Animation Development Introduction

Pitch Workshop 

18th January 2017

Pitching is a very important skill to learn as an animator, this is a presentation of your work to clients who can fund or get behind your project. In a fast world these pitches would only last under a minute; often referred to an ‘elevator pitch’. Every word counts in a situation such as this and it is a skill we need to learn.

Within the workshop we learnt about how ‘sell’ an idea to a client as effectively as possible, and the later processes which may follow if we were fortunate enough. I took notes throughout the lecture as seen below:

Part of the workshop included us getting into small groups to create a short pitch about an idea we had. The best pitches were voted for, and the two winners would form two large groups to pitch once again the further developed ideas.

I found this task very useful and eye opening on how quickly an idea can evolve; as well as how scary pitching can be. This is why it is crucial I practice and get over my stage fright.