THE VAULT
COMPETITION / GAME SHOW
LOGLINE
A thrilling new game show where teams of three attempt to rob a staged bank. You get to keep all the money you get away with, but if you get caught, you lose everything.
SYNOPSIS
The Vault is a 30-minute, self-contained, format game show in which contestants in teams of three attempt to pull off a heist inside a staged bank.
The bank will be filled with actors playing various characters, from bank tellers and patrons, to security guards, and occasionally even undercover and off-duty police officers.
Each actor has set rules they must follow that dictate their response based on the situation to ensure fairness.
Contestants enter the bank with the goal of escaping with as much money as possible, all while avoiding being caught or shot in the process.
In order to win, at least one of the contestants must make it to one of the designated “safe zones” outside of the bank. The contestants only receive the money they can make it into the safe zones with.
Once they’re in the safe zone, the bundles of money captured will be tallied up. Some bundles will be '“marked”, and will have colored bills in their midst signifying that the particular bundle has no monetary value.
After all the money is tallied up, the contestants of that team split the winnings amongst themselves.
Once each episode is filmed, the entire heist is edited into a cinematic masterpiece, including VFX for bullet hits and muzzle flashes, sound design and cinematic music, color grading, and more, to perfectly encapsulate the story and intensity of the heist.
SETTING
The setting will take place in and around a staged bank. In each episode the bank’s security measures, layout, and even surrounding environment can change, creating new and unique challenges for each group of contestants.
The bank will be fully outfitted with cameras to record the heists as they’re underway.
FORMAT
MEET THE CONTESTANTS
Meet the team about to do a run. Their introductions should be police interrogation style. The host goes over the rules with the audience.
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON
Each run will start with competitors in the armory where they will select their weapons for the heist. All weapons will be paintball style guns and accessories selected specifically for safety.
Weapons can range from assault rifles and shotguns, to handguns and even grenades.
ROB THE BANK
Teams will begin the heist in an attempt to get as much money as possible back to the designated safe zone.
THE TAKEAWAY
They contestants go to The Fence, where the money they made into the designated safe zones will be tallied up and split among the contestants.
PLAY SETTING AND RULES
The Vault contains the bulk of the available money. In order to get into it, contestants must solve a puzzle symbolizing that they “cracked” the vault.
Each contestant goes into the bank with one bag. Only money inside bags is counted when tallying the total, but any contestant can carry any of the other contestants’ bags.
The police arrives in wave. The longer the heist goes, the more intense police presence gets.
The contestants are allowed to shoot any of the actors at any time, for any reason.
No physical contact with the actors or contestants is permitted.
An undercover or off-duty cop can either be inside the bank before the heist, or may show up to the bank while the heist is in progress. There will only ever be one during each heist.
All contestants and actors will wear required safety gear.
Guards inside the bank will follow contestants instruction to be disarmed only, and will not immediately fire on the contestants unless a civilian is injured.
TERM GLOSSARY
Run - A run is any specific group of contestants and their heist attempt from beginning to end.
Safe Zone - The area in which a contestant must get to be considered “safe”. Only money that makes it into one of these areas counts towards the team’s total.
Money Bundles - Money is represented by “bundles”, each with a specific monetary value.
Undercover or Off-Duty Cops - A plainclothes, armed police officer.
Civilians - Actors portraying civilians.
Guards - Actors portraying bank guards.
Cops - Actors portraying police officers.
SWAT - Actors portraying SWAT team members.
OTHER NOTES
The host will play the character of a “heist planner” who will bring the contestants to the planning room to go over the rules, as well as the armory to select their weapons before their run.
Each episode can contain as many runs as the 30-minute format will allow. Some runs may be quick, while others may take a lot longer.
Contestants aren’t allowed to watch the other teams do their runs through the bank.
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