What kinda movie would it be?

[Skull]

I have 2 sentences now, but it's about 50 words.

Cool... now shorten it (think TV guide... really, check out your TV guide, on demand, or whatever and look how they discribe the movie) You dont need to put all the details in the pitch all you need it the line (the idea) and the hook (the situation). :)

[Berko]

Can't we just keep them short? You can't really see the cleverness in 25 words, and we want people to get a good idea of what these plots are about. As long as people aren't posting novels I don't see why we can't just let people say what they want?
I'm just not sure why we're making it harder than it has to be.

[Skull]

Can't we just keep them short? You can't really see the cleverness in 25 words, and we want people to get a good idea of what these plots are about. As long as people aren't posting novels I don't see why we can't just let people say what they want?
I'm just not sure why we're making it harder than it has to be.

I dont see a problem (we are not professionals) although somebody can help you shorten your idea as well :)

post it!!! :)

[Flick James]

Well, 25 words or less is a fairly common restriction for movie pitches. It's also not like people don't go over it on a regular basis. There's a running joke in the film "The Player" where the central character, who is a Hollywood guy who spends his entire day listening to pitches and giving the green light, says on more than one occasion, "That's more than 25 words." The implication here is that those doing the pitching often go over the requested 25 words. Just try to keep it within that is you can. If it goes over, big woop.

I'll post the thread shortly.