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BECOMING PRO

Documentary about what it takes for teen tennis players to go Pro. BECOMING PRO not only involves world class tennis players, but also world class filmmakers.

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BECOMING PRO

BECOMING PRO

BECOMING PRO

BECOMING PRO

BECOMING PRO

Documentary about what it takes for teen tennis players to go Pro. BECOMING PRO not only involves world class tennis players, but also world class filmmakers.

Documentary about what it takes for teen tennis players to go Pro. BECOMING PRO not only involves world class tennis players, but also world class filmmakers.

Documentary about what it takes for teen tennis players to go Pro. BECOMING PRO not only involves world class tennis players, but also world class filmmakers.

Documentary about what it takes for teen tennis players to go Pro. BECOMING PRO not only involves world class tennis players, but also world class filmmakers.

Nancy Paton
Nancy Paton
Nancy Paton
Nancy Paton
1 Campaign |
London, United Kingdom
$230 USD 2 backers
2% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

"Gold medals don't make champions . . . hard work does.”

Our Story

A documentary about just how much it takes for teen tennis players to go Pro, BECOMING PRO will follow the highs, lows, victories and heartbreaks of a group of young women as they train and compete on the world circuit. BECOMING PRO will feature four female tennis players who live and train at the Guillermo Villa Tennis Academy. Aged between sixteen and eighteen, these four girls come from all around the world: Australia, Russia, Ukraine and Brazil. They have all given up their lives and homes to relocate to the academy in Palma Nova, Majorca. They are all working towards the same goal: to become the number one women's tennis player in the world.

 

Compelling Viewing. BECOMING PRO will take us with the girls' on an emotional journey. We'll show just how difficult it is to become a pro tennis player on the Women’s Tennis circuit. The academy’s intense training schedule pushes the girls to their limit. It demands hard work, pain, sweat and endurance: our young athletes train for seven hours a day, six days a week. The program will follow the girls as they push through injuries, battle personal demons and train to compete in a tournament. From there, BECOMING PRO will follow them as they compete in a tournament in ITAPARICA, BRAZIL. The results of this tournament can make and break dreams: we will stay with the girls as they discover whether they can stay on the tournament's schedule until the end or whether they must return to training in Palma Nova.

 

A Professional Perspective. The documentary will feature an interview with GUILLERMO VILAS, the owner of the Guillermo Villa Tennis Academy. Guillermo himself is a legendary ex-pro tennis player; in 1977, he set the open era record in men's tennis for the longest winning streak on clay courts. At fifty-three matches, Guillermo was not beaten until 2006 by Nadal. Guillermo will discuss his personal journey as a young athlete becoming Pro and compare it to the challenges that tennis players face today.

 

World Class Filmmaking. BECOMING PRO will not only involve a group of world class tennis players, but also a world class filmmaking team. Award winning London based Production Company, SYNCED FILMS will be teaming up with Hollywood Director JOHN STOCKWELL and Executive Producer NANCY KROFT and GEORGINA SHERRINGTON to produce BECOMING PRO. Both our Blockbuster producing director, John Stockwell and the girls' mentor Guillermo Vilas will promote the film by attending Film Festivals and Launch Parties.

 

Festival Entry and Beyond. From its Development stage and onwards, BECOMING PRO has had a long-term publicity and distribution strategy in place. The Feature Length Documentary is designed for entry into the Majorcan Film Festival for September 2011. Following the Majorcan Film Festival, BECOMING PRO will then be entered into other major festivals around the world.

 

Worldwide Distribution Opportunities. As the world gears up for the 2012 Olympics, major networks and content providers are seeking large amounts of Sports programming. BECOMING PRO is perfectly timed for that growth in demand. The team at BECOMING PRO have identified a growing appetite for life-story sports programming. Our show targets a wide demographic of viewers by bridging the gap between traditional sports viewing and human-interest reality-style drama. While traditional sports programming usually attracts a male-demographic, BECOMING PRO's focus on female athletes means that both young men and women will be interested in the program. BECOMING PRO combines an intense documentary-style look at the professional world of competitive sports with a close look at the personal struggles of four young girls under great pressure. Comparable scripted drama shows such as ABC's Make it Or Break It, MTV's Hellcats and NBC's Friday Night Lights demonstrate the consumer appetite for such programming.

 

Franchising Opportunities: The Website. BECOMING PRO opens up a series of franchising opportunities. Concurrent with the programme, we are launching a website where tennis players from around the world can share tips and advice about the tournament circuit. In the future, www.becomingpro.com will allow athletes from all different sports to communicate and network. A pilot version of this website is already up and running, offering investors the opportunity to view a prototype structure for the site. The website features blog entries and media for one of the female tennis players to be featured on BECOMING PRO. By our first screening, we aim to have the website fully functioning, including blogs and photos from all four of our female tennis players. 

The website has already proven an attractive addition to the program for our brand sponsors, whose products will be featured and publicised on the website as well as in the documentary. As BECOMING PRO expands, we will feature and promote upcoming athletes and brands. BECOMING PRO, the website, makes the documentary an attractive and long-lasting investment opportunity. The hype and publicity we will be able to generate about our four players will boost the demand for distribution.

Through the use of the website, and strategic links to Social Media, we hope to make the girls personalities that viewers know and love. The website will feature interviews with the girls, and an interview with Guillermo Villas. We will be using our web presence to create hype around BECOMING PRO before it is screened at the Majorca Film Festival. By offering fans of the show the opportunity to follow the press and media surrounding the show, we will generate a lasting interest in the girls and therefore in the program.

Thank you. We hope to complete this project by July so that we can send it to the major festival. On the website we will have a thank you page for all those who have helped make this project possible.

Thank you


Nancy Kroft (info@becomingpro.com)

The Impact

Helping Young People. Contributors to BECOMING PRO would directly help young people. One of the documentary's primary aims is to promote health and wellness among the young. The program offers young viewers role models that they can relate to both as the athletes, and as women. The show promotes the benefits of hard work, diet and exercise. The program will demonstrates the rewards and opportunities that competitive sports can bring. This ethical focus will make us an attractive programming option for major networks such as MTV, Living and Channel Four. Each  of these channels have demonstrated a trend for promoting health and exercise through their programming in recent months. 


Franchising Opportunities: The Series. At official screening, and throughout the Majorca Film Festival, we will be seeking funding to transform the documentary into a series. Each episode will feature a different sport, where young teens battle to become pro. Each episode will offer the opportunity for new brand sponsorship. As we track the fates of teens on the cusp of sports-stardom, we will continue to interview ex pros to compare the similarities and differences in the game and in the quest of becoming a professional athletes. Each episode will be promoted using www.becomingpro.com meaning that the website will attract new members worldwide as the series airs.


What We Need & What You Get

Having already raised over $5000 and secured brand associations from several major companies, we're now working hard to raise the final $10,000 that we need. No money will be wasted. We deliberately hired a young crew who, though award-winning, are accustomed to creating premium, professional content on a budget. This crew will be overseen by an accomplished and experienced production accountant, all to ensure that not one dollar goes astray.


Your donations will fund the filming left on the production, and the post-production costs for the project. Our remaining shoot will last eight days and will take place in ITAPARICA Brazil and PALMA NOVA, Majorca. In Brazil we will follow the girls as they compete in the ITF tournament and in Majorca, we will follow up with the girls after competing and interview GUILLERMO VILAS. Venue hire has been secured and paid for. Your investment will cover equipment hire, insurance, airfares, accomodation and food for John Stockwell and our small British crew. Post-production costs include editing, grading, sound mixing, composition and entry fees for Festivals. 


Because the documentary is not-for-profit, any contributions are fully tax deductible. There are other awesome rewards for donating too, such as signed photos and scripts, exclusive blog updates and video updates, an invite to the private screening and an invite to attend a big exclusive London party at a VIP nightclub where you will mingle with the cast and crew and all the other people who made BECOMING PRO possible. For those who donate generously there is even an opportunity to become an associate producer, co-producer or a full producer. Credits go along way in this industry!!! 


Like our athletes, the team at BECOMING PRO don't give up! We have already put in calls to Tennis Tournaments around the world to ensure that BECOMING PRO can be made whether or not we reach our fundraising goal before our deadline. This is our promise to you that we will keep raising funds privately and contribute as many of our resources as possible to make BECOMING PRO the success that we will know it to be. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I MAKE IT!  Loud and clear, I BELIEVE IN BECOMING PRO.


Other Ways You Can Help

Thank you for all your amazing support and we would be grateful if you would share this with your friends and leave a comment on www.becomingpro.com

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A HELPING HAND

$5 USD
I will personally send you a Thank you letter and my forever thanks as every penny counts.
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MEET AND GREET

$10 USD
I will honour a coffee request, a meet & greet in London, or in NYC or Majorca when I am there. If you are not in either City, we can chat via skype! ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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PROMOTE YOU ON OUR WEBSITE

$20 USD
Happily and with your consent I'd love to promote your website/ blog / art & music with a link on www.becomingpro.com. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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XCLUSIVE VIDEOS FROM SET

$40 USD
Get on the email list, and receive exclusive preview videos from the set as we film. This inside-scoop will give you unparalleled access to the girls and their work and to the fantastic process of filmmaking. See for yourself the fun and drama that goes on on a film set - trust me, it always happens! As with any investment perks I will happily meet & greet over coffee/Skype, and do a link exchange in my becomingpro.com regarding your blog, website.
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SIGNED COPY OF THE DVD

$80 USD
In addition to the inside scoop from the set, you will receive a signed copy of the DVD!!! Which will be super rad and inspiring! Screen it for your friends and say "hey! Because I contributed, this film was able to be made!" As with all perks I happily will meet & greet over coffee/Skype, and do a link exchange in my becomingpro.com regarding your blog, website.ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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PROFESSIONAL 1HR TENNIS LESSON

$150 USD
You get on the email list, where you will receive exclusive videos and updates from the set as we film and a signed copy of the DVD, poster and script and you will also receive a free professional tennis lesson in London or in Majorca. As with all perks I happily will meet & greet over coffee/Skype, and do a link exchange in my becomingpro.com regarding your blog, website. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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SCREENING & PARTY@LONDON CLUB

$250 USD
You get on the email list, where you will receive exclusive videos and updates from the set as we are filming and a signed copy of the DVD, poster and script plus invitation to the private premiere screening of BECOMING PRO and after party in an exclusive London Nightclub where you can mingle with the cast and crew (transport and accommodation not included). ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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BABOLAT RACKET&NAME IN CREDITS

$500 USD
BABOLAT TENNIS RACKET & YOUR NAME ON THE BIG SCREEN!!! If you donate this amount or higher you will receive a special thanks in the credits of the film. AWESOME! You get on the email list, where you will receive exclusive videos and updates from the set as we are filming and a signed copy of the DVD, poster and script plus invitation to the private premiere screening of BECOMING PRO and after party in an exclusive London Nightclub. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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PRODUCT PLACEMENT & THANK YOU

$1,500 USD
See your company name and your product on the big screen!!! If you donate this amount or higher your company will receive a special thanks in the credits of the film. AWESOME! You will also get on the email list, will receive exclusive videos & updates from the set as we film and a signed copy of the DVD, poster & script plus 2 invitation to the private premiere screening of BECOMING PRO & after party in an exclusive London Nightclub. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT

$2,000 USD
Have your first legit credit as a producer for a film! This is a big deal-bragging rights included. AWESOME!You get on the email list, where you will receive exclusive videos and updates from the set as we are filming & a signed copy of the DVD, poster script plus an invitation to the private premiere screening of BECOMING PRO & after party in an exclusive London Nightclub where you can mingle with the cast and crew. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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CO-PRODUCER CREDIT

$4,000 USD
Have your first legit credit as a producer for a film! This is a huge deal!! Bragging rights included. AWESOME! You get on the email list, where you will receive exclusive videos and updates from the set as we film and a signed copy of the DVD, poster and script plus 4 invitation to the private premiere screening of BECOMING PRO and after party in an exclusive London Nightclub where you can mingle with the cast and crew. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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PRODUCER CREDIT

$8,000 USD
The Creme de la Creme with whip cream, sprinkles & a cherry on top! Full producer credit, your name on IMDB, a fantastic thing on your resume and how fun is it to have a credit-A LOT OF FUN! Invitation to attend the shooting on location&Invitation to accompany the Director to Film Festivals that we are selected for-just think Cannes, Berlin, Venice ect! (Travel/Hotels/Expenses not included). And everything mentioned in perk 11. ALWAYS EMAIL ME: INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON HERE & DONATION AMOUNT
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