This week we had to compile the work we have discussed and pitch it to the class. I created a rough timeline to organise our work and to be able to show our progress with clarity. Scripts were submitted to the group google drive so I could take some examples to show on the slides. (You could say, I was in charge of organising the work.)
Kerri had written our pitch guideline for us:
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 multi-season TV series – 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
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With that, I created the slides as well as reference to the checklist we made during the consultation with Paul.
Here’s the PDF version of our presentation: 10SEPT PITCH PRESENTATION