Proposal – A Local Success Story

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THE HERMANN BROTHERS

A Local Success Story

A five minute documentary that covers the history of the Hermann Brothers and their Port Angeles company.

JESSE SEWARD

WRITING, FILMING, EDITING, INTERVIEWING

Statement

Hermann Brothers is one of the biggest, most successful companies on the Olympic Peninsula. Let’s find out why.

Background & Need

The Hermanns started out as chicken farmers 70 years ago. Today they own a fleet of 140 commercial vehicles. The company has grown exponentially in the last several years. Producing a documentary about that will give them the opportunity to tell their story and explain what they did to accomplish that. This may also be used as a marketing tool to appeal to local residents that hold commercial driver licenses and inspire them to apply with Hermann Brothers for a driving position.

Approach, Form, & Style

This video will mostly consist of old photographs, old video footage, interviews, and narration. An interview with Bill Hermann will tell most of the story.

Shooting Schedule

May 8-19, 2023

Concept, development, and writing

May 25-26, 2023

Filming in Port Angeles:

Interview with Bill Hermann

Interview with Mike Hermann (possibly?)

Interview with Fred Hermann

May 27, 2023

Rough Cuts

May 29 – June 2, 2023

Filming in Port Angeles:

Filming at the Hermann Family Farm

Filming at the Hermann Brothers Yard

Filming at the truck shop

Filming at the wood chipping plant

Filming of the trucks on the road

June 5, 2023

Rough Cuts

June 5, 2023 – June 16, 2023

Editing

June 8, 2023

Submission of First Edit

June 11, 2023

Submission of Second Edit

June 16, 2023

Submission of Final Video

Budget

Hourly Rate…………………………………….$60

4 hours total filming…………………..…….$240

8 hours total editing……………………….$400

2 hour travel time…………………………….$120

3 hours concept & development………$180

Total hourly charges…………………………$1000

Miscellaneous Expenses

Lapel Mic and cord………………………..$15

Total Film Budget…………………….$1015

Audience, Marketing, & Distribution

Upon completion of the video, I plan to share it to both my own personal social media accounts and the company’s social media accounts. I will more than likely post it on the company website as well.

Biography

Jesse Seward is a lifelong resident of the Port Angeles area. He has had a passion for video production and multimedia in general since he was in middle school. He is also a current student in Peninsula College’s Multimedia Communications Program. He works for the local company, Hermann Brothers Logging & Construction and handles all of their digital media products as well.

Miscellaneous

Release forms will be required for all individuals shown in the film.

PREPARED BY:

Jesse Seward

Media 111 – Module 7 – Weekly Essay

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Movement in Film & Video

You learn something new everyday! I had no idea that Vincent Van Gogh, the famous artist, struggled with mental illness. Not only this, but he incorporated something into his works of art that nobody else had done before, probably without even realizing it! He was able to display fluid turbulence in his paintings. This baffled many brilliant minds for years to come. Van Gogh wasn’t anybody special. Some of his most famous work was created while he was a guest at an asylum! This shows that anybody can go on to be produce great works, no matter what your story is. This is definitely inspirational. If I was trying to create content that inspired and moved people, I would try to create unique works of art.

The same goes for movement in film and video. The viewer is given a chance to see that anything is possible if you put your mind to it and great things can happen sometimes to any one of us if we are willing to put in the effort. Those great things can even happen by accident as well! The story of the invention of the Post-It note was a great example of this. Go out there, be yourself, and inspire!