P2: Create a proposal and client documentation to support the pitch
PROPOSAL
Title of new product “the Independence” the reason why I have chosen this name for my tv show is because it is the name of the space ship her the show is set. Moreover, independence is something that all teenagers desire. this means that my tv show will trigger those feelings.
Programme duration My program will be 45 minutes long, I have chosen to do this because it is similar to the conventions of most tv dramas. The reason I have not made the episodes an hour long is because I believe it to be too long for my audience.
An executive summary (aims of product, outline of ideas, synopsis) My TV show is a Sci-Fi teen drama. It is about a band of teenagers are chosen to travel through the galaxy and look for new plants and life forms to befriend. This band of of kids encounter different forms of discrimination and abuse. They need to work together to resolve their issues and stay alive in the vast wasteland that is space. Moreover the Sci-fi teen genre gives the opportunity to address some of the issues teenagers go through with a less direct approach.
Log lines
homosexuals, aliens, nerds heroes and princesses. 4 lost teenagers searching for their place in an ever growing and changing universe.
full of unexpected romances and experiences, I give you the Independence.
Statement of need (unique selling point, target audience (including psychographics) and medium chosen and why) I have chosen to do a Sci-fi because it is a popular under used genre that I fell is making a big come back in the media industry so it seemed wise to take advantage of the gap in the market. An other thing is that my target audience is 15-21 year olds, this means that they are young adults, they are in a state of uncertainness and they look of escapism in TV dramas with characters that they can relate to and storylines that make them feel like their not alone. In addition the genre gives an opportunity to take advantage of current trends, the program could have a kind of retro feel to it, which is very popular in teen culture at the moment.
Product description My product is a sci-fi television drama that touches on the narrative themes of sexuality race and abuse. It is a futuristic tv show set on a spaceship with 4 main characters and a few side characters. Each character fits a stereotype so that they are relatable to the audience.
Budget The average low budget tv production costs around £50,000. The reason why my show will be more expensive is because as a sci-fi genre getting the props and making the set and ageing the thing of a high quality if difficult with a low budget. As I am not going to use already established actors an simple settings for the first season it will be slightly more affordable and the costings will be balanced out. Therefore, I am budgeting this show at around £60,000 maybe £55,900
Details of production company. What resources and personnel are needed? For my production I will need to organise my resources, this will include cast, crew and the equipment. Moreover, I will need to employ camera operators, needing around 5 or 6, sound assistant, needing 3 or 4, most importantly I will need actors, I will require minimum 8 characters and some extras, I will also need 2 or 3 video editor.
In addition some equipment I will need is:
digital video camera
lenses
boom
mic
storage
batteries
props
set design
set builders
headphones
computer
final cut
Images and Graphics to create visual support oft the idea Here are some examples of fonts that I have looked at hen planning how the program will look.
The reasons why these products work well are the fonts are appealing to the target market and through asking my pears I have found out that the title pages and fonts look good and are futuristic which is the desired effect and look wanted.
How you might market and distribute the programme I will market this program using social media and posters. For my social media marketing I will create video clips and teaser trailers to entice the audience members. An other thing I could do would be create a music video or soundtracks etc so that the audience can get excited about the show and share information about it. Moreover I will be using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as the main social media channels to promote the show as they are largely used by the target audience. For my poster promotions I will create posters of the different characters with the main colour motif of the show and other a question to do with the story line or what the show is. I may also have one poster of the white none of the characters on it just the background, I will have a question on the top of it saying “where and what will we find in space?” The continuity I will make sure that all posters have the release date, the logo and the name of the program on the posters so that people will recognise it. This means that audience will be curious about the program, talk about it and research the program.
Examples of existing products that may be drawn on for inspiration in terms of form, etc. Some existing products that have inspired my product are the TV show “The 100”, a science fiction show where a hundred teenagers from ‘the arc’ to see if the earth is habitable. An other inspiration for my production is “Star Trek: Discovery” the new series on Netflix this is a main inspiration for my production as it is a Sci-Fi and set in space and the crew is diverse in species and race. The other main inspiration is Riverdale as the main characters fit the stereotypes of my characters.
SAMPLE MATERIAL
Here are some drawings of what the set of my production will look like. I have taken inspiration from programs like Star Trek to create a realistic and familiar design. However, there will some differences, for example as you can see there will be holograms on the computers and the layout will be different.
The Independence The story of ‘The Independence’ is there are 4 young teens on a discovery space shuttle this is dedicated to finding and helping new life. There will be adventure into space and self discovery, each character will go through different experiences and the group will have to work through them to find the solution. Stuck in a confined environment its hard to not bump into people and create relationships, but not all are positive, conflicts arise between people and planets. This gang or dissimilar people have more in common than they know and they become a closer than anyone would have thought.
In the beginning of the program the characters are not close, intact they don’t get a long at all. Some characters become closer in the start as they are similar or share a room. Some of the problems that will occur in the program will be that there will be failings in the ships and there being wars between different planets and civilisations.
P3: Create a pitch to communicate an idea to the client