Thursday, October 06, 2005

The Matter of Chance Training Video

In one of my classes, I have to create a three to five minute informative corporate screenplay for my class project. What is that per say? Well, such screenplays might be akin to a training video or "company policy" film, a video you might see if you are training for a new job or applying to an organization. You know...films that tell you how you're supposed to give your customer their Wendy's burger.
I've never really had any job or corporation that I would affiliate myself with, and most of the kids in my class are using their current jobs as the sources for their screenplays. So, I've decided to create a training video for Matter of Chance Productions.

What goes into this MOC training video? Well, this is an introduction into the world of the Matter of Chance team - so I must cover our history, what services we offer and what it is exactly that we do. Every corporate screenplay, just like a feature screenplay, is broken into three parts. A beginning, middle and end. The beginning of the training video is supposed to introduce the organization and briefly highlight what it is that will be covered. The middle of the training video is supposed to cover the important information of the company, like the history, services and accomplishments. And finally, the ending of the video will state a "call to action", or something that entices the viewer into some kind of effect. I think the action for my video will be, "use MOC for your production needs", or some such fiddle faddle.

Now...most videos are presented with standard gimmicks or tricks. Some informational videos are just edited sequences of captured footage with a narrator voice over. Some are designed to be a mini-movie, covering a day in the life of an employee at "Wendy's". Some are simply speakers standing in front of a camera, spouting out info - talking heads if you will. The MOC video will be a combo of talking heads and voice over narration, and an MOC character will introduce each segment.
For the beginning, Harold will introduce us into the Matter of Chance world, using a chalkboard to highlight various components we will be looking at.
For the middle, Leonardo will be going point by point through the company history, following which he will promptly assassinate Joshua J. Provost, Gabriel Loyer and Brock H. Brown.
Finally, at the end, The Printer will give the viewer his or her call to action. The call to action will be punctuated by The Printer's death, which will make his martyrdom an inspiration to all future clients.

I expect it to be a fantastic video, one that the teacher will reject completely.

2 comments:

Joshua Provost said...

Honestly, I am inspired already!

Are we actually making this video, or is it a screenplay only?

I think there should be a MOC corporate video. We could even stage some stills and do some Ken Burns-style flyovers of the photos.

Count me in if you need any help.

Brock said...

It's really just a screenplay for this class, but if you want to actually make something, we can.

We'll see how the script turns out. It'll probably just be a funny class assignment, nothing more.