Proposal for Do I really need....My Addiction

'Do I really need my addiction' will be the title for series of around 10 episodes,
Each episode will have the same programme outline but will explore a different addiction, and how people cope without it.

The programme will be in the style of a documentary, with each episode a different addict will be filmed for around a week, coping without their addiction.

To break up the documentary I will include items that will compliment the content of the episode.

For example one of the episodes could introduce the addiction 'makeup'. In this episode the factors that would be explored would be why makeup was invented, vox pops depicting how people feel about makeup, the 'necessity' of makeup, the benefits and disadvantages of wearing makeup. Professionals in the business would be asked for their opinions. For this episode, animal rights activists would be interviewed, as well as makeup artists/manufactures to get a broad insight on the industry. The programme would be V/O lead; this would not only bring all the different parts of the episode together but would also tie the whole series together having a constant voice.
Throughout the whole episode it would keep returning to the addict and showing how he/she is coping with different events in their life e.g. a 'binge drinker alcoholic' going to a club, and their views on the addiction in question.

I want people to feel involved in this series, whether it be an addiction they have themselves or someone they know, otherwise it could be the enjoyment of watching someone discovering how to cope with something they don’t feel comfortable with, which most people in the world would have had to have done.

Many programmes such as 'Super size me' and 'Extreem Male Beauty' documentary films/programmes following people coping with different issues have received very good ratings, with a lot of following. This outline for a programme has already been proved to appeal to a large number of viewers, and the content for my series will fit very well in with the society of today. Therefore I think this is why my programme idea will work.