1. Zeinab Ismail
ABOVE AUTHORITY
Program Proposal

2. AN OUTLINE FORMAT FOR A PROGRAMME PROPOSAL
Production Department: political
Programme Genre: talkshow
Proposed Title: Above Authority
Number of Programmes: 4
Duration: 60 min
Interval: First season every Friday 1 month Evening at 9:30 P.M
Theme: The program discuss the current political situation in Lebanon. Addresses
the issue of political corruption in Lebanon. The status of the upcoming elections and
agreement on the President of the republic.
Format: Indoor in the studio, recorded program and talkshow with the presence of
audience.
Treatment: To agree on a President of the republic as soon as possible and find a
solution before the country plunges into political chaos and becomes disorganized
which limit the issue of the political corruption and treat it.
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Production team: Producer, director and director assistant, camera operator, and
producer.
Performers/Participants: Audience, politicans, and political analysts.
Audience projection: Lebanese people especially over 18 year old.
Proposed outline budget and major resources utilisation
Cash Budget
Studio utilisation (specify studio): 1500$
in week no(s): 4
OB utilisation (specify OB unit): 800$
in week no(s): 4
Single-camera utilisation:400$
in week no(s):4

3. Single-camera shooting ratio:300$
Editing (specify 2/3-machine): computer, video editor
in week no(s):4
Scenic construction effort:600$
in week no(s):4
Programme commission
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED on date: 20July 2023 Signed Head of Production
Department
COMMISSIONED as finalised above, subject to approved production budget
(attached)
Delivery date: 25 July 2023
Signed Commissioner
COMMISSION AGREED Signed Head of Production Department
AN OUTLINE FORMAT FOR A PROGRAMME BUDGET
Production Department: Political Producer: Zeinab Ismail
No. of Programmes: 4
Title: Above Authority
Duration: 60min
Project Number: 1
Resource
Utilisation
Unit Qty. Rate Cost Cash Budget Cost
Production Actors -
Producer MD 2 400$/1
person
Musicians -
Asst.
Prod./Director
MD 2 300$/1
person
Presenters 700$
Director MD 1 700$ Participants -
Researcher MD 1 300$ Writers 300$
PA MD - Copyright 250$
Facilities 200$
Studio/OB Operations Hospitality/catering 300$
Studio
(specify)
H 1 900$ Travel/subsistence 200$

4. OB unit
(specify)
H 1 300$ Hired transport 200$
Pre-set and
light
H 5 750$ Hired equipment 3000$
Graphics materials 300$
Single-camera operations Scenic construction 2000$
With sound
operator
MH 2 200$ Scenic materials 500$
No sound
operator
MH 1
100$
Hired/purchased
props
200$
Lighting effort MH 5 500$ Make-up materials 500$
Tape usage 40$
VT Operations Repeat costs -
Play-
in/recording
H 1 300$ Other costs (specify) -
2-machine
editing
H 1 400$ Contingency 350$
3-machine
editing
H 1 600$
Programme Services
Graphics MH 2 300$ TOTAL CASH
Design MH 2 200$/
Per 1
17,040$
Properties MH -
Costume MH 1
Make-up MH 1 350$
Transport 1 50$
In-house
vehicles
MH 3 450$
*Specification of 'other' cash costs
BUDGET SUBMITTED on date: 1 August 2023 Signed Head of
Production Department

5. BUDGET APPROVED as finalised above Signed Commissioner
BUDGET AGREED Signed Head of Production
Department
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