Colin Sprigg, Writer & Director
For me, film making emerged later in life. I'm now 49, and I serve as the Director of Information and Technology at ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, CA. Combined with my creative abilities, film making proved to be a blissful integration of technology and creativity. The Pitch took me three years to complete.
I enrolled at the UCLA Extension film studies program to take film music and film production courses. This was critical to actualize my dream of creating a high quality short film.
UCLA powered my already high levels of inspiration. Taught by industry leaders willing to share their expertise, not only was this inspiring, it bridged the gap of practical knowledge I needed to integrate the varied disciplines involved with film making. I met many like-minded people at UCLA who would later contribute their talents to my film. It was an honor to have worked with the many professionals I did who contributed their talents to The Pitch.
As a young person, I won the Fullerton Union High School talent show in 1980 and 1982 for original compositions I performed on the piano. Song writing has been a part of my life since about the age of 12. It was especially rewarding to compose music for The Pitch. I studied the music of Thomas Newman and Alan Silvestri before creating twelve original cues for the film. What makes The Pitch different is, in lieu of orchestration, I retained each cue with a solo piano. I decided after much thought that the solo piano best told the intimate story of the film’s young protagonist Madison Halley.
The Pitch is a personal story for me, yet elements of it could be apart every family’s story. While not an autobiographical statement, much of the content was derived from my experiences as a manager of my daughters' All-Star softball teams, a married man, and a father of four young children. I am happily married and owe a debt of gratitude to my wife Geni for the support and time that was required to achieve the final cut of The Pitch. I hope you enjoy the story as much as I did creating it.
I enrolled at the UCLA Extension film studies program to take film music and film production courses. This was critical to actualize my dream of creating a high quality short film.
UCLA powered my already high levels of inspiration. Taught by industry leaders willing to share their expertise, not only was this inspiring, it bridged the gap of practical knowledge I needed to integrate the varied disciplines involved with film making. I met many like-minded people at UCLA who would later contribute their talents to my film. It was an honor to have worked with the many professionals I did who contributed their talents to The Pitch.
As a young person, I won the Fullerton Union High School talent show in 1980 and 1982 for original compositions I performed on the piano. Song writing has been a part of my life since about the age of 12. It was especially rewarding to compose music for The Pitch. I studied the music of Thomas Newman and Alan Silvestri before creating twelve original cues for the film. What makes The Pitch different is, in lieu of orchestration, I retained each cue with a solo piano. I decided after much thought that the solo piano best told the intimate story of the film’s young protagonist Madison Halley.
The Pitch is a personal story for me, yet elements of it could be apart every family’s story. While not an autobiographical statement, much of the content was derived from my experiences as a manager of my daughters' All-Star softball teams, a married man, and a father of four young children. I am happily married and owe a debt of gratitude to my wife Geni for the support and time that was required to achieve the final cut of The Pitch. I hope you enjoy the story as much as I did creating it.
