Presentation Slides:
Pitch Content:
LORD OF THE LAND (TV SERIES)
PREMISE:
- Three people (20-somethings??) living in a share house.
- Two male, one female.
- Male 1 is son of the landlord, who happens to be his mother.
- Male 1 is dating the female housemate.
- Male 2 is a bit of a third wheel/butt of the joke.
- Landlord moves back into house following divorce from husband.
- Landlord is unaware her son is dating the female housemate
WHAT WE ARE RESEARCHING:
Our focus is not as much on the final product as it is on the process. We’re really honing in on the component of writing for genre, and how applying various genres to a consistent premise can affect the outcome. We’re completing everything in a very experimental and upside-down manner – instead of saying ‘we want to produce a comedy’, ‘let’s write a drama’, or ‘how about we conceptualise a reality show’, we’re angling in from the idea of ‘this is what we want to talk about or explore – that being 4 people in a share house – what tone are we going to explore this premise in?’
THE FUTURE
In the future we intend to create a TV series in the genre determined following the completion of the genre exercises – the length of the show, number of episodes per season and number of seasons will most likely depend on the genre we decide to go with.
METHOD:
Once we had conceptualised our project plan, we divided up various genres and each wrote two one-page scripts to shoot as a rough exercise. These informal shoots will be using ourselves and/or friends as actors
Once we have shot all of the scripts, we will choose which genre we feel best fits the premise and will be strongest as a series.
From this we intend to create an extended scene as well a series trailer for our prototype. It is likely that we’ll first shoot these using us and our friends as actors, and then make a more finalised draft with professional actors.
SCRIPTS:
Each person talk about the scripts you’ve written. The genre/style/format.
TIMELINE:
Talk about/show our fantastic timeline.
Let’s divulge:
As well as finally sharing our concept with the rest of the class and getting an insight into what the other groups are doing, I really wanted to utilise the concept of the pitch in order to refine and apply a fresh take to our research. We’re a little bit stuck on whether we want to retain the same character profiles throughout our pieces or change them depending on genre – I put this question forward to the class, and unfortunately never got the answer I was looking for – back to the lab we go! Alternatively, someone suggested we create a genre-neutral script, and subsequently shoot the same dialogue using different techniques and aesthetics to insinuate a particular genre. Initially I thought this was a really great idea, although once I thought about it more practically, I realised that applying the same script to a rom-com, sci-fi and crime-flick may not be viable. It’s definitely something to discuss within my group.
Overall, I think the presentation went really well considering the lack of response and collaboration from other group members. I’m determined to really flesh out what I believe is a pretty exciting concept, and hope the level of contribution in the group increases in order to do so.
I’m looking forward to what the next few weeks will bring – it’s all gung ho from here onwards!
