Comments on: Comic Book Challege 2006

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Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:43:17 +0000

[...] pulled down over one eye. Here’s the hat in a still captured from the YouTube video of me pitching for Comic Book Idol in [...]

By: Caleb Monroe

Caleb Monroe — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:36:10 +0000

That’s about what I learned, too. Glad the lesson could be passed on without you having to learn it the hard way…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:35:06 +0000

I learned two things: First, get straight to the point, and second, how quickly an idea gets shot down if the main premise doesn’t fly with them…they didn’t even let you pitch the story, they zeroed in on the smoking thing, which to be honest, I had the same reaction…but because we didn’t hear the pitch, we don’t know if the story has potential or not.

By: Caleb Monroe

Caleb Monroe — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:18:59 +0000

Thank you, guys!

Daniel, I’m curious: did you learn what to do or what not to do? Because I feel like I learned some of each that day. I spent the week before studying all these DVDs on how to pitch live (they were mostly about pitching screenplays, but a story’s a story, right?). They gave me a great basis, I think, but the actual pitch and how quickly things can change in a live setting…well, you can only be so prepared for that.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:41:53 +0000

Thanks for showing us the pitch Caleb. Not everyone would post something that didn’t go well. I learned a few things about pitching ideas just by watching you on the spot like that.
Thanks for sharing!

By: David Gallaher

David Gallaher — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:53:29 +0000

Caleb,

That art looks glorious!