BRIEF

Joe Maine | 971294

The Henley College | 62441

WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival

Production title | ‘On the Street’ by Good Morning

Client | WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival

Festival Dates | 13th – 15th April ‘18

Deadline | May 24th ‘18

Contents:
Information on festival
Outline of my idea
Rules and regulations
Target audience
Production schedule
 Widescreen Film & Music Video Festival
WideScreen Film & Music Festival is an amateur festival for filmmakers to enter, giving out a number
of awards and prizes for various aspects of different productions. This year is its 4th running
consecutive year and his continuously growing. They look for fresh, innovative and creative ideas
from new filmmakers. These are some of the awards they give out:

- Best music video

- Best trailer
- Best cinematography
- Best actor\actress
- Best director
- Best editing
- Best visual effects
- Best narrative short
- Best documentary short
- Best animation short
- Best youth in arts (under 16’s)
- Best sound design
- Best screenplay
And many more…

I think my product will suit this festival as it will have a lot of depth an detail, which they will
appreciate as they pick apart every production and analyse each aspect carefully. This is reflected in
their vast range of awards, that not many other festivals and competitions offer.

Festival Dates | 13th – 15th April ‘18

Deadline | May 24th ‘18
 My Idea

The story is about a journey of three teenagers aged around 17-19, each individually leaving their
house’s after arguing with a parent. They will all follow the exact same storyline, but we see it from
each of their perspectives. The style of editing I will be using is mostly match shots used in a way I
have not really seen before. For example, imagine a shot of character A walking down the middle of
a road. The shot cuts to character B doing the exact same thing, but everything around them
changes as they’re on a different road. The character is kept in the same place for the cut, but it is
obvious that it is now character B. They are doing the same things, in different places. Various types
of transitions like this will take place throughout the video, all keeping that same match shot effect.
Using this technique, I am able to shoot three separate lives, with one storyline. The characters will
go through several scenes, doing rebellious things and having fun while all seeming to be on their
way somewhere, there is a destination to their journey. They will do things like steal a bike, rob a
few items from a small corner shop and spray some graffiti on a wall. They then all end up at their
destination, which is the same place. A garage with some instruments in. They then proceed to pick
up the instruments and start playing the song, ending the music video with band shots.

There is a theme of escapism that will run throughout this music video, which is why they all end up
playing music at the end as it can be used as an escapism technique. I also am considering using a
scene where they get drunk to contrast the band shots, as this is a bad form of escapism while music
is a good one. This means I will not be showing drinking as a positive thing which is always a good
and safe message to put out there. The characters want to escape the boring, argumentative life
they live at home which the viewer experiences in the opening scene, so go out and try new
rebellious things to escape it.
 Rules and Regulations
I. GENERAL RULES FOR SUBMITTING TO THE WIDESCREEEN PROJECT & MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL
The submission categories and program categories that are referenced and identified as capitalized terms in the Section I of the Rules and Regulations, and the eligibility requirements for each, shall be
understood as having the definitions and descriptions assigned to them in Sections II and III of these Rules and Regulations below.
1. There is NO limit to the number of submissions per Project Owner. However, each submission requires the fee detailed in Paragraph 2 Section II of these Rules and Regulations.
2. Submission Fees.
a. All submission fees are non-refundable.
b. All submission fees must be in U.S. currency and are based on U.S. currency value.
c. NOTE: There will be many submissions, but only those selected will be shown. The submitter accepts that by submitting and paying the submission fee their submission might not be selected.
d. Works submitted that do not meet criteria or fail to adhere to the guidelines, rules and regulations is not the responsibility of the Company or Festival. These submissions will be automatic
disqualification and loss of submission fee.
e. Submission fees are based on date submitted as outline in 2(g) below and not based on length or running time of project.
f. Submission fee is not based on length
g. Submission Fee and Date Table
3. Submissions begin being accepted on: December 1, 2014.
4. Submissions accepted are listed under Section III of these Rules & Regulations. Applicant assumes sole responsibility of determining whether Festival and Company will accept the Project from
Applicant. Company retains sole and exclusive right to disqualify any submission by Applicant that does not meet one the categories in Section III. Applicant understands, that disqualification results in loss
of the submission fee.
5. Any submissions must be properly categorized and must meet the parameters outlined for the categories outlined in Section II of these Rules & Regulations.
6. We will not accept any Project that already has distribution rights with a company unless you can prove you still own the Project rights or that the distributor is granting you permission to enter the
festival due to legal and copyright issues.
7. Company reserves the sole and exclusive right to determine if previously released, previously distributed or previous or current distributed Project will be eligible for the Festival. Applicant is solely and
exclusively responsible for any works submitted that are in violation of copyright.
8. Company and Festival assume no responsibility for submissions. Applicant will indemnify and hold harmless Company and Festival should any submission violate any laws of any country or the United
States to include those regarding property rights such as copyrights, distribution rights violations, false statements submitted on applications, and any other illegality propounded on the Festival and
Company as a result of the submitter. See Paragraph 10 below as also an extension of this Paragraph.
9. Projects that have been previously submitted to the Festival or to other festivals in previous years are eligible for re-submission to this Festival for consideration. However, re-submission does not
guarantee the Project will be chosen this time around nor can Festival or Company guarantee that the work will be shown at the Festival.
10. Company reserves the sole and exclusive right to choose which works will be shown, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected.
11. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to secure authorization and permission from copyright owner(s) of any and all copyrighted content or materials included within the submitted Project. The
Company and Festival expressly disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any unauthorized inclusion of any copyrighted content or materials within or relating to submitted
Project, including any content materials that are or may become the basis for any third party claims for copyright infringement. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all
submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project with any unauthorized inclusion of copyrighted content or materials. In the event that any claim, dispute, action or proceeding shall be
brought or asserted by any person or entity that alleges the Project makes unauthorized or unlawful use of any copyrighted content or material, Applicant shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, the Festival, and each of their representatives and affiliates from any liability in connection therewith and from any fees and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, that any of
them may incur in connection therewith. The statements in this Paragraph regarding liability and costs also are in full force and effect for Paragraph 7 above.
12. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to secure authorization and permission from the Project’s Owners of any and all trademarked content or materials included within the submitted Project. The
Company expressly disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any unauthorized inclusion of any trademarked content or materials within or relating to submitted Project, including
any content materials that are or may become the basis for any third party claims for trademark infringement, trademark dilution or unfair competition. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without
refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project with any unauthorized inclusion of trademarked content or materials. In the event that any claim, dispute, action or
proceeding shall be brought or asserted by any person or entity that alleges the Project makes unauthorized or unlawful use of any trademarked content or material, Applicant shall fully indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, the Festival, and each of their representatives and affiliates from any liability in connection therewith and from any fees and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees,
that any of them may incur in connection therewith.
13. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to clear all content of the Project from any and all actual or potential legal claims or issues, including, without limitation, claims based upon theories or libel,
defamation, slander, invasion of privacy, violation of rights or publicity, theft or trade secrets, breach of confidence, breach of confidential relationship, and breach of expressed or implied contract (“Third
Party Claim(s)”). The Company expressly disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any unauthorized inclusion of any trademarked content or materials within or relating to
submitted Project, including any content materials that are or may become the basis for any Third Party Claims based upon any of the foregoing legal theories or others. The Company reserves the right to
disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project that is or may become the subject of any Third Party Claims. In the event that any Third Party
Claim(s) shall be asserted by any person or entity, Applicant shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Festival, and each of their representatives and affiliates from any liability in
connection therewith and from any fees and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, that any of them may incur in connection therewith.
14. Applicants submitting Projects that contain significant non-English spoken dialogue must provide on-screen English subtitles. Music videos do not have to meet this criteria but all other works must
meet this criteria. Documentaries that have English voice translation within do not have to contain this English sub-titling as well so long as some type of translation is provided by voice. The Company
reserves the right to disqualify, without refund or any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project that contains significant non-English spoken dialogue that does not include
accompanying on-screen English subtitles.
15. Submission of Project:
All Projects must be initially submitted via URL Link using such platforms as YouTube and Vimeo.
16. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that any submitted Project via internet video link is correct and functions. In the event that an internet video submission is not able to be viewed or
fails to play, the Company will attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form in an effort to obtain a replacement link of the
Project. This will incur a $5.00USD processing fee, for re-submission. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any
Project for which such aforementioned or similar issues should arise.
17. If Project is Selected
It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that any submitted Secure Online Screener, Vimeo Private Link, OR QuickTime H.264 Video File Contained on a Hard Drive or similar Media plays in
its entirety and that such a Hard Drive or Other Media is properly formatted to work with both a PC and MAC, prior to submitting it to the Festival. In the event that a Secure Online Screener, Vimeo Private
Link, OR QuickTime H.264 Video File does not play or cannot be accessed, the Company will attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the
Submission Form in an effort to obtain a replacement copy of the Project. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant,
any Project for which the initially-submitted Project does not play or cannot be accessed.
Official Selections will be announced by February 8, 2015 for all selected Projects submitted during Early Bird and/or Regular Submission Period (deadline being February 1, 2015). These Applicants will
have until February 15, 2015 at 11:59pm to either Postal Mail in Project via Hard Drive or Similar Media in Quicktime H.264 Format OR upload Project via Secure Online Screener OR Submit Project via
Vimeo Private Link. No Postal-mailed hard drives or other media will be returned to the Applicant or Sender.
Applicants deemed worthy of Official Selection who submit Fashionably Late (deadline being February 8, 2015) will receive Official Selection notice by February 15, 2015 and must either upload Project via
Secure Online Screener OR Submit Project via Vimeo Private Link by February 20, 2015 at 11:59pm. In their interest of time, Postal Mailed projects will not be accepted for Fashionably Late Applicants.
18. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the submitted Project link is provided to the Company by the Applicant upon completion of the submission form. In the event that a submitted
Project link does not play or function, within the deadline window selected by the Applicant, the Company will attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant using the contact information
provided on the submission form in an effort to obtain a proper functioning submission copy of the Project. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees
previously collected from the Applicant, any Project that does not play or function within the deadline window selected by the Applicant.
19. In the event that the Applicant remits an updated version of the Project to the Company after having submitted a previous version of the Project to the Company during the same calendar year, the
Company is under no obligation to view any or all of the updated version.
20. In order to be considered for the Festival, the Applicant must fill out the Festival submission form located at widescreenfest.com/submit-your-video/ The Company reserves the right to disqualify,
without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project that is not submitted through this platform.
21. Company reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project with a submission form that is considered to be delinquent due
to the non-payment of any or all submission fees. The Company may attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form in an effort
to bring the payment status of the account up-to-date. The Company disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any failure to contact the Applicant and inform the Applicant of any
payment delinquency or other deficiency of a submission form.
22. The Company reserves the right to disqualify, without refund of any or all submission fees previously collected from the Applicant, any Project received before December 1, 2014 or after February 8,
2015.
23. Upon completion of the Festival selection process, the Company will attempt to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission form to notify the Applicant of the
Project’s acceptance status. The Company disavows any responsibility for, and will not be held responsible for, any failure to contact the Applicant using the contact information provided on the submission
form. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that the contact information provided on the submission form is correct throughout the entirety of the Festival selection period (December 1, 2014
– February 15, 2015).
24. The Company is under no obligation to provide to the Applicant or any other representative of the Project any comments or feedback regarding the submitted Project, any information relating to the
manner in which the Project is, will be, or was reviewed; any views that the Company or any reviewers of the Project may hold concerning the Project;
any reasons why the Project, should it not be accepted for exhibition at the Festival, was
not accepted; or any other information relating to the Festival’s review, consideration
and/or selection process regarding the Project specifically or submissions generally beyond the information set forth in these Rules and Regulations. The Company disavows any responsibility for, and will
not be held responsible or liable for, the contents of any internal comments or feedback regarding any Project that are or may be obtained by the Applicant or any other representative of the Project; any
communications by any representative of the Company or the Festival relating to the Project or the Festival’s selection process; the manner in which the Project shall be, is, or was considered and
reviewed; the identity or identities of any specific reviewers of the Project; and/or any failure on the part of the Company or the Festival to provide the Applicant or any other representative(s) of the Project
with information concerning the Company’s consideration and/or review of the Project.
25. Festival participation and presence is NOT required to submit the Project by Applicant but is strongly encouraged to further your pursuance of any possibility of interviews, publicity, exposure, and
possible distribution offers.
26. Company and Festival expressly deny and is not responsible for any promises of offers for distribution. This is merely an avenue or channel for Applicant to submit Project for exposure and viewing
pleasure of audiences.
27. Passes, Tickets for Applicants: Applicants whose project is deemed Official Selection may receive One (1) free pass to the Viewing Session of which their Project is screened in. However, if Applicant
wishes to attend another session or acquire an All-Access pass, they may purchase such a pass, at a reduced rate of 50% off.
28. Festival, Company and its affiliates reserves the sole and exclusive right to change the dates and times of viewing of Officially Selected Projects or dates of Festival. Applicant acknowledges and
accepts Company, Festival and its affiliates have no control over natural disasters, acts of nature, and circumstances of emergency that might cause change in dates and times. Good faith efforts will be
given by Company, Festival and its affiliates to inform Applicant of any date or time changes in advance, if possible.
29. Dates of Festival: Please refer to our website for updates of times and dates of festival and schedule changes.
 Target Audience

My target audience is young people between the ages of 15-21, but can be watched and enjoyed by
anyone. This is my target demographic as I feel they will be able to relate to the narrative and
characters, as well as liking the style of music. As I fit into this age group, I am able to use my
knowledge and understanding of the type of people who will view my product and use it to my
advantage, suiting their wants and needs successfully. The music video will have a strong, capturing
narrative that will aim to keep their interest throughout, making them care about the characters and
relating to them in some way or another. The bands target audience is also the same as mine, which
is another reason I chose it. Their music is indie pop which is huge within subcultures of this age
group and they are who I will be targeting most. I will use clothing, props and trends that are
common within this subculture to allow them to relate to it, enjoy it even more and even want to
share it round with their friends. The concept having themes of escapism, rebelliousness and bad
parent relationships is also going to help me attract my target audience, as a lot of people in this age
group will be able to relate to at least one of these things to a certain extent. The characters will also
be in this age group as I want to make it as real as possible, having three ordinary looking teenagers
going through the same day to day issues that a lot of people face. I feel that will improve the whole
production, as it wont sugar coat anything or show anything fake, it will be real and honest which
will hopefully be appreciated by my audience. I will also be using a mixture of male and female
characters to engage with everyone within my target audience.
 Production Schedule
20th – 25th Feb

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sat

Production Concept/proposal Context Bibliography Blog FW FW
Schedule Proposal Survey Brief
Survey feedback

26th – 4th Feb/March

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sat

Plan Primary Primary Primary Blog FW FW
Secondary

5th – 11th March

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Secondary Secondary Infographics Infographics Blog FW FW
Social
media
research

12th - 18th March

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Props list Storyboard Storyboard Storyboard Blog FW FW
Crew list Shooting
Clearances script
Conformation
emails
Location
recces
19th – 25th March

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Shooting Shooting Shooting Contingency Blog FW FW
script script script plan
Pitch Pitch Pitch Foley
sounds

26th – 1th March/April

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Problem Preparing Preparing Test shoots Test shoots Test shoots Test shoots
solving for filming for filming
over Easter over Easter
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2nd – 8th April

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Filming Filming Filming Filming Filming Filming Filming

9th – 15th April

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Filming Filming Filming Filming Filming Filming Filming

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Editing Editing Editing Editing Editing FW FW

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14th – 20th May

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Improvements Improvements Improvements Improvements Improvements FW FW
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