So there is a small Film Festival happening in a City near me next month.
I went on the website and there is a Pitching competition that goes like this:
* You send your 500 word story idea on one page.
* All ideas are looked at by a panel.
* The best 5 are invited to pitch their idea.
* They take turns talking about their idea in public for about 10 mins in front of the panel.
* The panel picks a winner and gives them 3000 euro to help them write the full-length script.
It cost 30 euro to submit an idea. I presumed it would have been free to submit but, hey, it's not.
Anyway, I know that the idea of selling my idea in PUBLIC in competition with the other 4 best ideas is WAY WAY WAY outside my comfort zone.
But my idea would have to picked first. I have 4/5 of the film in my head and wrote down disjointedly so putting the 500 words together will not be a big labour.
But my pitiful little mind is throwing up things like "What are you thinking ? You'll never win" etc etc... Anyone who lack confidence in any area will know what I mean.
I KNOW that that little voice is a mental distortion and I should just ignore it but the thing is the little voice is very devious, deceptive and believable !!
Anyone any tips on shutting it up !! :-)
The deadline for submission of Idea is next Friday so I'm going to post it off on Wednesday to make sure it get's there.
Wish me Luck !! :-)
I'm just feeling like.. unworthy or something...
How best to disregard Habitual Self-Doubt ?
June 13th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
June 14th, 2010 at 10:38 am 1276511894
June 14th, 2010 at 01:16 pm 1276521363
Maybe the Festival is low on funding and they reckon 100 entries will generate enough money for the prize - 3000 ?
Anyways... IF I won it there would hopefully be non-financial benefits such as getting the idea out there, meeting the right people who can make it happen and meeting scriptwriting tutors.
June 17th, 2010 at 11:38 pm 1276817883
Hey, it is Friday. What did you end up doing?
June 18th, 2010 at 11:35 pm 1276904151
The deadline for submission has been pushed back by the Festival until next Wednesday the 23rd. I posted my entry off yesterday.
So just anxiously waiting now I guess !!
I'm going to call them on Monday to see if they received my entry and to ask them when will they let the lucky 5 know they're through to the Pitching Award.
Wish me Luck !