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Proposal Template
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Working Hypothesis and Interpretation
What are your persuasions about the world you are going to show in your film, the main
“statement” that you want to emerge out of the filmʼs dialectics? Write a hypothesis statement
incorporating this wording:
In life I believe that:
My film will show this in action by exploring (situation):
The main conflict is between:
Ultimately, I want the audience to feel:
and to understand that:
Write a concise paragraph about:
1. Your filmʼs subject (person, group, environment, social issue, etc.)
2. The necessary background information the audience must have to understand and to be
interested in the enclosed world you intend to present. Be sure to show how this
information will emerge.
Action Sequences
Write a brief paragraph for each intended sequence that shows an activity. (A sequence is
usually delineated by being in one location, one chunk of time, or an assembly of materials to
show one topic). Incorporate the following:
1. What the activity is and what conflict it evidences
2. A metaphor to explain its subtextual meaning
3. The expected structure of events
4. What the sequence should contribute to the whole film and to the hypothesis
5. What facts the audience must gather from watching it
6. What key, emblematic imagery you hope to capture
Main Characters
Write a brief paragraph about each of your main characters. For each include:
Documentary Project Proposal Template
Documentary Video Boot Camp
June 14-18, 2010
Adapted by David Tamés from a document by Peter Thompson based on the book Directing the Documentary by
Michael Rabiger.
1. Who (name, relationship to others in film and so on)
2. Where (where does this person fit in the scheme of things?)
3. What (what is this characterʼs role, what makes the character(s) interesting, worthy of
special attention and significant? What is this character trying to do or to get at?)