Music of the Heart: A Documentary Proposal
I would like to submit a proposal for a documentary about a museum that would focus on the blind visitors. As a replacement for the traditional visual arts museum or participating in a touch tour, it would be a museum of music history. When an individual visits the museum, they should be able to enjoy the experience with minimal limitations. The group of visitors will experience the stimulation of their audio sense and will be asked to share what they can see in their mind while music is being played, which would be remarkable to be captured on film. In this proposal, I will discuss the purpose of this documentary, what the exhibits will include, and how I will promote this film. I have already selected the group, and location is set in Chicago. I am pleased to share this idea, and it will be one of my finest documentaries to date. It is my intention to entertain and educate. This documentary will be different from what is already involving arts and the blind community. The sense of hearing is believed to be heightened when an individual is visually impaired; therefore, I feel that the experience of a music museum would be an exciting experience for the documented visitors. The group will be led by a guide that will direct them to the exhibits and inform them the history of the featured artist or instrument. There are people in society that demonstrate their ignorance when it comes to the blind community, and assume their lack of vision also means a lack of intellect and/or creativity. This documentary will educate and prove that the blind community can produce brilliant art when given the opportunity to do so. Art does not necessarily have to be on canvas, clay, or paper. It is time for the blind community to have their moment in the spotlight. The museum will have exhibits that include listening stations of the featured artist, and instruments including ones donated from artists such as a saxophone donated by Kenny G and a Guitar donated by Eddie Van Halen. The visitors will be allowed to touch these instruments while the guide provides them a brief description and educate them on the history of the piece. In the listening stations, the visitors will be asked what comes into their mind when they hear the music. This will allow them to use their imagination and creativity; it will be intriguing to find out what can the blind picture when they hear certain music. Are their visions much different from individuals who have the gift of sight? Each exhibit will include plaques written in Braille to convenience the blind that would like to read the information as well as listening to it. The museum has two main exhibits that will make this visit unique. There is an exhibit with instruments where the visitors can play them and compose music if they wish, and I believe that will be a film worthy experience. The following main exhibit will be featuring blind musicians such as Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles that provides the biography of the artists, listen stations, and a piano Stevie Wonder donated to the museum. Featuring these blind musicians will be an inspiration for these individuals and can increase their confidence knowing there are famous musicians they could relate to. The audience will be able to view this set of blind people in a different perspective, a creative one. If given the opportunity to make this documentary, the marketing campaign is already planned out. The way the documentary will be crafted will help the film sell itself. I am allowing the audience to befriend this small group of blind individuals, with real time interviews from each member and capturing the reaction of each person when experiencing the exhibits. Getting personal with the blind visitors is a unique selling point to this documentary and will have the audience feel like they are on the visit with them too. This documentary will have a narrator, and I am fortunate enough to be close friends with Stevie Wonder’s manager, Stevie Wonder has already agreed to narrate this documentary if it is filmed. This international superstar being a part of this film will be another key selling point, he would be featured on the promotional poster as well and conduct any promotional interviews. He is excited to be a part of a project involving music in the blind community. I expect this documentary to be a success because the target audience ranges from who is curious about the reaction from the blind when exposed to music to the fans of Stevie Wonder. Whomever views this documentary will be guaranteed entertainment. The blind has been underestimated when it comes to intellect and creativity that is why I am proposing this idea. I am hoping to educate and fascinate, and I believe that these individuals will touch many hearts and amaze whoever views the film. The exhibits that the group will visit can allow them to come out of their shell and be creative, they have the opportunity to compose music and perhaps find a talent they did not realize they had. The marketing campaign has been carefully planned with the help from an international superstar. I plan to make this documentary a film that will be talked about for years to come, and given the opportunity to make it I can promise that I will not disappoint.