Pitching 2 - KR
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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302P2 | credit | 2 | 26 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 31 to 41 hours of self-study | English | summer |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
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. Cooperation with students from other schood departments is essential. Students will develop their pitching skills by a series of test pitches for students from Department of Screenplay Writing. The following discussion and feedback will provide new ideas for their future presentation, and also for the development of their projects. The subject is taught in English.
Subject schedule:
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
Learning outcomes
Completed with a public presentation of the project in English.
Prerequisites and other requirements
Pitching 1
Literature
ŠVECOVÁ, Marta (ed.). Jak na Pitching. Praha: NAMU, 2020 - primary textbook.
KURZ, Sibylle. Pitch it! NAMU, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7331-284-8
ČEJCHANOVÁ, Hana. Prezentační dovednosti. UMPRUM, 2016 - text to study
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
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credit (completed with a public presentation of the project in English)
Note
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Schedule for winter semester 2023/2024:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2023/2024:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Film Directing_Bachelor_2021 (Required subjects)