M2: Potential Questions

 Practise Pitch

Pitch questions: 

Your drama is 2-5-30 minutes long - the brief asked 45 to an hour long so does it not meet the conventions of the brief?
There is a vast amount of detail within the 25-30 minutes, the narrative is short and I feel to make a connection with the characters the episodes need to be snappy and short

How do you plan to fit the cost of CGI into your budget?
9k per episode while each episode is 100k - I will keep the budget low for other essentials such as set locations, actors, etc and so I have the availability to use this

How do I plan to bring in a male target audience: 
The male characters within the show fits the typical male demographic and this character is written to like these stereotypical likes and dislikes of a male audience.

How will your show be diverse?
Other characters within the show are not typically white, the friends surrounding the character being different ethnicities - the show also follows themes of the after math of sexual assault, rape culture and the importance of the LGBTQ+ community

How would you market this?
I will market my show through the use of social media - Instagram, YouTube, Instagram, etc.

How I should have answered the Questions:

Your drama is 25-30 minutes long - the brief asked 45 to an hour long so does it not meet the conventions of the brief?

Admittedly, this does not meet the conventions of the drama brief we were given, I feel this is something I will have to change when editing the pitch and show; this being that the show will have a longer duration to meet the brief better, therefore it will meet the conventions of the brief. I can incorporate these changes by lengthening the show to a full hour per episode, this uses the shows whole 100k per episode budget to its advantage.

How do you plan to fit the cost of CGI into your budget?

I plan to fit the cost of CGI into my budget as my budget already is low, budgeting the cost of necessities such as settings, locations, food on set, actors and actresses, etc. I will do this by making sure the cost for other necessities is as low as possible, thus I can use my resources to showcase quality CGI.

How do I plan to bring in a male target audience: 

I plan to bring in a male audience by having more male characters within the show, this being though giving the main character more male friends around them; this then demonstrates inclusiveness and relatability within the show. I will do this by hiring more male actors for the show by holding auditions.

How will your show be diverse?

The show will have a strong sense of diversity as I will be changing main protagonist instead from a white women instead to a hispanic teen; I feel my lack of diversity within my first pitch did not reflect well on the show as a whole and therefore by changing it will fit my show better and to have a larger target audience. 

How would you market this?

I plan to market the show through social media, this being by using Instagram, Tik Tok, YouTube and Facebook for older target audiences. As well as this, I will distribute previews of the show via YouTube, this I feel will add more excitement and anticipation for the show as a whole. However, I would like to use more physical marketing such as posters, billboards, and bus signs. I can incorporate this by using my budget to pay for more physical marketing to then distribute. 

Practise Pitch Evaluation:

When perfuming the pitch I feel I had a calm and controlled manner, speaking confidently and clearly to my audience, this then easily conveyed I was excited and ambitious abut the drama series; this I feel is a key part of presenting, thus helped me convey my points and pitch to the audience. I feel when I was asked questions I could answer them clearly and directly, not only this but quickly was able to answer them with accurate and interesting responses; this allowed me audience insight onto my own thoughts and feelings of the show. I feel I could answer each question given to me without hesitation and answered them accurately to the needs and knowledge of the show. Additionally, I feel I understand the series in depth in which I can explain each episode accurately and with much attention. To add to this, I feel I cam explain and analyse each character within their purpose of the show and what specific demographic this character is aimed at, this then demonstrates I am invested and passionate about the narrative, therefore showing I have great interest and knowledge of the show. However, on the other hand, I feel there were some components I was missing from the pitch, this being a more inclusive characterisation of some protagonists, as I have said in the paragraph below I wish to change some of the characteristics of the protagonists to be more fitting to my target audience to be more relatable and interesting to a wider audience. As well as this, I need to change some of the aspects of the show to fit better with a male audience as the drama is mainly based towards female audience members, thus giving me a smaller audience range, therefore to change this I feel incorporate more male characters. Lastly, I will need to change and better my budget listing, a part of the feedback entailing on the use of CGI and how I will afford this, to actually afford this I will cut into different necessities of the show and use this to benefit the quality of the CGI as this is an important and main part of the show.

Planned Improvements:

The feedback I received was mostly positive, the construct and bases of the show being to the clients likening, with many of its aspects hitting the brief that I was initially asked of. However, the feedback I received was based on diversity within the show as well as financial questions raised, this being feedback I will act on by changing characters to fit the demographic target audience as well as looking into what I can change from my budget to make the show more affordable. Another aspect of the feedback was the amount each episode will come to, this being that it is 50k for 30mins and 100k for 45mins to an hour, my show at first was going to be 25-30 minutes, however to better the show with the feedback I was given to make the show more fitting to a drama I would need to lengthen the show, this will then add into my budget as the episodes will now be 1 hour long, thus it will be 100k per episode. This is something I will later change about the shoe to fit within the feedback I was given. Moreover, I will need to create character profiles to make the understanding of each character more clear as within my pitch I only gave a brief description of each character due to the limited time I had. Overall, any unidentified or unfilled gaps will be filled and improved on to better the shows quality to heighten its chance of becoming aired on BBC3. I feel the overall feedback was positive and highlighted my achievements and what I was in need of working on.