Event Details
Monday
November 3, 2025 5:00 pm
via Zoom
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Live Pitch Bootcamp!
Ready to try out your pitch and receive professional feedback in a low-pressure environment?
On Monday, November 3, Fundamentals of Screenwriting host Timothy Michael Cooper will listen to approximately five preselected WGA members’ live 5-minute pitches, then offer his detailed constructive thoughts on each one.
After we review the top pitch must-haves and precisely what executives are looking for, we’ll get right into the pitches. Prepare yourself for actionable, experienced notes on both your concept and your pitching technique. Whether you’re pitching or not, everyone can learn from viewing this pitch session and live critique!
Four to six members will have five minutes each for their pitches, followed by questions and feedback from Timothy Michael Cooper. All material must be registered with WGA prior to the event. Submissions will be selected to provide a diverse array of projects and creators for the event. If you would like to be considered to pitch, this is a great opportunity to hone your presentation in a safe space.
Timothy Michael Cooper is an award-winning filmmaker, comedy writer, and script consultant. He wrote and directed the Writers Guild Award-nominated Concierge: The Series, starring Kate McKinnon. His short comedy Lemon premiered at Tribeca, played at dozens of international festivals and on United Airlines, and is currently in development as a sitcom. Plus, he’s been part of the writers’ room for the Writers Guild Awards for the past six years, writing monologue jokes and sketches for numerous hosts/presenters.
Through his company, Blueprint Screenwriting Group, he’s taught hundreds of writers. His clients and students have sold their scripts to major studios; staffed on multiple network and cable TV shows; screened/won at SXSW, Sundance, Tribeca, Cannes, etc.; and got their movies and shows made across the globe.
Timothy is a proud member of the WGAE, the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Writers’ Workshop, the Hollywood Radio & Television Society, and the WGAE Softball Team.
About The Fundamentals of Screenwriting Series
The Fundamentals of Screenwriting with Timothy Michael Cooper is a WGA East seminar series that aims to live up to its name – to teach the fundamentals for screenwriters that need a refresher or journalists and other screenwriting novices looking to learn for the first time.
Watch the previous installments of the Fundamentals of Screenwriting series here.
