I like to consider myself a jack of all trades when it comes to the entertainment industry, because I love everything about the arts, as well as am an ever evolving, knowledge acquiring student of the entertainment industry. One of my biggest hidden passions comes in the form of writing film treatments and creating great ideas. My new three as of lately are "Inspiration 302", "The Price of Love", and " The Beat Business-Reality Show". All are currently in development, being registered with the Writers Guild of America West and East, and processed as we speak for copyrighting, and trademarking under the B. Needam's Vision Works brand. Here is just a brief taste of what I plan to bring to the table and land production deals for throughout 2012.
Here is the Story Logline for "Inspiration 302" and Main Characters Story:
" WILMINGTON, DE- The cornerstone of the first state. It is center of all banks and business operations, which fuels most of the economy of this country. Surrounding this small wonder are the graphic and vivid glimpses of two inter-twining yet conflicting lifestyles; suburban prosperity, and poverty-stricken projects. Both sides of the spectrum are within blocks of each other. Communities connected by hundreds of local highway that link the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. Leaving Delaware as both the neutral ground for new hope, and an escape from the pressures of the big cities.
A ray of new hope, that as parents, they wish to gain through their child’s educations. An education their children can obtain from attending Benjamin Banneker High School of technology. A school where they will learn college preparatory academics, and the technical trade or career program geared for future success.
Success that TERRENCE VAUGHN, a newly hired teacher has to teach. RYAN CONGO, TERRON SWIFT, ISHMAEL WAHID, DOREYA BURGESS, and other students Vaughn will play a huge life influence to.
Terrence Vaugn-Main Character:
TERRENCE VAUGHN, in his early 30’s, is a tall brown skin, athletic built black man who works hard to overcome the effects of age by staying current with the times and trends.
He has spent some time as an adjunct teacher at his Alumni college of Morgan State University; Earning his Masters in Education, with a minor in Psychology. At this point in his life, he tends to be witty and intellectual; always carrying himself as humble, level headed and conservative.
Terrence Vaughn is so philosophical, spontaneous, and innovative to the approach of his teaching, that he seems almost “unreal”, in the classroom.
His life’s greatest dilemma comes into place when his best friend from college, EVAN DANIELS calls him unexpectedly about a job offering in a less popular, unfamiliar city of Wilmington, DE. He accepts the job information and opportunity, but is forced to leave everything he knew behind; a loving wife whom is enjoying the success of the business career in Baltimore, creating a messy divorce stage. The more dramatic pressures from the decision- a mother sick with Mesothelioma, the fate of the whole senior classes academic success, and a heart torn from falling into a love relationship with his superior boss, Banneker High School principal Rosalyn Brooks, and not letting her down, leads Terrence to a haunting spirit of depending on anti-depressants from his past to try to cope .
Shifting Gears, I have also been in the process of creating a great reality show geared around the true grind of music producers entitled, "The Beat Business" which is also in the works of being registered, copy written, and produced as I write this. Here is a brief of the show treatment for Beat Business:
Authors: Brandon “B.” Needam for B.Needam’s Vision Works. All Rights Reserved.
Genre: Industry Insider/ Reality Series
Title: “Beats Business”. The Beat Business, from behind the boards to the corporate boardroom.
Logline (short pitch): “Behind The Music” meets “Making The Band” with a splash of the “National Red Bull Beat Battle”. The lives of up and coming Hip-Hop and R&B producers are showcased. See this vast group of avid super-producer wannabes in their own studio settings, creating the next big industry hit, searching for major industry placement, and even scrambling up enough money to buy the equipment that can take their sound to the next level, and in some points, sacrificing just to survive in life. At key moments in their lives, the audience is polled upon the music within the show, and the producers use the audience feedback as a virtual “A&R” to help them with their lives best decisions.
Synopsis: “Beats Business” fills the void that true hip-hop music lovers everywhere experienced with the ending of Making The Band and Son Of A Gun, with emphasis around the true creators and foundation of any hit song we as fans grow to love-the producer. The fans act as virtual “A&R’s” to each producer, pulling in key elements of what the consumers and fans are demanding of them at the moment, in real time.
Get inside the lives of real rising producers who live in the some of the greatest cities across the Untied States, and even towns yet to be put on the map musically. Gain an in-depth look what makes them tick, inspires them musically, their industry success and failures, as well as compelling, and gripping life stories. See them juggling the demands of record executives and artist for the next big track, search for placement, allies, and deal with life and love loss. Watch their assertive demeanors in the audio studio and in the offices. Catch a rare glimpse of how rewarding and cut throat the music industry can be, song after song, that our hopeful producers create for some of the biggest names in the mainstream and underground urban music market to date. Gain industry insight on the dynamics of a production deal, how to negotiate placement and royalties on created works, and distribution deals, and all facets of a producer’s life, as music loving fans and fellow aspiring producers and artist. Relive the best parts of it all, recapping the previous episodes experiences with all the producers and serve as a key player in what their next major industry move should be via text, twitter and voting poll, with live post show feedback and response from all the cast.
And when you disagree wildly with one of our producer’s tracks or decision…let them know! The audience will be instructed to vote on a key moment of the producer’s life in that episode. Should they take the skeptical offer on the table because it is the only one at the time? Take the upfront money for a beat because bills are due, or get all they are worth? After the audience votes with a phone call, text message, twitter post, and/or website poll, the producers will be pulled aside and given the feedback from the audience real-time. Watch how our hungry producers deal with the audience scrutiny. Then have the audience take to the website forums and post shows to discuss how it all played out.
All in all, I am excited to be going through the process of getting the legwork and registering of all the necessary paperwork so that my vision can truly become a visionary masterpiece with the potential to reach everyone's TV Screens.
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