Collapse Investigation Short Documentary
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
The goal is to craft a narrative-driven short film that unpacks, in plain yet rigorous terms, the technical chain of failures that led to both the Jet Set Club collapse in Santo Domingo and the Champion Tower disaster in Florida. I want viewers to feel the stark truth behind the line “no one buys a ticket to die,” while still keeping the film firmly investigative rather than sensational.
Scope
• Length: roughly 10 minutes, tight enough for festival submission yet comprehensive enough for educational use.
• Structure: parallel storytelling that moves back and forth between the two events, weaving expert diagrams, structural calculations, and archived engineering reports into period news footage and any publicly-available video or photos you can secure.
• Tone: investigative first, emotional resonance second—facts drive the narrative, empathy lets them land.
• Key narrative elements: licensed historical footage is essential; clear, illustrated technical breakdowns (animated overlays, 3-D cut-aways, or on-screen schematics) must anchor each key moment of failure. Survivor sound bites or expert opinions are welcome if they add clarity but are not mandatory.
Deliverables
1. Story outline and shooting/script treatment for approval.
2. High-definition documentary (master file plus web-ready export).
3. Caption file (English, SRT).
4. Source project files and a rights/footage log to simplify future upgrades.
Acceptance criteria
• Every technical claim is sourced on-screen or in end credits.
• Historical footage is cleared for worldwide distribution.
• Final runtime stays within 10 percent of the 12–15 minute target.
• Audio mix passes basic broadcast specs (-24 LUFS ±2).
Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, or comparable professional tools are fine as long as they deliver clean, stable results. If these parameters match your skill set, I’m ready to move quickly on scheduling, research, and the first rough cut.
Scope
• Length: roughly 10 minutes, tight enough for festival submission yet comprehensive enough for educational use.
• Structure: parallel storytelling that moves back and forth between the two events, weaving expert diagrams, structural calculations, and archived engineering reports into period news footage and any publicly-available video or photos you can secure.
• Tone: investigative first, emotional resonance second—facts drive the narrative, empathy lets them land.
• Key narrative elements: licensed historical footage is essential; clear, illustrated technical breakdowns (animated overlays, 3-D cut-aways, or on-screen schematics) must anchor each key moment of failure. Survivor sound bites or expert opinions are welcome if they add clarity but are not mandatory.
Deliverables
1. Story outline and shooting/script treatment for approval.
2. High-definition documentary (master file plus web-ready export).
3. Caption file (English, SRT).
4. Source project files and a rights/footage log to simplify future upgrades.
Acceptance criteria
• Every technical claim is sourced on-screen or in end credits.
• Historical footage is cleared for worldwide distribution.
• Final runtime stays within 10 percent of the 12–15 minute target.
• Audio mix passes basic broadcast specs (-24 LUFS ±2).
Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, or comparable professional tools are fine as long as they deliver clean, stable results. If these parameters match your skill set, I’m ready to move quickly on scheduling, research, and the first rough cut.