"College 101" Treatment & Outline

TREATMENT:

Title of Show: College 101-How to Survive College
Format: Reality Show
Production team: Madeline Kust, Joseph Balut, Andre Smith-Hill, Michelle Ruszat, Matthew Malenstyn, Mark Charter
Logline: The world of college is often depicted as one party after another, with overly sympathetic professors and a student's ability to pass the big test just because they believe in themselves. But what is it really like? From long sleepless nights, hours of homework, the obligation of extracurricular activities and the necessity to maintain social relationships, college isn't always the party we wish it could be.
Synopsis:
Three students at The College of St. Scholastica will film their daily lives in order to demonstrate the reality of attending college. It is easy to believe movies, television shows, and other mediums in pop culture in how college life is represented but it is far from the truth. By using handheld cameras to film daily activity, these students will dispel the myths and stereotypes created by the media.
Each student brings us through his/her daily life starting in the morning before school by grabbing coffee, finding a parking spot, and walking to class. As the day progresses we are given a glimpse into what happens in a college classroom and during the student’s limited free time. Finally, as with most college students, the day ends during the late hours of the night and complaints of never-ending homework.
With perseverance, the will to survive, and a healthy dose of humor the students reveal the reality of college is far different from what pop culture dictates.

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OUTLINE:

Title of Show: College 101-How to Survive College
Format: Reality Show
Production team: Madeline Kust, Joseph (Woody) Balut, Andre Smith-Hill, Michelle Ruszat, Matthew Malenstyn, Mark Charter
Logline: The world of college is often depicted as one party after another, with overly sympathetic professors and a student's ability to pass the big test just because they believe in themselves. But what is it really like? From long sleepless nights, hours of homework, the obligation of extracurricular activities and the necessity to maintain social relationships, college isn't always the party we wish it could be.

Outline:
The video opens with a message from the production team, stating the intent of “College 101”:
The world of college is often depicted as one party after another, with overly sympathetic professors and a student's ability to pass the big test just because they believe in themselves. But what is it really like? From long sleepless hours of homework to the obligation of extracurricular activities and the necessity to maintain social relationships, college isn't always the party we wish it could be.
Though things can get strenuous, and we often ask ourselves how we survive, these are the days that so many people live for and this is a day in the life of a real college student.
As the day begins, Student #1 (Michelle) talks about being quiet in the morning and the “glorious” drink known as coffee. Cut to Student #2 (Matt) as he wakes up and begins his day by walking to class. Student #3 (Woody) attempts to find a parking spot on the crowded campus and offers advice on how to “be the best that you are.” We are invited into their lives to discover the reality of college life.
Michelle is preparing for class, when disaster strikes in the form of an unavailable webpage. The video then cuts to a Spanish class where Michelle attempts to communicate about the project “College 101” and a change in major. Matt confirms a due-date in a class. Woody inconspicuously reveals how boring class can be.
The day moves forward and Michelle heads to the gym with a friend and later “practices” yoga. Matt returns back to his room exhausted after a work-out.
Woody studiously works on homework before work.
Michelle forgets where her car is parked on the way to volunteering.
We are given a rare glimpse into The St. Scholastica Saint’s men’s hockey team locker room via Matt.
Because procrastination is “one of the leading problems of college students” both Woody and Michelle work on homework into the late hours of the night.
The video ends with Matt turning off a light and ending a day in the life of a college student.

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