Treatment Outline
The film genre of our production,
Cottenham Park Road, will be a action. To accompany this genre, we will
be using grime music help enhance the mood. As of now we are still currently
deciding what song/s to use and therefore we have not yet gained copyright
approval. However, once we have decided on which song/s we want to use, we will
email the record label company of the artist the song is by to ask permission
to use it in our production. Our media text is going to be aimed more towards a
younger audience, more likely to be living in London, ranging in ages from
teenagers to mid 20’s. It will be aimed more towards generation Z and towards
classes D&E (semi & unskilled manual workers, e.g. lorry drivers. Students
and unemployed pensioners). When it comes to psychographics, our text will be aimed at explorers, strugglers and
succeeders.
Short Synopsis:
Action/drama, non-linear opening sequence.
A psychopathic killer released from prison seeks revenge on emotional and
damaged wife after becoming stable and settled in her new and far away home. Is
she about to end up back where she started or worse?...
We will have binary oppositions of
empowered vs victim, man vs woman and strong vs weak. Themes our production
will include will be, revenge, crime, violence, broken family, criminals, gangs
and shootings.
Characters
Ellie
Kerr: Mum.
Allanah Whatling:
Daughter.
Luke Anwar:
Criminal/ dad.
Ottilie Shpaizer:
Camera woman.
Oscar Wright,
Stacey Zega, Munashe and Santi Alvarez Del Rio: Gang members.
Paige McAllister: Police woman.
Locations
The main location that our opening sequence will be filmed at is my
house. This location fits with the theme as the main female role has moved
house to a new settled and safe environment, away from her violent and
unpredictable past in a run down and dodgy area. This will hopefully appeal to
our target audience as they will think a good area is somewhere you’d want to
live and have a home in, which is what our character is also thinking. For the darker and more tense parts of the production
that will need to look like a more rundown area, we are going to film in an
alley way and in the woods to help give more of a feel to ‘the unknown’.
Visual Elements/ Mise En
Scene/ Style Choices
As the genre of our opening sequence is action, we will be using
colour psychology to help accentuate our theme. A red colour palette will be
used to underline the key themes of danger, crime, combat and revenge. For
costumes: Gang members will be dressed in black, family members will be dressed
in regular home clothes, police will be dressed in police uniform and Luke,
playing the criminal, will be dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit. These
costumes should appeal to our target audience because they will ensure each
character has a clear representation of who they are meant to be.
Equipment & Resources
We Will Need
The equipment we will be using
for filming is a DSLR Nikon camera (that I own which means we will not have to
rent one out and we will therefore save money) which we will have set up on a long legged tripod for general
filming (wide shots, close ups, over the shoulder shots, etc.) However, for
more detailed shots, for example ones that could be very close to the floor,
will be shot on a short legged tripod. (Close ups, extreme close ups, cut ins). To keep our production looking and
sounding clean and professional we will have to practice smoothing out the
sound between clips when editing, to make sure the audience can’t hear the
cutting between takes. This is something that we have noticed when filming our
short clip using the 180° rule.
Possible Struggles & How We Will Overcome Them
- Trip hazards: All filming equipment will be stored and laid out in
an organized fashion to prevent tripping or falling over. When in the house we
will make sure everywhere is tidy and we will be aware of where any props or
equipment is laid out. To prevent tripping over wires or cables we will use
bright tape to stick them down.
- All be in the same place at same time: We are all going to be organized
with time scheduling so that we can have things filmed and edited efficiently.
- Camera movement: We will not be filming any shots hand held to avoid
the production looking unprofessional.
Summary
To summarize, our
opening sequence will be a non-linear, dramatic action clip. It will be filmed
in a series of locations each one to appeal to the different categories of our
target audience. Throughout our production we will be attempting to portray a
tense, captivating and suspenseful experience, that should be aesthetically
pleasing to watch due to the way it has been filmed and edited.
