Are you ready to package your story idea that would make a compelling movie or television series? Let’s get ready for the big pitch! In this two-day workshop, Talent/Literary Manager and Producer Marilyn Atlas will teach you the tricks and tips it takes to make that professional pitch. We’ll cover how to distill the essence of your story into short, sharp, easily digestible bite-size parts. Learn to strike the right balance between brevity, colorful detail, and cliffhanging suspense. Students will build pitch decks and have an opportunity to run their pitch by Marilyn for feedback. 

WORKSHOP DATES: Wednesday, March 5 & April 2, 2025, 6:30-8:30pm CST, via Zoom

COST: Nonmember: $160; Member: $135; *No student rate available for this class*

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Marilyn R Atlas is a Talent/Literary Manager and Producer. Among her credits as a film producer are Real Women Have Curves for HBO, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival; A Certain Desire, starring Sam Waterston; and Echoes, which won the Gold Award at the Texas International Film Festival. In 2014, she produced the Lifetime adaptation of The Choking Game.  She is the co-author of a relationship-based screenwriting guide called Dating Your Character (Stairway Press, 2015).