Preclass Activities

Video 1: Creating a perfect elevator pitch - LinkedIn Learning Video

• 1. Say what you do.

• 2. What makes you unique.

• 3. Tell a quick story.

• Elevator pitches should be quick and concise

• Ask about the other person.

• Use the elevator pitch to start the conversation. It's not a script.

• Have different versions of the elevator pitch. If people already know what you do you can skip the details and vice versa.

Course 1: Giving Your Elevator Pitch - LinkedIn Learning Course

• Capitalize on opportunities: casually let them know who you are and how to contact you

• Professional identity: who you are and where you're going

• Goal feedback: where you might be headed

• More opportunities: the more you make a solid connection with someone the more likely they'll think of you for you skills and expertise

Initial connection:

1. Inform them who you are professionally, where you've been, where you're going.

2. Find a way that you could be of use to them. Add value for yourself when connecting with someone.

3. Try to find something you can relate to with them (sports, movies, experiences).

Structure your pitch:

"My background is....

Right now I'm....

I love [something about your job]....

but hope to....in the future."

Pitch qualities:

• Confident but not arrogant

• Must be short

• More generic than specific

• Be distinctive, not generic (off a combination of facts not many people could offer)

Making a connection:

• Ask about their work

• Never ask for anything

• Know your audience

• Ensure a lasting connection

During Class 1

Milestone 1 pitch will be marked against:

• Creator intention

• Consideration of available technology and resources

• Consideration of target audience

• Consideration of aesthetic and experience

• Consideration of theory and theme

• Relevancy and novelty

• Scope

In-between Classes

Week 2 Workshop

Workshop Exercise

Take one element of your scoped idea and see how far you can push that element.

Government overreach:

A short film about a first world Goverment forcing their population to use a mandatory VPN service that gives them access to all your data. This film can only be accessed and watch by using the Tor browser.

Inspired by the Indian Government creating legislation forcing VPN providers to keep customer data:
https://www.cloudwards.net/vpn-ban-in-india/

Is this idea novel?

While the use of VPNs and also Tor is not new, distributing a film purely through that way would create a discourse around privacy and hopefully get non-technical people to become curious and try VPNs or use the Tor browser for themselves.

During Class 2

Notes

Project 1

Milestone 1 - Traffic Light Pitch will be in Week 5.

Project Submission - Aesthetics Presentation will be in Week 7.

Project 2 - Prospectus

Due in Week 11

Project 3 - Documented Professional Practice

Due week 13

When doing an elevator pitch launch straight into the story. Get the audience hooked and go over the technical details later.

Refining the idea

• Justify why it should be made.

• What's good about it?

• What makes it stand apart from all similar media?

Project Idea:

Film Idea (VFX heavy)

The world has been heavily effected by climate change. The earth is scorched, trees are dying, oceans drying up, and the sky is smoggy. The Government forces people to wear AR/VR goggles to make the environment look like it once was before humanity caused its destruction, essentially ignoring reality and brushing off the problem.

The hero must start a revolution, and fight the people in power to save humanity from being wiped out.

What? So What? Now What?

What activities have I completed this week?

Workshopped ideas for our project.

So, what have I learned this week?

Learnt tips for creating a good pitch presentation.

Now what will I do to move forward?

Continue working on ideas and turn it into a viable pitch.

What feedback did I receive this week?

N/A