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  On Camera Focus                                                                             June 4, 2010 Issue
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Making a Pitch Video?
How to tell your story
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Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life's story.
 
-John Barth

There's a buzz in the air, and it's not just the summer honeybees. This buzz is about a certain producer's search for her next big TV host...  If you have ever thought about having your own show, this is a great time to think about it seriously!  Whether you submit an audition video to Oprah, or want to pitch your show to someone else (even sponsors), a great 2 to 3 minute video is so valuable!

 

The buzzin' has got to me, and while my husband thinks I am nuts, I have an opportunity for you to be coached before and during your video shoot, and we'll shoot it for you! 

 
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Making a Pitch Video?  
 
Put Your Best Stuff Up Front 
 

Many people have been have been inspired by the buzz about a very recognizable TV producer's search for the next big TV show host!  If this sounds familiar, you already know I am talking about Oprah.  Whether you are going for Oprah's contest, or you have your sights set on other networks that would be more appropriate to you than Oprah's OWN network, shooting that pitch video is a great idea.  But it can be tricky! 

 

TalentShotThere are a few essential things that you should know; some of these things are insider realities from the casting perspective.  I've been on that side, looking for star talent that will blow my project out of the water, and I can tell you the brutal realities of what it's like in that seat! So many things can make or break your video pitch:

 

One of the basic tips I can share is this... 

 

 Put your best stuff up front.

 

This comes from that casting office perspective that I mentioned earlier.  Just like any presentation, consider your audience first. In this case, the "audience" is a busy casting office, and, specifically, a poor chap who has been sitting in font of his monitor watching hundreds of faces talking at him for many hours.

 

Casting reality check:  Producers like Oprah don't sit through all the submission; all videos are screened and only the most promising  make it to the producer at all!

 

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