Reality Capture Pitch - Share your local UK stories
Back for the third time this year Reality Capture Pitch is here with exciting themes for the best emerging documentary talent in the UK! We also welcome non filmmakers to pitch their stories to us and work closely with Step2RealityTV directors who will produce your idea into a fantastic short documentary. Documentary ideas can come from a newspaper story, your friends life or even a tweet! So get researching and who knows you could bag yourself £750 and a TV Commission. Metropolis is a globally produced website and TV show, which captures real stories from around the world. We love their unique approach to factual reporting: all of their stories are produced by local filmmakers. So if you’d like to get your idea commissioned, gain online exposure with the chance for a primetime broadcast and the opportunity to produce a captivating documentary, submit your pitch now!The Brief
We are looking for inventive pitch ideas that tell the world stories about UK people and culture. The idea is to discover British stories and innovative short factual films. Besides shooting reports, we also encourage correspondents to ask the general public questions (Vox Pops) in relation to their documentary. When writing your pitch think about why your story is unique to the UK, what contributors will you use, how you will shoot the documentary (for non filmmakers we can help with that) and how the story will progress. You will need to pitch your ideas based on the following themes (all ideas should be for a short documentary of 5-10 minutes):Prizes and Benefits
£750 towards your doc
Online Exposure
broadcast Credits
Ongoing Benefits
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Puberty
Against the System / Off the grid / Protest
Neighbours quarrel
Relationship advice
Becoming A Correspondent
If your pitch is chosen- You will be awarded £750 to produce and deliver your report
- You will become part of Metropolis correspondent network meaning you get to pitch upcoming ideas
- Your film will feature on the Metropolis website and gain international exposure
- You may also feature on primetime TV in the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Bulgaria and Nicaragua
- You will join the Step2RealityTV collective, meaning we develop with you and provide you with online exposure and industry contacts
Before you Apply
Become a member of our free creative hub Step2CollaboTV. Create an Account.- Make sure your profile is up to date: Don’t forget - Your profile is your CV
- Embed examples of your previous work: We want to see your films and your talent
- You should include a synopsis, detail the main contributors, a brief shooting schedule and the objective of your documentary
- Include a link to any footage you’ve shot for this pitch (this is not compulsory)
- You can find examples of commissioned pitches here, we highly recommend you check these out.
DEADLINE EXTENTION: 14TH NOVEMBER 2011
*Please note your film must be completed by 30th November 2011!* For any questions or advice you need please let us know in this discussion.Submit Your Pitch
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