Derek Estlin Purvis started his career at Paramount Pictures in the Early 90’s and spent 8 years working inside the studio system. In 2001, He relocated to Boston, MA and worked as an Executive Producer. In 2005 he joined Markedia Worldwide, a Film Finance and Branded Content studio. While at Markedia, Derek worked with Michael Bassick to finance all or part of eight films, Including The Ten Starring Paul Rudd and Jessica Alba. Derek left Markedia in 2010 to partner with Christy Cashman at Saint Aire. Sait Aire placed the equity finance in The Kids Are All Right, which would win the Golden Globe for best picture. Also while at Saint Aire, Derek produced and Directed The Love Guide starring Parker Posey. With the advent of the new digital content model, Derek has spent the past three years in the Technology space, creating the ground breaking mobile app Movie Pitch Pro.
Zac Sanford @zacsanford moderating.
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Derek Purvis of @MoviePitchPro Transcript - December 13, 2015
Derek Purvis - Producer of 'The Kids Will Be All Right' and also Creator of Movie Pitch Pro @MoviePitchPro. Zac Sanford @zacsanford moderating.
IT’S #SCRIPTCHAT O’CLOCK w guest Derek Purvis Prod of 'The Kids Will Be All Right' & Creator of @MoviePitchPro. @zacsanford moderating
RT @scriptchat: IT’S #SCRIPTCHAT O’CLOCK w guest Derek Purvis Prod of 'The Kids Are All Right' & Creator of @MoviePitchPro.- Hello everyone. Please welcome our guest @MoviePitchPro (Derek) to the chat. #scriptchat
'Ay up! #scriptchat- Q @MoviePitchPro - So tell us a little about yourself before we jump in with the regular questions. #scriptchat
Hi! Lets start with a little fun trivia-I have been a Partner at Saint Aire Productions - Prod Co. for "The Kids Are All Right" #scriptchat- @MoviePitchPro Sorry that the pre-scheduled tweets had the title wrong. #scriptchat
- But I started in the early 90's at Paramount Pictures. I I was working my way up the ladder there for 8 years! #scriptchat
- what a great way to learn the biz! I have been Financing films for the last 15 years or so #scriptchat
- And have even gotten to direct a few - Including "The Love Guide" with Parker Posey #scriptchat
- Anyone else feel free to ask your questions to @MoviePitchPro #scriptchat
- Over the past 3 years I have been working with a phenomenal group of technology guru's to bring a new Mobile App to life! #scriptchat
Pin it? 》Thoughts on Pinterest for #Screenwriters via @LA_Screenwriter http://la-screenwriter.com/2015/12/04/pinterest-for-screenwriters/ … #scriptchat- It is the first Big Data driven research and analytics tool designed for established and up and coming filmmakers #scriptchat
- to find the people most likely to be interested working with them on a project. #scriptchat
Q: How has the pitch process evolved over the years? And how has technology played a role on what is and is not accepted? #scriptchat- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro My responsibilities in those days were exclusively on the finance/business side - #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro I had nothing to do with the creative - but I can share my opinion a little #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro Which is, the execution on the creative by the Director was phenomenal & the cast as well #scriptchat
Interesting read - Social Media can definitely be a powerful tool for screenwriters! #scriptchat https://twitter.com/nickeljones/status/676206271062802432 …
Affair Play - Theatre Review http://www.planetartsmelb.com/126248 #theatre #stage #StageSelection #scriptchat #acting pic.twitter.com/zHhDrU0cIX- @Al_1701 Good question. The biggest shifts in the sales (pitch) process for films is probably related to 2 things: #scriptchat
Late, but here. #scriptchat- Q @MoviePitchPro So what made you want to transition from the studio life to what you're doing now? #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 1) The demand for content is so high it has created way more opportunity and an easier access point for writers #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 2) so much more is possible with the scope of a budget range, it has shifted the decision making for buyers #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 Allowing them to green light a smaller film knowing tech has made it possible to delivery a high prod value #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro I have always wanted to Direct - but do not like having others dictate my career #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro So I decided to master the financing and distribution side in order to be able #scriptchat
- @londonswf @jazadal @Bang2write I think your asking are buyers looking for a higher standard? #scriptchat
@WritePackRadio talks One More Story Games—Games You Read, Books You Play http://tinyurl.com/j72nrup #ScriptChat pic.twitter.com/xnGqah2QVx
It is the first Chronic Farting driven research and analytics tool designed for established and up and coming filmmakers #scriptchat- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro Great Q! No. We are not in the business of selling access. We are a research tool. #scriptchat
Sophie and James are in love. And it's complicated... >> http://igg.me/p/1511525/twtr/635272 … #scriptchat #supportindiefilm pic.twitter.com/DgmkRDr7G2- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro MPP is designed to expedite the process of targeting potential collaborators AND #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro Providing a full suite of analytics about the producers, financiers, directors on your results list #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro There are several great ways to use it as a writer. The first: Validate a story idea #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro Meaning, when you get a story idea that pops in your head - use MPP to see if anyone may be into it #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro I get hair brain script ideas all the time and use the tool to gauge the market before writing #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro another great way to use the tool as a writer, is to focus your sales (pitch) efforts #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro @SarahAlexis4 There are times I look at a movie and think it was a hair brained script. Some of them even work. #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro Only target companies and individuals that are good candidates. #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro MPP analyzes 3500+ points of data for EVERY entry on your results list #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro and takes what is normally days, weeks or months of research in IMDB or SS, and does it in seconds #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro Who is "anybody"? Let's say you are a produced writer who knows what works, and the "anybodys" don't like it? #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro Perhaps the best way to use the tool - is working with the full suite of analytics you get #scriptchat
- Q @MoviePitchPro As studio needs tend to change daily/weekly/on a whim, how does your system (and how often) does it update? #scriptchat
- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro MPP has uses the key components of your story to build a Film DNA #scriptchat
From Superstar Writers to First-Timers, Screenplay Contenders Run The Gamut - AwardsLine http://klou.tt/10zgsfsifg3hc/ #scriptchat- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro things like : Genre, Sub Genre, Conflict type, story type, hero type, target audience, budget #scriptchat
Here's a bunch of Oscar-nominated screenplays to download (free): pic.twitter.com/inUiXnm9lT http://ow.ly/VOgue #scriptchat- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro MPP has an enormous database and tracks 100K people and 300K Companies #scriptchat
- We're at the halfway point in the chat. Make sure to get those questions in to @MoviePitchPro #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro What kind of companies are on your list? #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro Ah! So this is like Relativity's algorithm. That makes sense. #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro We include the full filmography from the past 3 years, as well as tracking current activity #scriptchat
After the chat, you can check out @MoviePitchPro's site here http://www.moviepitchpro.com/ & #FF them to ask any unanswered questions #scriptchat- @SarahAlexis4 @MoviePitchPro The actual creative in your story is of course, never required to be input. #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 @MoviePitchPro If the company's, financed, produced or distributed a film in the past 3 years, they are in out database #scriptchat
- Of course it's an app. What about us dinosaurs who still have a flip phone? #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 I assume that it can work on an iPad. #scriptchat
- @wcmartell @MoviePitchPro I can't speak to Relativity's algorithm, I have never been made privy to it - but thats good company! #scriptchat
- I'M SO DATED! #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 I encourage you to explore becoming more connected with others in your industry in ways that older tech won't let you #scriptchat
- @Al_1701 Don't feel bad. Even Michael Shannon mentioned he has a flip phone. #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @Al_1701 but I imagine Michael Shannon has more than one phone. Work phone, personal phone #scriptchat
- Q @MoviePitchPro Has teh company thought about doing a web-based system for those without smartphones? #scriptchat
@WritePackRadio talks One More Story Games—Games You Read, Books You Play http://tinyurl.com/j72nrup #ScriptChat pic.twitter.com/b8g0hJP7Zm- @blueneumann Not sure if he has more than one, but on the Nerdist podcast he mentioned that was all he had as he hates tech. #scriptchat
- @wcmartell @MoviePitchPro If your a filmmaker and need to plug a collaborator into your project - we can help. As a financier #scriptchat
- @wcmartell @MoviePitchPro I get Production teams looking to get financed but have need of a physical production company #scriptchat
@MoviePitchPro Any success stories yet made through MPP or is it too early yet? #scriptchat- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro I imagine a computer-based one would also allow for a more detailed interface. #scriptchat
- @supergloss @MoviePitchPro We have only been live for a couple months and we have not started out marketing campaign really #scriptchat
@wcmartell Off topic but I am reading your SECRETS OF SELLING & loving it. Spot-on advice. Will post review when done #realtalk #scriptchat- @supergloss @MoviePitchPro I will tell you, I have been using an excel spreadsheet version of this in my own career for 10 years #scriptchat
- @supergloss @MoviePitchPro and use it to analyze projects I am considering, and its been used in that way on a few films #scriptchat
- @blueneumann @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro Very true! The iOS version is really a soft launch for us - we will be browser based #scriptchat
- Q @MoviePitchPro What can people do to improve their pitching techniques? #scriptchat
- @blueneumann @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro early next year - so it can be used on any device #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro As a guy that gets pitched EVERYWHERE, my advice is simple: understand the BUSINESS of your project #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro and most important, like ANY sales environment, focus on telling the info the buyer eeds #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro and to the research to over come objections from a buyer in the meeting. #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro's Derek Purvis' bio is here http://www.scriptmag.com/author/derekpurvis/ … as well as some helpful pitching articles he wrote #scriptchat
- 10 minutes left. Get those questions in. #scriptchat
- Q @MoviePitchPro How have you seen the indie landscape change since The Kids Are Alright? #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro Are you sure you're not a real estate agent, cause you kinda sound like one? #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro First, I have to say, the quality of scripts being read in NY, LA have greatly increased #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro I think more writers are working on improving their craft then ever before. #scriptchat
- @MoviePitchPro I came in late so no clue if anyone asked already but where do you think writers go wrong when pitching? #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro Some other big changes in the indie world are the budgets are deflated, but for good reason #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro and I think writers should be zeroing in on this, but films need more revenue streams to succeed #scriptchat
- To what do you attribute the fact that scripts are improving?? #scriptchat https://twitter.com/moviepitchpro/status/676218139663814656 …
- @zacsanford2 @MoviePitchPro Scripts should have extension to other areas, games, graphic novels etc to be more appealing #scriptchat
- @jeannevb @MoviePitchPro in two ways - they don't fully KNOW the person they are pitching to. Research is key in pitching. #scriptchat
- @jeannevb @MoviePitchPro so when you sit down with them, you can have a dialogue, and not just project your ideas onto them #scriptchat
- @jeannevb @MoviePitchPro the second, is they don't fully understand what the decision making process for a buyer is. #scriptchat
- As we're winding down, I want to thank Derek (@MoviePitchPro) for being our guest tonight. Thanks for all the answers. #scriptchat
- Two minute warning! #scriptchat
- @jeannevb @MoviePitchPro Buyers are considering; "Can I sell this to my boss/investor", "can I sell it overseas","Can I afford" #scriptchat
how does one get into a room? #scriptchat- Final 5 Plug: THE TERMINATOR MOVIES. All 5 films analyzed: why they work (or don't). 247 pges, under $3. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018N6S176/secretsofactions … #scriptchat
- Thanks to everyone for coming out this evening, those who asked questions and those who sat in the wings watching. #scriptchat
- @JLalliWriter Writers are treating the craft more like a career, learning the trade, improving their skills, AND #scriptchat
- @JLalliWriter Understand that if they can imagine it - it can be produced, very liberating! #scriptchat
- @Angie_Lavallee Door. (they read your scripts, love them, call you in for a meeting) #scriptchat
- @wcmartell sounds so easy eh! #scriptchat
- Thanks for moderating @zacsanford! #scriptchat
- Next week I'll be moderating with @KathrynLyn Director of Development at @AmasiaEnt - a film production and finance company. #scriptchat
- @jeannevb @zacsanford Thanks for a great session and letting me hang around where the magic all starts! #scriptchat
- @zacsanford2 I need to check if @KathrynLyn of @AmasiaEnt can still guest next week... stay tuned! If not, we'll find backup #scriptchat
- Overly Pluggy: My BREAKING IN Blue Book looks at scripts from a business standpoint. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0162WOKRS/secretsofactions … #scriptchat
- Night everybody. #scriptchat
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