First draft of treatment I wrote for a web series I am currently in the process of trying to produce.

1. The
New
Project
by
Zach
Travis
Based
on
Characters
by
Robert
“Scoots”
Fry

2. Travis
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ABOUT
THE
SERIES
Tag
Line:
Graduated
but
still
not
going
anywhere.
Log
Line:
Three
recent
graduates
have
found
themselves
living
together
one
of
them
has
found
a
“real”
job
while
the
other
two
still
goof
around
all
day.
Format:
15
minutes
shot
digitally
on
Canon
EO2
7D
HDSLR
cameras.
Series
Synopsis:
Spaced
is
comedic
web
series
consisting
of
fifteen
to
twenty
minute
episodes
loosely
based
on
characters
created
by
Robert
“Scoots”
Fry
for
his
comic
strip
of
the
same
title.
The
comic
strip
follows
two
nerdy
roommates,
Isaac
and
Gordon,
attending
college
at
an
outrageously
priced
liberal
arts
school.
However
they
never
seem
to
spend
much
time
in
class
and
more
time
watching
TV,
playing
video
games,
complaining
about
work,
and
yes
even
attempting
to
chase
tail.
Now,
in
the
web
series,
Isaac
and
Gordon
have
now
graduated
from
college
now
living
in
a
small
dingy
apartment
in
the
suburbs
of
New
York
City.
To
help
cover
their
cost
of
living
they
have
moved
in
with
a
third
roommate
Alex.
Unfortunately,
even
though
all
three
of
them
have
degrees
from
a
prestigious
college,
Alex
is
the
only
one
with
a
“real”
job
working
as
an
assistant
in
a
large
real
estate
firm.
The
other
two,
aspiring
graphic
novelists,
are
stuck
working
their
same
menial
jobs
before
college.
Isaac
works
as
a
clerk
in
a
GameStop
type
store
while
Gordon
works
as
a
counter
boy
at
the
deli
next
door.
The
show,
much
like
the
comic
strip,
follows
their
antics
and
pointless
arguments,
as
they
try
to
stay
afloat
with
out
having
to
give
up
on
their
dream.

3. Travis
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Meet
the
Characters
Isaac
“Scoots”
Marshall
Isaac
is
a
fairly
eccentric
22-­‐year-­‐old
computer
science
major
who
would
rather
than
spend
his
day
playing
FIFA
than
actually
venturing
outside.
Though
he
is
of
average
height,
during
high
school
he
was
often
made
fun
of
his
other
characteristics:
pale,
scrawny,
glasses,
and
red
hair.
In
other
words,
he
is
the
definition
of
a
ginger.
He
grew
up
in
a
hard
working,
upper-­‐middle-­‐class,
suburban
family
with
a
younger
sister.
However,
his
parents’
hard
work
ethic
did
not
seem
to
rub
off
on
him
seeing
as
he
refuses
to
fall
back
on
his
degree
and
get
a
job
working
in
the
technology
field.
Instead,
he
has
decided
he
wants
to
create
graphic
novels
with
his
best
friend
Gordon.
His
main
influences
are
Japanese
Manga,
Allan
Moore,
Daniel
Clowes,
and
Frank
Miller.
His
proudest
achievement
is
reaching
the
Pac-­‐Man
kill
Screen…twice.
Gordon
Hulley
Gordon
is
a
23-­‐year-­‐old
who
after
playing
varsity
football
and
baseball
through
high
school
gave
them
up
for
more
free
time
in
college.
For
this
reason
he
quickly
gained
the
freshman
15,
shortly
followed
by
the
sophomore
30
and
junior
22.
Fortunately
he
got
his
act
together
his
senior
year
and
began
working
out
again
bringing
his
weight
back
to
something
his
5’8”
frame
could
handle.
Growing
up
as
an
only
child
in
middle
class
suburbia,
he
spent
most
of
his
free
time
out
side
of
sports
drawing
and
playing
outdoors.
After
meeting
Isaac
in
college
he
began
to
game
and
read
graphic
novels.
And
now
that
they
two
live
together
after
graduation
he
finds
himself
still
behind
the
deli-­‐
counter
he
worked
in
order
to
support
himself
in
college.
Fortunately
he
plans
to
use
his
art
degree
to
help
with
their
graphic
novel.

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Recurring
Characters
Alex
(22)
is
a
friend
and
roommate
of
Gordon
and
Isaac
made
in
college,
however
the
trio
did
not
start
hanging
out
until
after
they
all
graduated.
Alex
comes
from
a
family
closer
to
the
one
percent
then
the
other
two
and
used
his
family
connections
to
find
a
job
right
after
college
with
a
large
real
estate
company.
Unfortunately,
he
has
never
been
happy
with
this
decision
and
would
rather
be
living
the
life
of
a
ski-­‐bum.
This
causes
him
to
usually
be
in
a
less-­‐than-­‐pleasant
mood
that
occasionally
causes
tension
within
the
trio.
Sarah
(24)
is
the
older
girl
from
high
school
that
all
the
girls
wanted
to
be
and
all
the
boys
wanted
to
take
behind
the
bleachers;
Isaac
was
no
different
and
still
has
a
crush
on
her
today.
After
high
school,
she
moved
to
LA
in
order
hopes
to
start
an
acting
career.
However,
just
as
her
career
was
about
to
take
off
her
father
was
diagnosed
with
cancer.
Opting
to
put
her
career
on
hold
she
moved
back
to
help
out
with
her
family.
Today,
despite
her
father’s
full
recovery,
she
has
yet
to
pick
up
where
she
left
off,
afraid
she
has
already
missed
her
shot.

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The
Pilot
“Graduates!”
The
pilot
episode
of
Spaced!,
titled
Graduates,
opens
with
Isaac
“Scoots”
Marshall
and
Gordon
Hulley
going
head-­‐to-­‐head
in
an
epic
Halo
battle.
Their
apartment
is
a
dingy
place
filled
with
miss-­‐matched
furniture
and
various
flags/tapestries
for
curtains.
After
the
pair
loses
the
match
in
its
final
moments
they
realize
they
are
late
for
work
and
rush
to
get
into
their
ridiculous
uniforms
and
out
the
door.
The
opening
credits
roll
during
this
montage.
The
episode
picks
back
up
with
the
two
hanging
out
at
the
GameStop
during
Gordon’s
break
from
the
deli.
The
two
are
arguing
about
what
sequel
of
Assassin's
Creed
was
better
while
playing
a
demo
game
of
FIFA.
A
young
customer
approaches
them
wanting
to
buy
a
violent
game
but
is
clearly
too
young.
The
two
give
him
a
hard
time
and
the
three
getting
into
a
humorous
argument
until
the
child
leaves
only
to
return
with
his
older
sister,
Sarah.
Scoot
has
always
had
a
huge
crush
on
Sarah
and
fumbles
over
his
apology
to
her
younger
brother.
Ultimately
he
agrees
to
sell
the
game
to
the
minor.
The
two
get
to
talking
and
she
turns
out
to
have
been
a
closet
nerd
since
high
school.
(She
will
appear
again
later
in
the
series
as
a
potential
love
interest.)
After
Sarah
leaves,
the
two
get
on
the
conversation
of
Vampires
and
how
Buffy
should
be
considered
the
only
true
vampire
show.
However,
Gordon
claims
that
True
Blood
is
pretty
amazing
and
should
be
considered.
The
pair
gets
into
a
heated
argument
that
lasts
until
they
arrive
home.
Once
home
they
agree
the
only
way
they
can
solve
their
dispute
is
through
a
NERF
gun
battle.
The
episode
ends
with
them
gearing
up
for
war
as
the
third
roommate
Alex
walks
in
the
doors.

6. Travis
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Similar
Shows
on
Television
Arrested
Development
Arrested
Development
was
a
comedic
sitcom
created
by
Mitchell
Hurwitz.
The
show
starred
many
big
named
actors
including
Portia
de
Rossi,
Michael
Cera,
Jason
Bateman,
and
Jessica
Walter.
Originally
the
show
aired
of
Fox
for
three
seasons
from
2003-­‐2006
and
followed
the
fictitious,
dysfunctional
Bluth
family.
Shot
as
a
fake
documentary,
the
show
is
known
for
it’s
smart
dry
humor.
Despite
receiving
numerous
accolades
and
awards,
Fox
ultimately
cancelled
the
show.
However
in
2013
a
fourth
season
was
ordered
by
the
online
platform
Netflix.
It’s
Always
Sunny
in
Philadelphia
It’s
Always
Sunny
in
Philadelphia
is
a
comedic
sitcom
created
and
starred
by
Rob
McElhenney,
Glenn
Howerton,
and
Charlie
Day.
The
show
first
aired
on
FX
in
2004
and
continues
today
with
re-­‐runs
appearing
on
Comedy
Central.
The
show
follows
its
stars
antics
as
they
attempt
to
run
their
Irish
Bar
in
the
heart
of
Philadelphia.
The
characters’
personalities
often
make
this
a
hard
task
resulting
in
frequent
challenges
and
competitions
between
themselves
and
their
rivals.
The
show
is
full
of
dry,
sometimes
even
unbearably
awkward
humor
that
leaves
the
audience
squirming.
However
despite
all
this
it
has
become
a
cult
classic
comparable
to
the
long
run
show
Seinfeld.
Life
on
a
Stick
Life
on
a
Stick
was
a
short-­‐lived
television
sitcom
created
by
Victor
Fresco.
The
show
was
picked
up
by
Fox
in
2005
however
only
five
of
the
thirteen
ordered
episodes
were
ever
aired.
The
show
follows
two
slackers
living
at
home
and
working
in
the
hot
dog
stand
of
the
local
mall
food
court.
The
show
starred
Zachary
Knighton
and
Rachelle
Lefevre
and
known
for
it’s
slacker/stoner
humor.

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History
of
the
Web
Series
Believe
it
or
not
web
series
date
back
to
the
mid
1990s
when
Scott
Zakarin
developed
a
web
soap
opera
called
The
Spot.
The
show
was
very
similar
to
Melrose
Place
and
quickly
gained
wide
popularity
and
his
website,
at
it’s
peak,
received
over
100,000
hits
a
day.
Unfortunately,
he
underestimated
how
much
it
was
going
to
cost
to
keep
up
the
website
as
well
as
production
and
despite
have
a
few
corporate
sponsors
the
website
ultimately
failed.
However
it
opened
the
door
for
web
series,
as
we
know
them
today.
Around
the
same
time
in
1995
a
company
called
Bullseye
Art
also
came
of
the
woodwork
and
it’s
viral
videos
slowly
gained
popularity
on
the
web.
Some
of
their
shows
even
became
so
popular
they
were
picked
up
by
MTV
and
Atom
Films
(now
owned
by
Comedy
Central).
Along
with
Atom
Films,
a
company
called
iFilm
emerged.
Both
these
companies
managed
to
find
backers
with
extreme
amounts
of
money
and
were
able
to
start
developing
their
own
video
content
for
the
web.
As
DSL
and
Broadband
Internet
became
more
and
more
readily
available,
and
computers
became
more
powerful,
people
realized
as
long
as
they
had
a
camera
they
could
make
their
own
videos
and
put
them
online
too.
Out
of
this
phenomenon
came
websites
such
as
YouTube
where
people
could
post
numerous
videos
online
and
some
even
began
creating
serials.
Today,
there
are
numerous
video-­‐hosting
sites
where
professional
and
non-­‐professionals
alike
are
posting
online
television
shows
and
gaining
wide
popularity.

8. Travis
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Down
To
Business
People
Involved
Zach
Travis
(Producer/Director)
is
a
graduate
of
Gettysburg
College
in
Pennsylvania
with
a
Bachelor
of
Sciences
in
Chemistry
and
Film
Studies
and
the
creator
of
Travis
Entertainment.
From
a
young
age
Zach
knew
he
wanted
to
work
in
the
entertainment
industry
which
provoked
him
to
move
to
New
York
City
and
pursue
a
Masters
in
Media
Studies
at
The
New
School.
In
obtaining
his
undergraduate
degree
he
made
a
personalized
documentary
titled
Chemistry
Majors:
Why
Do
You
Do
it?
in
hopes
to
figuring
out
as
to
why
so
many
students
pursue
difficult
majors.
He
has
also
worked
on
many
short
projects
with
his
colleagues
including
one
that
received
recognition
from
Jon
Stewart
called
Gettysburg
Students
Respond
to
Jon
Stewart.
Spaced!
is
Zach’s
first
web
series.
Overview
of
the
Budget
Since
Spaced!
is
a
web
series
Travis
Entertainment
is
currently
pitching
for
funding
in
order
to
develop
the
pilot
episode.
Ideally,
in
order
to
keep
costs
low,
the
company
plans
to
work
primarily
with
non-­‐professional
actors
and
non-­‐unionized
employees
in
order
to
keep
cost
low.
Also
since
it
is
trying
to
self-­‐produce
the
pilot
episode
it
is
also
hoping
to
keep
writing,
producing,
and
post-­‐production
costs
to
a
minimum.
The
current
estimated
cost
to
produce
the
pilot
episode
“Graduates”
is
$17000
($15,000
Production
+
$2,000Marketing).
An
outline
of
the
budget
can
be
found
in
the
Appendix.
Furthermore
this
is
the
ideal
cost
of
each
subsequent
episode.
Schedule
The
$15,000
budget
has
been
calculated
based
on
a
well
thought
out
shooting
schedule.
Upon
completion
of
the
script
the
schedule
will
call
for
a
One-­‐Week
pre-­‐production
period.
During
this
time
locations
will
be
scouted
and
if
permits
are
required
they
will
be
worked
out.
On
top
of
this,
this
pre-­‐production
period
will
be
used
to
carefully
plan
out
the
shooting
schedule
based
on
the
predicted
weather
and
Since,
the
pilot
episode
is
only
15
minutes
long
with
very
few
locations,
Travis
Entertainment,
is
planning
on
a
3-­‐Day
shooting
schedule.
The
two
main
actors
are
required
to
be
on
set
all
three
days
while
the
recurring
cast
only
have
to
be
available
the
second
day
and
third
day
of
shooting.
Travis
Entertainment
plans
to
shoot
primarily
on
the
first
two
days
and
any
immediate
re-­‐shoots
will
be
completed
on
the
third
day
of
shooting.
The
company
has
also
made
their
budget
planning
for
a
One-­‐Week
post-­‐
production
period.
Ideally
every
subsequent
episode
will
be
shot
on
the
same
schedule.
Funding
In
order
to
fund
the
pilot
episode
of
Spaced!
Travis
Entertainment
plans
to
utilize
the
crowdsourcing
platforms
of
Kickstarter
and
Indiegogo.
Crowdsourcing
has
become
a

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widely
popular
method
of
raising
funds.
Furthermore
each
of
the
companies
only
takes
a
small
proportion
of
the
money
raised.
On
top
of
crowd
sourcing,
Travis
Entertainment
plans
to
approach
potential
distributors
early
in
hopes
to
be
picked
up
for
distribution
before
completion
of
the
pilot
episode.
Outlets
for
Distribution
CollegeHumor.com
College
Humor
was
founded
in
New
York
City
in
1999
and
over
the
years
has
grown
to
become
a
full
media
company
with
many
other
websites
under
its
control.
Today,
college
humor
is
targeted
at
18-­‐49
year
olds
and
delivers
daily
updates
of
pictures,
articles,
and
original
videos
for
many
of
it’s
numerous
web
series.
With
15
million
unique
users
generating
over
100
million
monthly
video
views
it
has
become
on
of
the
fastest
growing
and
popular
websites
on
the
Internet.
Comedy
Central
CC:Studios
For
the
longest
time,
Comedy
Central
has
been
the
premiere
television
network
for
comedy.
After
their
absorption
of
Atom
Fims
(Atom.com)
in
2012,
Comedy
Central
opened
CC:
Studios
as
a
place
to
host
digital
and
original
content
on
the
web.
Since
it’s
launch
in
early
2013
it
has
rapidly
grown
in
popularity
as
a
place
for
up
and
coming
digital
artists
to
post
their
content.
Blip.TV
Blip.TV
is
a
popular
online
web
series
hosting
site
founded
in
2005
by
Mike
Hudack
in
New
York
City.
Though
off
to
a
slow
start
they
have
now
become
a
website
that
caters
to
professionals
and
up
and
comers.
The
regularly
receive
30
million
viewers
each
month
mostly
between
the
ages
of
18-­‐39.
In
recent
months
Blip.TV
has
also
become
available
on
numerous
other
platforms
including
iPhone,
Android,
iPad
and
Xbox
360.

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Other
Online
Options
In
conjunction
with
the
previously
listed
distribution
websites
Travis
Entertainment
also
plans
to
approach
KoldKast.TV
and
iThantic.TV.
These
two
distribution
sites
however
are
a
lot
more
excusive.
Furthermore
they
are
known
for
hosting
more
than
just
comedy
and
if
selected
Spaced!
may
end
up
lost
in
their
extensive
libraries.
Self-­‐Distribution
In
the
worst
case
scenario,
Travis
Entertainment,
has
also
developed
a
self-­‐distribution
method
in
case
Spaced!
is
not
picked
up
by
a
larger
distribution
company.
In
the
past
few
months
the
popular
video
hosting
website
Vimeo
has
released
a
new
feature
called
Vimeo
On-­‐Demand.
This
wonderful
new
feature
allows
for
Vimeo
Pro
members
to
charge
other
users
a
set
amount
to
watch
their
video.
On
top
of
that
Travis
Entertainment
would
be
able
to
keep
90%
of
its
profits.
If
Travis
Entertainment
opts
to
follow
this
distribution
plan,
the
company
will
utilize
the
numerous
social
media
websites
in
order
to
market
the
series.
Not
only
will
it
utilize
Facebook
but
the
company
will
also
set
up
a
blog
for
the
individual
characters.
Furthermore,
Travis
Entertainment
will
create
twitter
accounts
for
the
individual
characters
as
well.
Ideally
this
process
will
create
enough
buzz
for
the
web
series
that
it
will
be
able
to
launch
more
crowdsourcing
campaigns
to
fund
the
subsequent
episodes.
Future
Episodes
Episode
2:
The
NERF
Battle-­‐
The
exciting
conclusion
to
the
pilot
episode
where
the
boys
turn
their
whole
apartment
into
a
War
Zone.
Episode
3:
Scoots’
Adventures
in
Time
and
Space-­‐
After
dreaming
he
has
become
the
next
Doctor
on
the
popular
BBC
series,
Scoots
takes
on
the
role
in
his
every
day
life.
Episode
4:
The
Date-­‐
After
Sarah
agrees
to
become
Scoots’
companion
as
the
Doctor
he
works
up
the
courage
to
finally
ask
her
out
on
a
date.
Gordon
becomes
annoyed
with
Scoots’
antics.
Episode
5:
The
Fallout-­‐
A
little
annoyed
with
the
lack
of
progress
on
their
Graphic
Novel
Gordon
forces
Scoots
to
become
serious,
threatening
their
friendship.
Episode
6:
Season
Finale-­‐
In
order
to
save
their
friendship
the
boys
decide
the
best
solution
is
a
night
of
drunken
debauchery.
Ultimately
they
come
up
with
what
they
believe
to
be
the
most
epic
idea
for
a
graphic
novel
ever.

11. Travis
SPACED!
11
Works
Cited
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2013.
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2013.
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2013.
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Bob.
"The
History
of
the
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-­‐
Lessons
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Past."
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2011.
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Always
Sunny
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2013.
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/?ref_=sr_1>.
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Daniel.
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2013.
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content/>.
"Life
on
a
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n.d.
Web.
15
May
2013.
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412221/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1>.
Permit
Fees.
Made
in
NY
-­‐
Mayor's
Office
of
Film,
Theatre
&
Broadcasting
-­‐
About,
n.d.
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15
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2013.
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2013.
<http://www.abelcine.com/store/Rental-­‐Equipment/>.
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n.d.
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15
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2013.
<https://www.editorsguild.com/Wages2.cfm?contract=52>.

12. Travis
SPACED!
12
"Web
Series."
Wikipedia.
Wikimedia
Foundation,
05
June
2013.
Web.
15
May
2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_series>.
"Web
Television."
Wikipedia.
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13
May
2013.
Web.
15
May
2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_television>.
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Guild
of
America.
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of
Minimums.
New
York:
Writers
Guild
of
America,
2013.
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Guild
of
America,
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2013.
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15
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2013.
<http://www.wgaeast.org/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/rev-­‐sked-­‐
minimums.pdf>.