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PitchCraft: Unlocking Success in Hollywood Pitch Rooms
PitchCraft publishes from the intersection of storytelling, sales strategy, and the work of building things that matter.
By Alex LeMay
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What Hollywood Owes Documentary Filmmakers
Why blowing past the gatekeepers and and adopting the new direct to market distribution structure needs to be embraced now.
May 6 • Alex LeMay
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Hollywood Spent Fifty Years Telling You No. It's Dying. Now What?
This is the part where we decide who we are.
Mar 23 • Alex LeMay
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After An Insane 2025, Filmmaking Isn’t About Talent Anymore
2026 is going to be about literacy, leverage, and refusing to pretend the old system still works.
Dec 16, 2025 • Alex LeMay
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Should You Stop Pitching to Hollywood?
May 29, 2025 • Alex LeMay
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What Ted Hope Said At Cannes Without A Badge and What NonDe Should Pivot Towards Next
Hollywood’s Crisis Wasn’t an Accident — It Was Engineered
I Stepped Away. Here’s What I’m Doing Instead of Waiting for Hollywood.
Hollywood Won’t Say This Out Loud: FAST Is the New Power Move for Independent Creators
If You're New Here, Start w/ These 5 Articles
An entry point into my 5 most read articles for new readers and an actionable industry playbook for those who may have missed first time around.
Jun 10 • Alex LeMay
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If the Work Is Good Enough, the Right Person Will Find It. Right?
A clearer way to think about why good work gets stranded — and what gives it a better shot in the world.
Jun 3 • Alex LeMay
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The Only Three Projects That Matter
You don’t have an idea problem. You have a business structure problem.
May 28 • Alex LeMay
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I Owe You a Clearer Truth on Why PitchCraft Needs to Change
This is no longer just about pitching better. It’s about whether filmmakers take back their future from the people gutting it.
May 26 • Alex LeMay
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What Ted Hope Said At Cannes Without A Badge and What NonDe Should Pivot Towards Next
A huge show of support for Ted Hope, a question for NonDe, and why the first person through the wall always gets bloody
May 21 • Alex LeMay
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Creative Force is streaming at Cannes is NOW LIVE and available for viewing.
Here’s exactly how to watch — and why it matters.
May 11 • Alex LeMay
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