Btv production treatment

Proposal Category:__________ Proposal # ____________

PRODUCTION TREATMENT A treatment is a way of showing us your idea. So please, do show.

I. Briefing

BROWN TELEVISION 75 Waterman Box #1930

Faunce House, 3rd Floor, Rm 321 [email protected]

www.browntv.org

A. Production Contact Primary Contact Name: _________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________ Graduation Year: _________________________________ Email: ________________________________________ Role: __________________________________________ Organization:___________________________________ Secondary Contact Name: _________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________ Graduation Year: _________________________________ Email: ________________________________________ Role: __________________________________________ Organization:___________________________________ B. The Production Production Title: Production Type (ie: documentary, animation, short narrative): Production Genre (ie: comedy, human rights): Projected length of production: LOGLINE (one sentence sum‐up of the production): ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Briefly pitch the story/idea behind your production. Attach a longer plot summary if necessary, including any themes, symbols, or motivations behind your work‐‐‐this includes documentary.

2. What audiences are targeted with your production?

3. Is the screenplay or documentary outline complete? Attach any plans or writing you have to this application. The

more prepared you are, the clearer the plan, the more likely your show will be produced.

As a general option, we encourage attaching extended information to the categories below.

Brown TV | P a g e | 1 Attach Completed Script and Character Description

mailto:[email protected]


II. General Production Details Provide as much of the following as you can. You do not need to know all of this; this is to evaluate your resource status. A. Talent Please give a list of the full cast of characters in your production. Attach a character description sheet to this form. Give us an indication as to what role these characters will play in your production. *NOTE: Many serials will have varying guest characters to keep the show interesting. Do you anticipate this? If so, note them below by writing (guest) next to the character name. Character Sex Actor/Actress and Graduation Year 1 Ex: Rocky

Male Sylvester Stallone ‘10 (or UNCAST)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 B. Equipment Please write out what equipment you will need from each area. Our current list of rentable equipment is as follows…

I. Camera: a. Canon XHA1 High Definition Videocamera #1 b. Tripod #1

II. Sound: a. shotgun mic #1 b. lapel mic #1 c. Lapel mic #1 d. boom pole and accesories #1

III. Lighting: UFB has currently not allocated any funds for new lighting, but we are developing innovative alternatives. If you would like to consult us concerning these options, write “consult” in the Lighting line.

General Camera: ______________________________________________ Sound: _______________________________________________ Lighting: _____________________________________________



C. Crew Who will operate the equipment? If you do not have anyone, note “VACANT” under “Operator.” Everyequipment needs to be certified by BTV, which invol

operator of BTV ves a training session. Visit browntv.org or email

rowb [email protected] for more information. Piece of Equipment Operator Certified? 1 x: Canon XHA1 Videocam Sylvester Stallone No E

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D. Locations What spaces are you looking to use for this production? Are they on or off campus?

1. ON OFF 2. ON OFF 3. ON OFF 4. ON OFF 5. ON OFF 6. ON OFF

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for your series, as well as all

ther Brown talent. Visit the website for a list of places you can find Brown student music.

. Projected Dates of Filming

8. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________)

Will equipment travel be necessary? Where? Give addresses or general areas. ____________________________________________________________________________________ E. Post-Production Remember that editing can be done in List Art Center using FinalCut Pro, IMovie, or any other program that suits your needs. If you do not know of any editors, please contact us for assistance. Music and sound effect do not need to be originalfor your shows, but you are highly encouraged to use Brown musicians(or local musicians)o F

1. Ex: March-16-2009 (7am-5pm) 2. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________) 3. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________) 4. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________) 5. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________) 6. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________) 7. _____________-___________-_____________ (________-________)




Contract Under prerequisite that my production is accepted, I hereby agree to allow Brown Television full rights to hold this content in BTV Archives, exhibit this production on the BTV website and local channel, to use and edit this material for the purposes of fundraising, advertisement, and publicity for the sole benefit of BTV and no third parties, and that the signature below is mine. I understand that if my submission is not accepted, the signature below is voided and I am not held to any contractual commitments by BTV. Signature: _____________________________ Station Manager: ______________________________ Name (print): _____________________________ Executive Producer: ___________________________

Programming Director: _________________________

THE FOLLOWING IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY

DECISION: REJECT HOLD REVISE GREENLIGHT

Roman Gonzalez

David Notis

Roman Gonzalez

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN BTV. END

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