[Discuss] Fwd: the next macgyver: due may 1st -- anyone want to write a 1500 char tv show proposal?

Nancy Ouyang nancy.ouyang at gmail.com
Fri Apr 24 18:04:51 UTC 2015


I think some of you all might be interested in writing 1500 chars to pitch
"the next macgyver" tv show :) not intended as spam, but apologies if it is!
Thanks,
--Nancy
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Nancy Ouyang <nancy.ouyang at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:41 PM
Subject: the next macgyver: due may 1st -- anyone want to write a 1500 char
tv show proposal?
To: ec-discuss <ec-discuss at mit.edu>, Youtube Connoisseurs <
the-internet at mit.edu>, miters <miters at mit.edu>


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtmGXAkJ6mM
*the application is a GOOGLE FORM haha *
http://www.thenextmacgyver.com/enter.html


=============if you're too lazy to click the link or watch the
video====================
The *USC Viterbi School of Engineering* and the *National Academy of
Engineering* (NAE), in partnership with *Lee Zlotoff, the creator of the TV
series MacGyver*, and the *White House Office of Science and Technology*,
recently launched a global TV idea competition entitled "The Next MacGyver."

*In short, we're looking for new TV show ideas (narrative - drama, comedy,
sci-fi, thriller, etc.) with a female engineer as protagonist.  *

This is all part of a national initiative to excite more young people to
science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as President
Obama outlined
in his speech a couple years ago.
<http://news.yahoo.com/obama-announces-push-train-10k-engineers-yearly-180015366.html>

*Five winners will receive $5K each and be given the chance to develop a
killer pilot screenplay with a successful Hollywood TV producer, including:*


   - Roberto Orci, writer/producer (*Star Trek*, *Scorpion*, *Sleepy Hollow*
   , *Hawaii Five-O*, *Fringe*)
   - Anthony Zuiker, creator and executive producer, *CSI* franchise
   (including the soon-to-be launched *CSI:Cyber)*
   - Lori McCreary, CEO and founder, Revelations Entertainment; president,
   Producer’s Guild of America (*Madam Secretary*, *Through the Wormhole
   with Morgan Freeman*)
   - *Clayton Krueger, senior vice president of television, Scott Free
   Productions (3001: The Final Odyssey)*

The barrier to entry is not high (basic one pager submissions), but
deadline is approaching (May 1).

*Top 12 finalists will have original concept art created around their
ideas, pitch directly to judges at capstone event at Paley Center for Media
in Beverly Hills. *


***UPDATE: Entries due by Friday, May 1, 2015***

Doctors had "ER." Lawyers had "Law & Order." Now, it's time for some heroic
engineers.

*Submit your idea for the first great TV show with an iconic female
engineer main character.*

www.thenextmacgyver.com
<http://listserv.viterbi.usc.edu/t/54319/2577799/6197/8/>

*We're not looking to re-make MacGyver*. We're looking for that next show
in the spirit of MacGyver, with a female protagonist who uses engineering
to solve problems.

*What's your story?* Is it a female engineer who builds the first starship
to Alpha Centauri? A mechanical engineer that uses tech to become an Iron
Man-like superhero? A computer scientist that uses Big Data to
revolutionize the NBA? A powerful engineer-CEO behind the first
trillion-dollar company in history?

We're looking for ideas only at this stage. No completed scripts necessary.
All genres (drama, sci-fi, comedy, action, thriller, etc.) are welcome.

*Five winners receive $5,000 each and be given the rare opportunity to be
paired with top Hollywood mentors
<http://listserv.viterbi.usc.edu/t/54319/2577799/6289/9/>*, who will help
them develop the female character and an engaging pilot script. The goal is
to develop viable concept packages for pitching to a network or
distributor, and create a historic TV series that inspires young women to
consider pursuing engineering.

*Who can submit*: Anyone worldwide over 18. Screenwriters, engineers,
students, non-students and essentially anyone who has a good idea and cares
deeply about exciting young people to STEM fields.


*Follow us on Twitter:*  @TheNextMacGyver
<http://listserv.viterbi.usc.edu/t/54319/2577799/6203/10/>
#WomEngrTV
#NextMacGyver

*E-mail:* info at thenextmacgyver.com

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narwhaledu.com, educational robots <http://gfycat.com/ExcitableLeanAkitainu>
 [[<(._.)>]] my personal blog <http://www.orangenarwhals.com>,
orangenarwhals
Researcher, Postmodern Robotics Group, MIT Electronics Research Society
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