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Soulbound
A gifted young woman returns to her home town only to find that an old acquaintance has left the place on the uneasy side.
Ashlyn has always been a gifted individual, who can see what was always not present to the common citizens eye, usually ghosts or spirits. She recently moved back to the city due to a family emergency, and is on her way home from meeting up with a friend, about a current spirit haunting her store. Her concentration is broken immediately, as a young well dressed man speaks. “So you can see them too?” Ashlyn doesn’t respond right away, instead she just glances him over as the train pulls up and she gets on followed by him. “My name is Levin.” He says as he takes a seat across the isle from Ashlyn.
Ashlyn recently moved back to the city in order to help out her family in dealing with the death. If it wasn’t for this family member dying, she would have never returned, because they mostly thought of her as a messenger from hell, because of her special of seeing the dead. Though to her biggest surprise this new guy she had never seen before caught her interest. His face was one where you know you know him from somewhere, but can’t really put a grasp as to how you know him.
They decide to walk through a near by graveyard where the head stones are like statues for most of the graves. They stop at one where the headstone broke off, and is now laying partially on the ground right next to it. Ashlyn runs her fingers over what’s left of the standing gravestone, before telling Levin why she believes graveyards can be peaceful, but how they can also be the most terrifying place in the world especially at night. Levin takes a seat at a bench right next to a small lamp post, as Ashlyn walks up to him, he mentions about how amazing of a girl she is, and how he’s happy to see someone else out there that has the same gift as him. Though Ashlyn doesn’t seemed pleased with him and gets sick of hearing him talk, and takes a seat next to him. Before he can even say something else about her sitting next to him, she places her lips against his to shut him up.
(scene fades out then the next flashes in)
A young girl dressed in colonial period clothing is sitting at a grave sight as a young boy walks up and asks her why is she always sitting at this grave sight. She responds briefly about how it was her family, and all she had left, but before she can complete her sentence the shouts of several men and women fill the air, as they charge for the girl screaming out accusing words such as “witch” and “devil’s spawn” grabbing ahold of her and dragging her away.
The girl is now tied to a post, as several men begin piling up wood, and dried brush at her feet before lighting it on fire. The girl screams and cries, as the flames grow bigger, before shouting out a curse at the little boy whose name is Levin.
(Fades out and back in)
Ashlyn breaks away from the kiss, her eyes are open wide, as she stares in shock at Levin breathing heavily. Levin also is breathing heavily, but more so from the kiss more than anything. Ashlyn rises up to her feet and begins to walk away. Levin quickly gets up after her, grabbing a hold of her arm, asking her where she is going.
Gringolandia
Retired ex-patriots from North America relocate to Mexico to live in paradise and find that it’s not all that it’s crack up to be.
Gringolandia is a documentary about Anglo North Americans that move to Mexico and find out that they run into some problems. This is a story that is marketed towards anyone that has had dreams of retiring to an exotic land, but also the 30 to 50 year old range. The target market would also be magazines like Travel and Leisure, Outside, and Backpacker. Also various travel shows.
JC Rodriguez
09/04/08
The Adventures of Jake and Pete
Two young and adventurous friends’ embark in a series of adventures where their own imaginations will run wild in their little suburban town.
The Adventures of Jake and Pete is a show aiming more towards a young audience, kids mostly around the ages of 7 to 12+. These are sure to be a series of different shows every weekend where a new adventure will arise whether it be ghost hunting or archeological findings, Jake and Pete’s adventures will change making the series not set on just one objective but many! This show, in a way, would actually be shown on channels where kids would love to see shows that make them wonder, such as Nickelodeon or Noggin.
And the target market for this as mentioned before is set for kids and pre-teens. Some books of their adventures may also be published as novels for further exploitations and kids’ magazines may hold articles on the show and actor characters such as Nickelodeon Magazine.
Training Freedom
Relevance:
It is often hard for people to reach out of their own world in order to touch someone else. Speaking in public or even stating a point of view in class can be difficult. This story is about a girl who overcomes her low self esteem for the sake of a guide dog puppy. It teaches that it is possible to overcome this overwhelming fear.
Goal Attainment:
Training Freedom is intended to educate the public about Guide Dogs for the Blind and inspire people to support the organization. Our target audience is animal lovers who would be willing to contribute volunteer time or money into the program. Many puppy raisers consist of teenagers who are attending high school or college. By setting the story in a college age environment potential puppy raisers will be more likely to watch. Animal Program would be an excellent potential broadcaster for Training Freedom. This channel already attracts animal lovers so the story will have a higher likelihood of reaching people interested in Guide Dogs.
Advertising for the program will be spread out over various methods. Commercials on Animal Planet will be supported by a page on their website informing about Guide Dogs for the Blind. As the premiere date nears it will also be featured in the Animal Planet
E-Newsletter. An article featuring the program will be highlighted in seventeen, and YM, as well as in Animal Fair and The Bark. Guide Dogs for the Blind will raise awareness among the puppy raising community through its quarterly Guide Dogs newsletter and through puppy group leaders. The puppy raising groups themselves will be able to promote the program within their community.
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Training Freedom
Logline: A shy, but dedicated young college student has to overcome her insecurities when she is asked to do a presentation with her guide dog puppy in training.
Synopsis:
Guide Dogs for the Blind has been training dogs to lead the blind since 1942. Through their dedicated staff and volunteers they are able to develop and support Guide Dog teams of the highest quality. Volunteer puppy raisers are the backbone of the program. They take puppies into their home when they are about 8 weeks old and raise them until they are 13-18 months old. During that time they socialize the dogs by taking them eveywhere. They must attend regular meetings and pay for everyday expenses such as food and toys. Due to their close interaction with the community these puppy raisers are often the strongest spokes people for the program.
The Story:
Cindy Wade has never been very outspoken; she works hard, but tends to keep to herself. All of that changes when she decides to start raising Guide Dogs for the Blind. When Cindy sees Freedom for the first time she is overwhelmed with affection for this adorable golden retriever puppy. Freedom quickly gets into mischief at home, causing comical situations that force Cindy to stay on her toes.
During a weekly meeting with her puppy raising group Freedom is the only puppy who isn’t responding to his corrections. Fear grips Cindy’s heart as the leader approaches her, asking her to stay after the meeting. Her leader shocks Cindy by asking her to do a presentation with Freedom at a local elementary school.
Cindy begins approaching training sessions with Freedom at home more seriously as she prepares for the presentation. She starts to become more firm in her commands, and the confidence begins to show through in other areas of her life. During class she voices her opinions, at home she speaks up to her overzealous roommate, and out in public she is able to hold conversations with perfect strangers.
When it comes time for the presentation Cindy is completely confident in herself and Freedom. It shows through the dog’s behavior and they both do great. Cindy enjoys the interaction so much she decides to start speaking to more people about guide dogs. By the time Cindy is told to give Freedom back the two have become local celebrities.
Giving Freedom up is the hardest thing Cindy has ever done. Tears roll down her cheeks as she hugs her companion one last time. When Cindy gets back home she has to speak to a group without Freedom for the first time. For a moment she doesn’t know how she is going to do it. As she looks out in the audience she sees a young girl with a cane, next to her is a little boy who is softly whispering into her ear explaining what is going on. Cindy stands tall and realizes that she doesn’t need a dog to speak up.
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