1. Project Scope

We assessed WWF Network’s branding and communication tone for short storytelling documentaries and we are happy to bring in our experiences in storytelling to deliver an impactful short documentary for your purpose.

Your intended timeline as specified in the TOR for the documentary production, as well as total deliverables, variety of b-rolls required, and team requirements, are committable to us.

References for our claim:

8reasonstokill 14-minute storytelling material: LINK

World Class Speaker event commercial: LINK

Speaker Reel commercial: LINK

Dubai Business Training commercial: LINK

Kaasya Jewelries For Human trafficking victims: LINK

Friends for Nepal documentary, produced for an Austrian film festival: LINK

Streetkids of Kathmandu documentary: LINK

Mother of 100 Dogs; documentary for fundraising: LINK

Please note that GoodtimesNepal (www.goodtimesnepal.com) is a registered non-profit filmmaking foundation aimed to help in fundraising for grassroots organizations in Nepal, and it is a sister company of Hotei productions pvt. ltd.

MAJOR POINTS ESSENTIAL IN THE FILM

  • Milestones in Nepal’s Tiger conservation journey from 1993 - 2022, struggles and successes presented in a course of interviews, as well as relevant b-rolls from the field, infographics, and voiceovers if needed).

  • Interview content of major stakeholders in the Tiger conservation project, including government and park officials, community members, and the survey team combined to create a story arc fitting a 2-3 minutes short documentary format.

  • Rich storytelling that creates natural tension and release, with quality cinematography showing the project locations, the efforts made by the team are essential.

Please note: We are not clear from your TOR on the 2 versions of films required. The first version is clear to us but there was no clarification of the second version(this is left blank in the TOR). We are happy to understand the nature of the second version in a follow-up meeting, done online or in person.

CONCEPT NOTES FOR THE FILM

  • We observed from WWF’s media outlets, that it’s essential for the film to open with shots that are intriguing and engaging to improve viewer retention to predict success in intended impact with the distribution.

  • Tension with anticipated problems is to be presented at the very beginning of the film, to keep viewers engaged until the end result of the film.

  • As of now, we believe that the highlight of this film is the measurably successful results seen in the increase of the Tiger population, all the arduous efforts behind it from WWF’s team, and all the major stakeholders involved.

    • To achieve this, we are committed to producing high-quality cinematography, customized soundtracks with an in-depth sound design, essential animations, and a fulfilling story-arc, all spearheaded to produce a converting audiovisual story.

FURTHER CONCEPTUALIZATION AND WORKFLOW

  • We want to start off by scripting this project that is sent to your team for finalizing with virtual or in-person meetings, and/or emails.

  • Once a tentative script is finalized from both of our sides, we will move to pre-production and production.

  • Post-production again requires further communications with WWF’s communication team to finalize the film.

2. Short Team Bio

  1. Nikesh Timilsina (Director, storytelling & communications)

  2. Nayan Shrestha (Cinematographer, photographer)

    • Formerly employed at KathaHaru (2016-2018)

    • Currently employed at Hotei productions and Goodtimesnepal (2019-present)

    • Produced documentaries for ICIMOD, Save the Children, Himalayan Trust UK, and Helen Keller International in Nepal

  3. Manish Basnet (Cinematographer, editor)

    • Formerly employed as a photographer at Friends for Nepal Himalayan Development Aid (Link) (2008-2016)

    • Currently employed at Hotei productions and Goodtimesnepal (2018-present)

  4. Aatu Eerik Horus (Advisor to operations in Nepal, Branding & storytelling expert)

3. Cost Breakdown

Field trips with 3 team members : 900$

Pre-production : 1200$

Post-production : 1400$

Total Cost : 3500$

Thank you for going through our pre-proposal. If you have any questions please contact us through the link below.