I've emailed the confirmations for those joining us on
Sunday at the ScreenplayLab Second Annual Pitch Contest,
the Inside Pitch with Christopher Lockhart. If you did
not get an email like the one enclosed below it means we
don't know that you're coming.

We have a total of 62 tickets sold for this event so far.
Since the theater holds 160 it will be possible to
purchase tickets at the gate for $25. And, it's still
possible to buy tickets online now for $20.

I can expect some sympathy email that I haven't sold out
the theater and maybe express financial concern. With my
partner Gabrielle Pantera we've been running ScreenplayLab
events weekly for a year for free. Anybody who imagines
we're about seeking money from ScreenplayLab members is
way out of tune with what the real agenda is.

Christopher Lockhart is generally considered the best
pitch coach in the world. The three people who present
the best pitches will gain a credential that gives them
the credibility to get a meeting with a Hollywood agent
to discuss the steps they need to take in their career.
I'm glad we've found the people who are ready to take that
shot. It's ok there aren't a lot more screenwriters ready
to transform their careers. I can understand. It took me
a couple years to get an agent because I didn't say yes
to an early opportunity. We all hesitate sometimes when
offered a shot at the big time.

I've gotten some email comparing us to a pitchfest event
that's coming up soon put on by another organization.
They've been doing it much longer than we have and their
event will have thousands of screenwriters. The point
she told me is that their pitch tickets only cost $8 and
that anyone who buys a ticket will get to pitch. Our
event costs $20 and you have to stand out somehow at the
event to get picked to pitch. I could point out that the
$8 is in addition to their $125 event cost, but price is
not what matters here. What matters is results.

If you go to the testimonials web page of that other
event the word "agent" isn't there. For all that effort
that thousands of people poured into that event last
year nobody can name a tangible result.

What are ScreenplayLab's results? What happens when we
recommend actors and writers to agents? Most have been
invited to sign. They didn't exhaust themselves with
days of unproductive meetings. More than two dozen
actors and screenwriters we referred have signed.

An actor I referred is Anthony Ray Parker, known for
playing Dozer in THE MATRIX. Anthony wouldn't need
my help to get an agent. What he sought from me was an
agent who has a higher spirit, who nurtures artists. You
can see Anthony in THE MARINE released by Twentieth
Century Fox and in theaters everywhere. More about
Anthony here:

http://sangertalent.com/home.html

So what's ScreenplayLab up to if not to make a lot of
money off artists somehow? I can't tell you how many
good things that have happened for me in the past year
related to ScreenplayLab. I got an agent. I met
influential interesting generous people I admire who
are helping my career. I made new friends. And, I get
to go to events where everyone has a lot of fun, learns
to improve their craft and shares a spiritual artistic
bond. That's rewarding to me.

See you Sunday!

Robin

--- original message to pitch contest participants ---

Subject: ScreenplayLab Pitch Contest - Important Instructions

This email contains important instructions you need to
follow to get on our gate list for admittance to the studio
lot on Sunday. [Instructions how to RSVP yourself or your
guests...]

Thank you for joining us for the Second Annual ScreenplayLab
Pitch Contest, the Inside Pitch with Christopher Lockhart.
Whether you're coming with a determined intention to win or
out of curiosity and ready to be educated and entertained
I congratulate you and acknowledge your support both
spiritual and financial of ScreenplayLab. I'm excited for
you and the turning point this can be for your career.

The Inside Pitch with Christopher Lockhart touches people's
lives. I'm one of the people who was touched, and people I
didn't know have written me this week to tell me that
they've been touched by past Inside Pitch sessions. By
raising the stakes to include invitations from Hollywood
agents for each of our three winners to meet at the
agency to discuss how to move their careers forward I expect
this particular Inside Pitch session to touch more lives in
a bigger way than ever.

See you Sunday!

Robin