Pitch for the TV Series "Into the Abyss"

For this project, you will take what you’ve learned about film and television and use that knowledge to craft a pitch for a new film or TV series based on one of the following podcasts, which you can access in the FTV material within the “Readings & Viewings” folder on Blackboard: • Option 1: Snap Judgment podcast, “The Lion, the Lamb, and the Fox” • Option 2: Snap Judgment podcast, “Into the Abyss” Your idea and writing must be your own. Do not copy ideas from your discussion section, peers, or real films or television shows or use any generative-AI tools. Plagiarized projects will fail and be reported as academic misconduct.

Requirements for the pitch: - Your new film or TV series should be based on the details of the podcasts listed above. Do not pick a different podcast of your own or create a different story or different characters. - Required information, in this order with clear labels: 1. Identify which podcast you are adapting, whether you are pitching a film or TV series, and state your new film’s or TV series’ title (~5 words or fewer for the title) 2. A specific existing American TV broadcast network, basic or premium cable channel, or streaming platform that your film or TV series would best fit—with an explanation for why it would fit well there, including comparisons to other films or shows on the same network/cable channel/streaming platform. (~100 words) 3. A log line and “it’s like” sentence for your film or TV series (~25 words each) 4. More details on your film or TV series’ central story: (~200 words total) ▪ Primary setting(s): city and country ▪ Brief description of two main characters, such as age, gender, ethnic identity, key personality or style traits ▪ Main characters’ goals ▪ Key conflicts the main characters face ▪ What genre(s) the film or TV series could be identified with, for production and marketing purposes. Explain how your film or TV series fits the genre(s). 5. Two labeled images of specific locations that you would feature in the film or TV series, with a brief explanation of why you chose those locations (how they connect to the story and add visual interest). (~25 words for each location) 6. A description of your show’s soundscape design and what you want the sound to convey. For each of your locations above, describe sounds you would feature, such as nature sounds, sounds related to the plot, or sounds connected to the specific location. Do not use the score as part of your sound design. Please include sound files or links to sound clips you created or found online that illustrate the kinds of sounds described and clearly identify which location these clips are associated with. Check to make sure your sound clips work in the project itself. Note: We will share some helpful sites for sound clips (~100 words total, not including links)

Follow the attached document CAREFULLY, follow everything on that document. Especially the words for each section. Here are some notes from the class:
Project notes:
I don’t have to make my own sound; I just needed to find a link to that sound.
For the "It's like" sentence, there are only TWO formulas:
- It's like the X of title 1, but with the Y of title 2
- It's like title 1, but (different in X particular way)
Examples:
- It's like the character from superfly are dropped into the racist consipiracy of Get Out.
- It is like the drug- infested L.A setting of Boyz'n the hood, but with a satirical sci-fi twist.
I will also attach some notes for the log line, as well as a example of one of my peers.
Please note: Do not use AI generate!!! Please!!! You may use it to brainstorm but you may not copy or paste anything from it. Thank you.