Seth Rogen plays an executive in Apple's hit show, The Studio, but a lot of his performance comes from the people he's interacted with over the years. Rogen, a writer, director, producer, and actor, has had a lot of experience pitching his idea and getting these people to buy in and greenlight his projects. Recently, Rogen was on the Zane Lowe podcast for Apple Music, where he covered a wide range of subjects, including pitching. Let's dive in. Seth Rogen on PitchingWhat I have always loved and admired about Seth Rogen is that he has really catchy movie ideas that feel like they must be easy to pitch in a room. But as he explains, they don't always do well. He had to learn to pitch, and pitch well, just like the rest of us. Around 10 minutes into the podcast, Rogen takes on pitching. At the start of his career, Rogen and his team opted to write the full scripts on spec rather than pitching the ideas first. That was mostly done thanks to the negative reactions they received when merely describing Pineapple Express. But the deeper they got into their career, people had trust that they could write something that executed the concepts. So pitching became more crucial. With a movie like Neighbors, it was easier to pitch due to its straightforward premise. Rogen emphasized that a crucial part of a successful pitch involves presenting the key comedic scenes (set pieces) that really illustrate the story's potential. For...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Yesterday