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1 4 I D G A M O N T H L Y See more detailed descriptions, additional photos and video, where available, online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup Being able to craft a pitch deck and present creative ideas to others in a visually appealing, clear and concise manner is an important skill for television Directors. Pitch decks can serve as an important tool to share your unique vision with collaborators and can assist you with communicating the potential, purpose, and goals of your creative projects. On February 26, DGA members seeking tips on how to do this received valuable information during the Director Development Initiative (DDI) lab, Strategies for Showcasing Your Work: Preparing Pitch Decks and Prep Materials. The online event featured Directors Adam Davidson (Bosch: Legacy), Rachel Lee Goldenberg (Minx) and Thembi Banks (Survival of the Thickest) in a conversation moderated by Director Jean E. Lee (The Rookie: Feds) that explored pitching television projects, while providing examples and offering advice for how episodic television Directors can approach creating prep materials (such as a pitch deck) to best showcase their work. Banks, Davidson and Goldenberg explored how a pitch is like a performance, highlighting how important it is to come into the room with confidence and with as much knowledge as possible about the project that you are pitching. They shared that the goal of pitching is to keep the audience engaged as you balance showcasing your ability to tell a story, communicating your perspective and unique point of view, while also demonstrating your capacity to collaborate and be a team player. They also covered topics such as which tools they themselves use to create their pitch decks, offered advice on how to approach pitching for different kinds of shows, and encouraged Directors to stay true to themselves while pitching and to be mindful of not just presenting what they think other people will want to hear. Image – Clockwise: Directors Thembi Banks, Adam Davidson, Rachel Lee Goldenberg and Jean E. Lee (moderator). Strategies for Showcasing Your Work: Preparing Pitch Decks and Prep Materials A Director Development Initiative Virtual Lab Classic and international gardens, roads, ponds, mature trees, statues, architecture. THE HUNTINGTON | f ilmhuntington.org See our updated website! THINK GLOBALLY, FILM LOCALLY At the invitation of Columbia Law School's Columbia Workers' Rights Student Coalition, on March 11, DGA Associate Eastern Director Michael Berger participated in the panel discussion, Protecting Creative Labor in Hollywood. During a conversation moderated by Kate Andrias, the Patricia D. and R. Paul Yetter Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, Berger was joined by I.A.T.S.E. Associate Counsel Adrian Healy, SAG-AFTRA Deputy General Counsel & National Director, Governance Justin Touretz and Writers Guild of America, East Director of Legal Services Michael Isaac for a discussion on the legal and labor challenges facing the entertainment industry. Berger and the panelists spoke about the challenges of representing the rights of Directors, Performers, Writers, and crew as well as the opportunities facing creative workers today and revealed the close solidarity each of these organizations share throughout the industry. Photo L-R: SAG-AFTRA Deputy General Counsel & National Director, Governance Justin Touretz, DGA Associate Eastern Director Michael Berger, WGAE Director of Legal Services Michael Isaac, I.A.T.S.E. Associate Counsel Adrian Healy, Columbia Workers' Rights Student Coalition CP Hanna Lee and Professor Kate Andrias (moderator). DGA Participates in Legal Discussion at Columbia Law School

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