{"product_id":"how-to-avoid-a-pass-on-your-pitch-or-screenplay","title":"How to Avoid A Pass on Your Pitch or Screenplay","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/stage32top.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn from Jeff Portnoy, a top Literary Manager at Bellevue Productions and former CAA Story Analyst\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet a downloadable document with \"The Top 25 Reasons They are Passing on Your Script\" to help you avoid pitfalls on your own script!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cdcdcd;\"\u003eMost filmmakers, writers and creators look forward to that exhilarating moment when they get their pitch, material or screenplay in front of a decision maker. 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