Introductory lesson; presentation of the subject, assignment

2.Verbal and non-verbal skills - developing skills

3.Preparing text material (CV, explication, synopsis)

4.Preparation of visual material (poster, graphics)

5.Preparation of visual material (poster, graphics)

6.Preparation of audiovisual material (trailer, teaser)

7.Preparation of audiovisual material (trailer, teaser)

8.Preparation of audiovisual material (trailer, teaser)

9.Language preparation - terminology

10.Pitching practice (with emphasis on positive feedback)

11.Pitching practice (with emphasis on positive feedback)

12.Final pitching in English and feedback from evaluators

Note

none

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans