Studio Production Unit- Giving my Pitch and Feedback.

Yesterday I gave my pitch to a panel of Helen, Simon and Laura. I arrived an hour early at the studios so that I could prepare myself on exactly what points I wanted to emphasize during my pitch. I thought this would be a good thing to do, as my PowerPoint presentation contained a lot of information, and with the limited amount of time I had to complete my pitch, I had to make sure that although all this information was there, I only hit the key points for time sake.

Throughout my pitch, I made sure to give the panel opportunities to ask questions when they seemed confused about what I meant by certain things. That way it wouldn't dwell on them, and they'd be able to concentrate on the rest of the pitch.

Once I had completed my pitch, I was praised for the idea I had given for the overall show, and it was called "interesting." I was also told I seemed very passionate about the ideas I gave. I was also told that although there was some confusion as to what kind of films would have been reviewed in my show, that question was answered later in the pitch, suggesting that I had gone about it the right way, answering a question that had been raised without even knowing the question had come about.

It was also suggested that perhaps my show sounded like something more geared towards a BBC Two mid-week program as opposed to a weekend BBC One slot. This was explained to me in detail, and in the end I decided that perhaps this was a reasonable suggestion afterall.

The key point about yesterday was that although my idea was not chosen in the end, my idea was one of five that came very close to being chosen. This suggests to me that I definitely have the right idea about how to pitch in general, and which key points to hit, but I still need a bit more polish on certain areas to get my pitches just right.

I am very happy with the way things went, and yesterday was definitely a learning experience for me, which I am sure will be very useful in the near future.