I offer English courses specifically designed for filmmakers including:
- How to pitch your project in English (for producers)
- How to pitch your project in English (for directors)
- How to pitch your project in English (for scriptwriters)
- Pitching your project in English (consultation sessions)
- The English Filmmaking Conversation
You can find out all about these courses below. Have a chat with me to discuss how together we canto improve the English that you need in your context.
How to pitch your project in English
- Are you a film producer, director, or scriptwriter?
- Would you like international support to fund, distribute or collaborate on your film projects?
- Would you like to pitch your film project more effectively and confidently in meetings in English?
If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then you have a great opportunity here. How to pitch your project in English is a one-to-one English course that helps you to get your film project off to the best start by pitching your film projects more effectively and confidently in English.
Only 300€ (half price)
If you would like to know more, then book a time to have a chat with me about How to pitch your project in English.
What will I learn to do?
In this course you will develop the English skills that you need to:
- arrange a pitch meeting
- pitch your your film project effectively
- follow up on your pitch meeting and build useful connections.
You can find out more about what you’ll learn to do on the specialised course by clicking on the link below.
Pitch your project for producers
Learn to pitch effectively in English meetings so that you can
- Get funding for your project
- Get a distribution deal
Pitch your project for scriptwriters
Learn to pitch your script effectively in English meetings so that you can
- Find the right producer for your script
- Get your script accepted in the right places
Pitch your project for directors
Learn to pitch effectively in English meetings so that you can
- Get your project produced
- Find the right people to collaborate on your project
English Consultation sessions
Prepare for your pitch so that you are ready to give your best pitch in English on the day.
3 Consultation sessions to
- discuss your aims
- practise your English pitch
- review the practice that you have done in your own time, so that you can learn for the future
Join the conversation!
The English Filmmaking Conversation is your chance to
- Discuss interesting filmmaking topics in English
- Listen to in depth interviews with filmmaking professionals
- Practise listening and speaking in English about topics that affect you professionally
So, how does it work?
Well, it works like a book club, but with filmmaking podcasts. There are two simple steps
- You listen to part of an interview with a filmmaker from a podcast in your own time. You’ll also get a worksheet with activities to help you to understand the interview, and discussion topics to think about
- We meet and talk about the interview, the English in it, and the filmmaking topics relating to it. This is your chance to practise speaking and to learn from the English that we use.
Each week you’ll receive the next part of the same interview to listen to, and we will meet to talk about it. There are 4 parts of each interview.
What do Nick’s students say?
Elena Moreno de Echanove, Film producer
Starting my own production company has meant getting back into the ring of festivals, markets and meetings, so I felt I needed to give my English a boost. With Nick’s excellent course – designed specifically for audiovisual professionals – I’m not only getting better at negotiating with international production companies, but I also notice that I’m speaking more efficiently and fluently. I can now talk about my projects with a more appropriate vocabulary, giving the best impression to my listeners and generating more enthusiasm for my ideas. Nick is a teacher who truly inspires me to learn and bring out the best of myself. I eagerly anticipate his classes as he motivates me to improve while enjoying the process. Highly recommended.
Andrea Gomez, Director and scriptwriter
I have just finished the first module of the course that nick has developed for filmmakers who want to work in English in this sector, and I found it very practical and interesting. In addition to learning new and very useful specific vocabulary, it poses challenges that have surprised me, such as reviewing your work tools (your cv, how you present your project to a potential producer…). It’s like a coach and an English teacher in one. I recommend this course to filmmakers who want to be able to have self-confidence in an English-speaking environment.
How can I help you?
Do you worry about pitching your film project effectively in English, like you do in your own language? When you are looking to collaborate, or to find funding or a distribution contact, you have enough to think about without worrying about doing it all in English. I can help you to manage pitching-meetings more effectively and confidently in English supporting you step-by-step to make the most of your opportunities from writing a professional and persuasive email requesting a meeting, to making the best impression in your pitching-meeting, and growing your English network for the future.
As a highly-qualified and experienced English teacher I work with learners to enable them to express their ideas effectively in English when it matters, so that they can make the right impression in meetings and conversations.
I’ve always been a film fan, and teaching film producers and directors has been a fascinating insight into the film industry, which has given me an understanding of the language skills that you need to perfect your film pitch in English.
Working as an independent teacher with my own teaching enterprise has taught me the importance of understanding learners’ needs and aims, and ensuring that my messaging talks to those aims. In the same way, your messaging in your meeting needs to talk to the aims of the person in front of you. Together, we can perfect your message so that you can be effective and confident in your English pitching-meeting.
Would you like to know more about How to pitch your project in English? Just click on the link below and book a time to have a chat about it with me at a time that suits you. It would be great to talk to you.
Nick Swerdlow 