Proposal Treatment
Title: Kevin Brown – One More Throw
Length of film: 4–5 minutes
Format: Documentary
Style: Observational
Intended Audience: 18 – 30 years
Overview: This documentary is about a middle-aged, black Athlete who defies his learning difficulty as a business owner and a motivational speaker, by implementing the focus and drive that gained him 5 world championship gold medals as a discus thrower into his life.
Goal/purpose of film: By watching this documentary the purpose will initially be how, no matter what obstacles you face, if you set out to achieve your desires, taking necessary sacrifices, changing your paradigm and focusing on your goal, then ultimately the possibility for you will be endless and positive. Therefore the purpose of the documentary is to understand how Kevin Brown overcame his problems, find out what motivates the character in order to succeed in the field he loves, but also what transferable skills he has acquired from being an athlete that he now uses as a businessman while ultimately sharing these methods towards his clients.
Film Outline:
- Introduction – (narration) Shots of people moving around in the town, Kevin Brown walking towards his gym, illustrating how people have their own agendas in life. cut aways of the gym equipment with movement showing the history of the equipment, how the equipment is being preoccupied, while audio of the atmosphere and the noises the equipment makes providing a sense of actuality.
- Body – (narration) Kevin demonstrating how he brings forth his ideals of health and fitness and implements those ideas on people, so that they can be a success in their daily lives. This illustrates the conflicts of striving to provide a successful service for any individual who’s open to his methods. Shots of Starting his day with a workout while interacting with clients, employees as he works in his gym, doing daily gym routines, i.e putting equipment in correct places.
- Conclusion – (narration) We see how Kevin attempts to influence people with his ideas on health and fitness, understanding how he brings across the mentality of an athlete from his methods of training and why he fell in love with discus throwing. Ultimately showing the dream he’s created, why it’s so important for him that he stays focus and gives back to all the people who want to improve their health.
This will be a one-man crew shadowing Kevin Brown’s training methods inside his gym, watching how Kevin interacts within his own businesses and finally going to the Alexander stadium where his final preparation is, where he trains indoor and outdoor as he maintains focus on the task in hand. These three acts are a pivotal part of Kevin’s character as this routine is embedded within him. As an athlete first the exchange of being a businessman and applying the methods he’s learnt as an athlete is intriguing, as he is the billboard man of his own product. Therefore the message within this documentary is to demonstrate that regardless of your age, weight, disability or status, if you apply the athletic mentality, in which Kevin has instilled and trying to bring to people, anything is virtually possible.
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