Pitching and Treatments for Screen

This two-day course aims to demystify the pitching process and help you find the confidence to sell your ideas for the screen.

Key information:

Course dates:: Sat 19 – Sun 20 July 2025
Course times:: 10am–4pm
Age:: 18+
Art form:: Drama | Writing
Fees:: £225
Deadline:: Bookings will close at 5pm on Monday 30 June 2025 or when the course reaches full capacity
Level of study:: Short Courses & Summer Schools (ages 18+)
Mode of study:: In-person
Venue:: Guildhall School of Music & Drama
When:: Summer Schools (July–August) | Weekend Courses
Contact details:: shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk; +44 (0)20 7382 2310

Public booking opens at 11am, Thursday 28 November. Join our mailing list before Monday 25 November to receive priority booking.

Ages 18+

Course Dates & Times

Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 July 2025
10am–4pm

About Pitching and Treatments for Screen

This two-day course aims to demystify the pitching process and help you find the confidence to sell your ideas for the screen. You will learn the difference between a pitch and a treatment and the important role these have in selling your script to production companies and agents, explore previous pitches for film and TV and create your very own treatment.

Who is this course for?

Writers who have written their first script or have an idea and are looking at how to approach production companies and agents
All levels are welcome but you should have an idea for television or film that you can work on throughout the course

What can I expect?

This is a practical course with group and individual writing exercises and the opportunity to complete a finished treatment or outline.

You can expect to learn about:

What to include in your pitch document
How to pitch your film and TV ideas
Demystifying the process of working in television

By the end of the course, you will have gained confidence to pitch your ideas to industry professionals.

"This was an inspiring course led by professionals that armed me with information and made me want to take the next steps to pitch my work."

– Participant on Pitching and Treatments for Screen, 2024

Course Fee

£225

Public booking opens at 11am, Thursday 28 November. Join our mailing list before Monday 25 November to receive priority booking.

Eligibility

We welcome participants from all ages 18 and over
Participants must have sufficient English language skills in order to fully engage with the course

About the Course Tutor

The course is taught by Emma Dennis-Edwards.

Emma is a writer and actor of Jamaican and Trinidadian heritage. Emma’s TV work includes writing an episode of Champion (Candice Carty-Williams' new show for BBC) and Story Consultant for six-part thriller Ragdoll (UKTV/AMC). She was part of the BBC Writers Academy with John Yorke and has written episodes of Casualty, EastEnders and Holby City. Alongside her episodic writing Emma is developing original projects with The Forge, Moonage and Red Planet.

For stage, Emma has been a participant at Royal Court, Soho Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith and Oval House writers’ programmes. Plays include Funeral Flowers which won the Scotsman’s Fringe First Award and the Filipa Bragança award for best female solo performance, and went on to tour venues across London including Bunker Theatre, Roundhouse, Bernie Grant Arts Centre and Hackney Empire Studio.

Her play Bricks was developed on the Old Vic 12 scheme and was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagan Award.