Black Fist Productions

1. Audience

1.1. Stephanie Ellaine Bray

1.2. Vice President of production at Columbia

1.3. Former work includes movies such as Hustle and Flow, Black Snake Moan, and Dear White People

1.4. Black owned company

1.5. Launched her own company called Homegrown Films

2. Obstacles

2.1. Fear of presenting, as well as my lack of knowledge with powerpoint,etc,  could affect my ability to present the material in the best way possible.

2.1.1. Competitors could be one obstacle  that gets in the way.

2.2. One way to get over this obstacle is to rehearse and make sure I am very comfortable and confident in what I'm pitching.

2.3. I could prepare for competitors by doing thorough research on my audience, as well as other people they've invested in to get an idea of what they're looking for and what works for them.

3. Star Moment

3.1. Explain how it's time to make a change.

3.2. Show one more clip of powerful video.

3.3. Explain why I chose her production company to invest/co produce

3.3.1. Included

3.3.2. Included

3.3.3. Excluded

4. Beginning

4.1. I'll start off by thanking them for taking the time to meet with me.

4.1.1. Project specifications

4.1.2. End User requirements

4.1.3. Action points sign-off

4.2. Brief history of myself and obsticals

4.2.1. Insert short clip of powerful video I've seen

4.3. Talk about how I was brought up in a racist area and was made to feel ashamed of who I am.

4.3.1. Discuss that being the reason why I want to bring hope to other people experiencing the same thing and promote self love to black people all over the world.

5. Middle

5.1. Talk about some of my experiences with working in the film industry

5.2. Discuss and show credentials and portfolios received at Full Sail

5.3. Explain how the importance of getting this message out to the people.

5.4. Give facts and statistics regarding how children and even adults' self love and respect are affected by systematic oppression and racism

6. End

6.1. Explain what I expect from them. Present pitch.

6.1.1. Materials

6.1.2. Personel

6.1.3. Services

6.1.4. Duration

6.2. Explain why this production would be a great investment/movement for her to get behind and involved with.

6.3. Thank her again for her time.

7. tools

7.1. pictures

7.1.1. clips

7.1.2. quotes

7.2. music

7.2.1. Schedule

7.2.2. Budget

7.3. powerpoint

7.3.1. KPI's

7.4. I chose these tools because its what I'm comfortable working with at the moment.

8. Storyline

8.1. I grew up in a town that was pretty racist. I was one of the only black kids there. During this time I received a lot of ridicule and even bullying for the color of my skin. I was made to feel as if I wasn't beautiful because of the color of my skin. I saw a video recently where someone put a black baby doll and a white baby doll in front of kids. They were asked to point to the "bad" baby doll. Each kid, individually, pointed to the black baby doll. They were then asked to point to the doll that was ugly, with the same results. Each of them pointed to the black baby doll. When asked why that doll was "bad" or "ugly," they said because it was because the doll was dark. Both black and white children had this same reaction. I think that says a lot for how children are being conditioned to think. Children are growing up in a society where they are made to feel less than because of the color of their skin. They immediately identify being black with "bad" or "ugly." It was the same for me. It wasn't until I was older that I realized how skewed and damaging this way of thinking had been for me. I want to spread a message of love to my people and to all the black children all over the world. I also want my voice, through film, to speak loudly to those who have an opportunity to spread this positive message to the world.