My Pitch on a Documentary I am making for Media Production A2

1. Rob Baines - Pitch
“You have been commissioned by the Darlington TV (Cthe BOX) to produce a Documentary to
be aired on their Internet TV station. Your product document anything of interest or relevance
with the North East, but it must be self financed through advertising. You must produce your
show for a specified audience segment within the 16 to 25 age group.”

2.  Company Encourages Educational content
 Topic area related to the Media Industry
 Documentary topic is made through
experiences taken place in the Local area of
the Northern Echo

3.  Age: 15-20
 Socioeconomics: B, C1, C2, D
 Tribe: Creative Groups
(such as Geek, Gamer, DIY)
 Gender: M/F

4.  Self-Reflexive
Documentary
 Fly on the Wall
 Mise en Scene
 Interview

5.  Step by Step
 Five Years of
Experience
 Showing every stage
of making a video
 Comedy Elements
 Performance
 Visual Effects
 Music

6. The Mock Up (Pre-Title Sequence)
Behind the Quiff – Pre-Title Sequence
 Fast Paced Editing
 High Amounts of Exciting
Visual Effects
 Energetic Music

8. TIME-LINE
 Introduction (0:00 – 1:30)
 Title Sequence (1:30 – 2:00)
 Rob-Cam (2:00 – 3:00)
 Equipment (3:00 – 4:00)
 Pre-Production (4:00 – 5:00)
 Production (5:00 – 6:00)
 Post-Production (6:00 – 7:00)
 Sharing (7:00 – 8:00)
 Practice (8:00 – 9:00)
 Evaluation (9:00 – 9:30)
 Credits (9:30 – 10:00)

9.  Sleek Modern look
 Cinematic Feel
 Will help those of different
levels of skill
 Epic + Comedic
Features
combined
Test shot of presenter’s “Blank Canvas”

10.  Post-Production
Time & Cost
 Double the
Equipment (Various Cameras &
Filming the Production)

11.  Due to start
production January
2012
 Problems:
 Varied locations
 Time consuming during post-
production

12.  Thank you for
Watching
 Any Questions?