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Saving The American Farmer
A documentary series about the families fighting to preserve the future of American agriculture.
Individual farms. Individual families. Individual battles. One shared mission: make sure the family farm has a future.
The Vision
This Isn't One Story.
It's Sixteen.
Saving The American Farmer is designed as a collection of intimate documentary films centered around individual farm families across the country.
Instead of trying to explain the challenges facing American agriculture through one broad film, we will tell those challenges through the people actually living them.
Each episode gives a family enough time to tell their story honestly — the operation they've built, the decisions they've made, the challenges they're facing, and what is ultimately at stake.
Together, those individual stories begin to tell something much larger. The story of the American family farm.
Our Recommendation
How We Recommend Running This.
Legacy Farmer asked for pricing to produce the full series, and for a 90-day trial period before committing to all of it. Our recommendation covers both: start with a Pilot Week, and build every episode on a two-day minimum shoot.
Start With A Pilot Week.
Rather than committing to sixteen families up front, 6 Media and Legacy Farmer produce two families — two full episodes — inside one production week. It is a real-world test of how the two teams work together before the larger series locks in.
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Pilot Week
6 Media and Legacy Farmer select two farm families in one region and shoot them back to back in a single production week.
- 02
Two Finished Episodes
Both families are fully produced — long-form documentary episodes plus the agreed short-form package — so the pilot reflects the real deliverable, not a test reel.
- 03
Review Together
Legacy Farmer reviews the footage, the edits, the workflow, and how the two teams actually work side by side in the field.
- 04
Continue Or Opt Out
Inside the 90-day window Legacy Farmer either greenlights the remaining families or walks away with two finished episodes and the raw footage.
The Pilot Week gives Legacy Farmer a clean opt-out inside the 90-day window — and two finished episodes either way.
Two Shoot Days Per Family. Minimum.
Legacy Farmer originally planned one shoot day per family. After lengthy discussions internally and with the production team, we do not believe one day produces the depth of evergreen content this series is meant to create.
One Day Isn't Enough Time
A single day forces us to shoot the operation and the family at the same pace. Interviews get rushed, and the quiet moments that carry these stories never happen.
Travel Eats The Schedule
Back-to-back single days mean wrapping, packing, driving to the next farm, and shooting cold — no scout, no layout, no prep with the family.
Two Days Builds Trust
Day one earns the family's comfort and maps the operation. Day two is when the honest, unguarded material shows up on camera.
Built To Be Evergreen
This footage should serve Legacy Farmer for years. Two days per family produces a deep enough library to keep pulling from long after the episode airs.
1 Day
Per family — not enough time to travel, prep, and tell the story well.
2 Days
Minimum per family — the baseline every episode in this proposal is priced on.
Every episode price in this proposal is built on the two-day production model. The breakdown below details exactly what each episode includes and what it costs.
The Content Flywheel
16 Farm Families
Here is the full ask broken down at a glance: a growing collection of farm-family documentaries, quarterly thematic films assembled from the strongest stories, and an expanding raw footage archive for Legacy Farmer. The next section defines exactly what goes into an episode and what makes up a thematic cut.
16
Long-Form Documentaries AKA "Episodes"
10–15 minutes each
4
Quarterly Thematic Films
Assembled from the strongest stories
16
Raw Footage Archives
A growing Legacy Farmer library
What Is An Episode?
Episode Breakdown
At the core of this project are the episodes — each one built around a single farm family. Before we get into pricing and scope, it's important to define exactly what an episode is, what it includes, and how it will be delivered.
Pre-Production Collaboration
6 Media joins pre-production calls for every episode to review the shot list, interview questions, and creative direction. We come prepared to offer insight, flag opportunities, and make sure the production plan is aligned before we ever show up on the farm.
Two Days On Location
One episode is built from two full days of production with a single farm family. This gives time to capture the operation, the interviews, and the unguarded moments that make each story distinct.
One Full-Length Documentary
Each episode delivers one polished documentary film running 12–15 minutes. 6 Media handles the full edit, sound design, color grade, and final delivery.
10–15 Associated Shorts
Every episode generates a library of short-form content covering topics, moments, and insights discovered during the two-day shoot. The exact count depends on what each family reveals.
6 Media Recommendation
Legacy Farmer should edit the associated shorts. The quantity varies from episode to episode, and combining that lift with the full-length edit creates significant back-and-forth. Having Legacy Farmer handle shorts directly keeps the workflow fast, flexible, and aligned with their publishing cadence. To keep everything visually consistent, 6 Media will share the color grade, LUTs, and treatment specs used on the long-form episode so Legacy Farmer's short-form edits match the documentary look.
What Is A Quarterly Thematic Cut?
Quarterly Thematic Cut
In addition to the individual farm-family episodes, the project includes four quarterly thematic films. These cuts pull from footage already captured during episode production and weave together multiple families around a shared theme or topic.
Four Per Year
One quarterly thematic cut is released every quarter, for a total of four films across the project year.
Pulled From Existing Footage
No additional filming is required. Each cut is assembled from interviews, moments, and footage already captured during the farm-family episodes.
Built Around A Theme
Every quarterly cut focuses on a specific theme or topic that surfaced during production — connecting stories that share a common thread.
Multiple Families. One Story.
By weaving together several farm families, each thematic cut tells a larger story while keeping the people and their experiences at the center.
Footage Ownership + Usage
The Story Doesn't Disappear When The Project Ends.
Legacy Farmer Receives The Raw Footage.
All raw footage captured for the project will be shared with Legacy Farmer. Legacy Farmer may retain and use the provided footage for future content and storytelling initiatives as they choose. This creates an increasingly valuable library of original farm-family footage as Saving The American Farmer grows.
Investment
Cost for Project
Pricing is built from the episode up. Every episode is two full shoot days with two shooters, a finished long-form documentary, and everything required to produce it. Adjust the numbers below to see how the total investment changes.
Per Episode Breakdown
Production / Shooting
2 full days × 2 shooters × $1,250 per shooter per day
$5,000
Editing — Full-Length Documentary
6 Media edits the 10–15 minute documentary episode.
$1,500
Pre-Production Planning
Family interviews, story development, scheduling, planning meetings with Legacy Farmer, and shot planning.
$1,000
Equipment Cost
Cameras, lenses, audio, lighting, and support gear for the two-day shoot.
$500
Social Cuts (Optional)
Our recommendation is for Legacy Farmer to edit the social cuts for each episode — the count varies episode to episode and Legacy Farmer's team can move faster on them. If you'd like 6 Media to edit them instead, the cost is $250 per social cut.
$0
Total Per Episode
$8,000
Number Of Episodes
One episode per farm family. The full series vision is 16 episodes.
$128,000
A La Carte
Quarterly Thematic Cuts
Thematic films built from footage already captured during episode production. $2,000 each.
$8,000
Total Investment
Total Project Investment
$136,000
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Travel note: Legacy Farmer will cover travel costs for the 6 Media team. 6 Media will be fully transparent on these costs with the goal of being frugal and cost-sensitive throughout production.
The Long-Term Vision
Not A Project.
A Media Partnership.
Saving The American Farmer may begin with a defined number of episodes, but the opportunity is much larger.
As Legacy Farmer continues identifying families, uncovering stories, responding to industry issues, and expanding the series, 6 Media can provide a consistent production engine behind that growth.
Instead of rebuilding a production team, creative language, visual style, and workflow for every new project, we build that infrastructure together once — and continue improving it.
Legacy Farmer Knows The Stories.
6 Media Helps The World See Them.