Online Masterclass: Developing and Pitching Documentaries

This masterclass will demystify the process of pitching and developing your own documentary ideas. Starting from where you get ideas from and the best ways to secure access and build trust with potential contributors, it will examine how you might develop your idea and work out your own unique pitch, whilst at the same time figuring who might be interested in commissioning it and why it might work for them. In an increasingly complex funding landscape we’ll look at how you put together an effective deck and sizzle, whether to partner with a company or go it alone and how to navigate the commissioning process, whether you’re approaching a broadcaster or applying for independent film funds.

With real-life examples of projects that she has taken all the way through development to the screen, experienced documentary producer and founder of Big Sister Films, Katie Buchanan will take you through all…