The Documentary Pitch - Treatment

In order to successfully film my documentary, I will need to construct a list of preliminary tasks; this will give me a better idea as to how I will film the documentary:


Research Tasks

- I will need to get in contact with a couple of band promoters, in order to interview them about the promotion of local bands in Cambridge. I think I could definitely get a time to interview Tim Willet of Cambridge 105 and STAR 107.9 as my band have encountered him a few times.

- I will try to get in contact with some event organisers, to talk about how they give opportunities for local bands to get gigs. I may be able to get time to interview Gary Brown, who organises the fiver nights at the Junction, a popular gig for local bands to play.

- I will need to find someone who may be able to work the camera for me, as I will probably have to be in the film at a few times



Working Title

I currently have a few ideas as to what my Documentary will be called;

  - 'The Cambridge Band Circuit"
  - 'Meet Me At Dawn through the Circuit'
  - 'Local Bands'
  - 'How to be in a Successful Band if you Live in Cambridge'

One of these ideas will be the working title of my documentary. They all explain the nature of my documentary about the music scene in Cambridge which is what I'm looking for.


Log Line

'A film documenting the Cambridge band circuit, and how young bands get themselves noticed'

Synopsis

My film is a documentary about the local band circuit in Cambridge; it will consist mainly of interviews with people involved in the circuit, mainly people in the local bands, band promoters involved in the promotion of these bands and people who organise gigs for local bands at venues such as the Corner House, the Junction and other venues in there local cambridge area.
  This documentary will focus on the problems that young bands may run into when trying to promote their bands, including funding for equipment, age restrictions for venues, and the idea that people don't take these bands seriously.
  I will use my band (Meet Me At Dawn) as an example, as we have a lot of experience with gigging, we've been involved with a couple of promoters on the radio and such, but mainly we have quite a bit of knowledge on the cambridge band circuit.