Proposal/Treatment

Proposal
Train One Save Many (working title) is a short film on the Weston Super Mare division of the RNLI (Lifeboats), it will be filmed as a documentary. There is no specific target audience as I aim to make it so it inform and raise awareness to audiences of all ages, though getting specific it could be argued that those whole live nearer the coast may have more interest in watching it than those who live inner country/city as it could be deemed less relevant.
Train One Save Many will focus on the people that make up the RNLI volunteers and the stories they have to tell, to show that they aren’t just faceless people. It will remind people how much of a vital role they play and how they are just as important as other emergency services. There will be an educational input too in the opening with facts, figures and a brief history to set the scene.

Treatment
The story of my documentary will be told through a voice over and also be structured around the interviews with members of the crew and (hopefully) members of the public. I will also include contact details of how people can get involved at the end as part of the raising awareness aspect.
The staging of the interviews will be simple with uncluttered background (similar to those used on Traffic Cops) to not distract from message and add professional look. It has elements of an expository documentary in that it will combine a variety of footage, still, interviews and some archive footage to enforce the importance of the story. The tone will not be too serious as I want them to look approachable however of course subject matter is at times very serious. There will also be elements of an observational documentary as I can’t predict all that will happen when I am there.
There are 29 members of the crew and ideally I would like to get an interview with at least 4 people holding different positions or of different backgrounds. All footage will be filmed at their base at Birnbeck Pier. 

As part of tomorrows pitching session we have been asked to create a draft/brief proposal and treatment: