BLOG ENTRY #1b

Today, Jan. 14, 2010, I pitched my three documentary ideas. What an amazing experience. Of course Quicksand was my preference, but I was content with any of the stories I pitched. I strategically pitched Quicksand second because I did not want my preference to be transparent. I wanted to give them all my best and pray for the best. Plus, I noticed that sometimes people are still winding down from talking, writing and applause from the previous presentation and I wanted Quicksand to have everyones undivided attention without them having to wait too long.

Surprisingly, my first pitch went awesome. It appeared to be under our allotted two minutes because Prof. Jones did not cut me off. My presentation even made me want to look further into the topic; the class gave me their undivided attention and seemed intrigued by it. That gave me the juice i needed for Quicksand.

I started my pitch for Quicksand by making the class relate to it by acknowledging that I knew many of them preferred entertainment over hardcore news. I went on to addressing some of the things people don't hear about it everyday and how this documentary would be helping people. Before I know it, Jones cut me off. I couldn't believe how fast time flew by. I wouldn't worry about it too much because I had one more to go.

The third pitch was exciting. I got the class involved by having them, stand for visual references and they seemed to enjoy it.  I remember looking out and locking eyes with my classmate, Letita Skippings, she was so attentive and appeared to really be enjoying my presentation. By the time I finished, I felt confident in my pitches but I felt my first and third pitches overshadowed Quicksand; maybe I was just being hard on myself for being cut off.

After class I went straight to my friend Marsha Buchanan to see what she thought and she said that pitch #3 was the strongest. We both went to Letitia, who said pitches #1 directly impacted one of the major life decisions she was about to make, but Quicksand was good too because she also wants to pursue entertainment.

At this point, It is in Gods hands. I put my all into all three stories and I honestly would not be disappointed if he didn't choose Quicksand; I would just take it as God's will. Next week is the moment of truth.