Register
online for this Tuesday's documentary/docu-drama pitching workshop,
"Live from the Shark Tank: Strategies and Tactics for Surviving an
Investor Pitch - Get Your Film Project to the Silver Screen." Led
by William F. Vartorella, Ph.D., C.B.C., the event will take place in
Manhattan, New York on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 3:00pm-6:00pm at the
StudentFilmmakers.com headquarters in Manhattan. Pre-registration is required.
Reserve your seat today.
(Pictured
right) Co-expedition leader Bill Vartorella takes a late-night break
at the scene of the raising of The Lake Murray B-25, documented by The
History Channel as part of its "Mega-Mover" series. Photo courtesy
of Bill Vartorella. |
DOOR
PRIZES for the first 15 online registrants:
The first 15
online registrants to reserve their seats online will each receive a complimentary
book. The first five will receive the book, "I Could've
Written a Better Movie Than That." The next five will receive the
book, "There's No Business Like Soul Business." The next five
will receive the book, "Writing the Fantasy Film."
This event
will feature documentary and docu-drama pitching techniques, pitfalls,
and solutions. Participants will have the opportunity to have their pitches
critiqued in a two-hour "Pitches and Critiques" session.
When: |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Where: |
StudentFilmmakers.com
1123 Broadway, Suite #307
New York, NY 10010.
(212) 255-5454
(Between W.25th and W.26th Street, subway stops R, W, 6, F,V) |
Schedule: |
2:30pm
|
Check-in and Networking at 2:30pm. |
3:00-3:30pm |
Lecture |
3:30-5:30pm |
Pitches and Critiques |
5:30-6:00pm |
Q&A |
Cost: |
$30.00
|
Discounts: |
$15 off online registration. Additionally,
students with ID receive an extra 10% off. |
Who
Should Attend:
This
Continuing Education Workshop is for filmmakers, producers, and screenwriters;
independent filmmakers, professors, and students.
Program
Details:
By
the time you complete this workshop, you will sharpen your focus on pitching
your film project to the cagey investor. William F. Vartorella, Ph.D.,
C.B.C., will share documentary pitching techniques, pitfalls, and solutions.
Participants will have the opportunity to have their pitches critiqued
during the "Pitches and Critiques" portion of the workshop.
About William F. Vartorella,
Ph.D., C.B.C.
Bill Vartorella is no stranger
to film, whether from the creative side (taught screenwriting at the university
level), exotic location "scouts" (the rainforest of Guyana),
or the business perspective (film incentives advisor to State and international
governmental Film Commissions). He helped secure funding for and assisted
in the build-out of a broadcast quality college TV facility and developed
internships at major media in the U.S. and Europe, including ABC Network.
He has appeared in BBC, Hollywood film, and educational TV productions--often
for "the blink of an eye." Vartorella was a co-expedition leader
featured in The History Channel's "The Lake Murray B-25" ("Mega-Mover"
series), where his behind-the-scenes work included help negotiating the
contract for the expedition and securing film tax incentives for the expedition
leaders. His articles in U.S. and European publications have ranged from
studio construction to film finance and sponsorships.
Vartorella holds an earned
Ph.D. in Mass Communications (Ohio University, Athens, Ohio), a post-doc
(C.B.C.) in business and professional communications, and is the author
of more than 100 scholarly and professional papers across a wide range
of disciplines. He has received several awards, including The Order of
the Palmetto (South Carolina's highest civilian award), an Aviation Preservation
Award (both related to the Lake Murray B-25C Rescue Project), and is listed
in Who's Who in Media and Communications and International Businessmen's
Who's Who. Vartorella holds both commercial and amateur FCC licenses.
He is a Fellow of The Explorers Club and The Royal Geographical Society.
Articles published
in StudentFilmmakers Magazine include:
"A Shot Card for that
Shot-in-the-Dark with Film Investors"
7 Important Tips
"Let's Do Lunch:
60 Minutes to Turn a Starving Filmmaker into an Investor's Darling"
Structure of the One-Hour Investor Lunch and 'Presentation Cycle'
"Scripting a Deal for
Novice Film Investors"
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