Film Time Table - By Rachael Whittaker

This is an updated version of the film time table I made to try organice the group. Unfortunatelty though we lost a week of college time due to the big freeze that happened the week that had planned to film which was the week before the editing time I had put in. Which also ment due to having no filming, men having no editing. We did make a break through though as on Tuesday, 14 December we did start filming but could only so far film the scenes that are at the location of inside Mel's house as the wheather is still not right for our filming outside due to snow and ice still being around and not melting at a fast paste. Also we still have no car vehicle we can use for the other scenes, so at the moment we just have to play the waiting game and just work wih what we've got.

Logo

This is our logo for our production company. I decided to add the joker cards to our logo because it fitted with our first film and also the idea of Las Vegas aswell.

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - By Rachael Whittaker

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is an act that it a Statutory which is an Act of Parliment so it applies to the UK only, even if you are not living in the UK but were someone to travel here and still go against The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 it is still an offence. This act outlines what drugs are not tollerated in the state. A way to help catergise the drugs is to class. So i will show the the 3 groups and examples of what drugs are placed in that catergory.


Class A Drugs - Heroin, Cocaine, Crack, Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, LSD and Psiloybin mushrooms.

Class B Drugs - Amphetamine, Cannabis, Codeine and Methylphenidate.

Class C Drugs - GHB, Ketamine, Diazepam, Flunitrazepam, Benzidiazpines and Anabolic Steroids.


So as this is an Act of which is stating it is an offence to be involved with these drugs, and so there has to be a punsihment system for when someone does go against the state. So now i will show a table of the penalities someone will get.


I have got all this information from the following link:
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Drug Research - By Rachael Whittaker

I have done some research into drug statistics in the UK as it is still a main issue and it can back up our film. It shows how class A drug are not just a 'buzz' as people claim but are actually more dangerous than people actually think. Medical attention is showing here how people missues drugs and suffer the consequences which if taken too much and too regulary it will cause long term affects damage not just a one off seizure.

Script

Costume idea for Lucy ( Scene 1)

Here is a list of what we ideally think would be the suitable costume idea to suit the character. There may some question marks at the side of some items which indicates whether we cannot decide to use the item or not.

- Jeans
- Heels
- Green Vest Top
- Blazer
- Bling Watch
- Ring
- Sunglasses?
- Bead Bracelets?

Costume idea for Connor ( Scene 1)

Here is a list of what we ideally think would be the suitable costume idea to suit the character. There may some question marks at the side of some items which indicates whether we cannot decide to use the item or not.
- Jeans
- Shirt
- Black Pumps
- Blazer?
- Flash Watch?
- Bling Ring?
- Sunglasses?

Film Time Table - By Rachael Whittaker

Right due to different problems we have not so far filmed a single thing, we've had problems from arranging to film at the Wentworth Castle location and the car we were to use in the film got crushed as it was in a crash so that was unfortunate as within our film it kinda revolves around the car with travel and in shots. So due to all this happening i decided to try take charge of the matter and to create a table of a short of calender for the filming situation.

This indicates when people are unavailable to film, so the spaces that are clear show when we are available to film in the time. Also in the last couple of weeks i have put the word edit which is the days we have our lessons, so i have left editing time to be done in order to complete a rough draft dealine. We also have time to edit out of lesson time but this is just to make sure and be safe about the limited time we have left.

Location Ideas

In our film we want to show Connor as a wealthy, aspiring actor. So for this we decided to look into filming at large stately home, which would convey Connor's wealth. We looked into filming at Wentworth Woodhouse which is a large stately home with the biggest frontage in Europe. We wrote to the Woodhouse and received a phone call that said because the BBC were filming they had exclusivity rights which meant that we would not be allowed to film. The manager did say that if this would have been at any other time we would have been allowed which is a real shame. We are now looking into filming into filming at Wentworth Castle, which is another large home now owned partly by Northern College.

This is Wentworth Woodhouse where we originally aimed to film. As you can see this is a very grand house that would have really fantastic to film at, but obviously the BBC has the rights which we obviously had to respect.

This is Northern College where we will now be filming at. As you can see it is slightly smaller than Wentworth Woodhouse, but we feel that this will suit the purpose we need it for. Northern College will be a great filming location for Connor's house, as it conveys his wealth and potentially the celebrity lifestyle before the pressures become too much.

25 Word Pitch

A film conveying how the pressures of fame, on a young vulnerable actor can simply either make or break him and highly influence his life.

Shot list.

This is a list of the different shots that will be used in our film, "The Last Line".
Scene 1:
1) LS of Connor posing for a photograph
2) CU of Connor
3) MLS of Connor and Lucy posing together.
Scene 2:
1) Close-up of a newspaper on the doorstep.
2) Long-shot of car pulling up
3) Medium shot of both Connor and Lucy getting out of the car
4) Close up of Connors face
5) LS of press hurdling towards the couple
6) Medium close up of Connor being asked questions
7) MS of Connor and Lucy entering the house
Scene 3:
1) CU of Connor receiving the phone call
2) MCU of Connor on phone whilst talking
3) MS of Connor talking on the phone
4) CU of facial expression when finishes converstaion and hangs up
Scene 4:
1) MCU of Connor drinking out of the bottle
2) LS of Lucy walking down the drive
3) MCU of press hassling
4) MLS of Lucy finding Connor on the Sofa
5) OTS shot of conversation between Lucy and Connor
6) Point of view shot from Lucy
7) MLS of Lucy walking out of the house, press asking her q's
8) CU of Lucy Responding
Scene 5:
1) LS of Connor walking out of the door to his car
2) MCU of him getting in the car
3) CU - Connor turning the car on
4) MS - pulling up at the side of a man
5) OTS of man onto Connor's face
6) MLS of Connor driving away
Scene 6:
1) OTS shot of Connor taking the drugs
2) CU of his face in the mirror
3)POV from Connor
4) MLS Connor walking outside of his house
5) LS press hurdling towards him
6) CU Connor's face
7) MCU of Connor hitting a photographer
8) LS all press running towards the incident, and Connor running back into the house
9) CU of Connor's face
10)OTS - Connor taking more drugs
11) MCU of press talking
12) MLS (camera dropped on the floor, therefore slanted) of press running into the house.
BLACK OUT.

Video Questionniare

We have created a video questionnaire, where we have asked 4 people a series of questions that relate to our film. From this information we can use it to better our film and learn what the audience think.

Prop List - By Rachael Whittaker

This is our prop list in order of props that appear in our short film.

1. Cameras - There will be lost of cameras throughout the film which are coming from the press, which means there will be lots of flashes going off coming from the gate of the drive so we need a good handful or more.

2. Car - This is Connor's prop as it is his car that he uses. The car is shown when in the drive and in the when he meets the drug dealer.

3. Mobile Phone - This will be a blackberry phone as it is a well known high tech mobile phone brand mainly aimed towards the business and as Connor is an actor he is also a business man who needs to get hold of his agent a lot of the time as he does in the short film.

4. Bottle of Vodka - Being an 18 year old Connor feels he has to result to alcohol as he believes it'll numb him. She tries to block out reality of what is happening outside his house which is the press taking snaps constantly trying to get a story by stalking the actor.

5. Cigarettes - Being an Actor is very stressful job with having to deal with the surroundings. Which are fans, other actors to compete against for roles in films and especially the press. Due to these Connor has been smoking for awhile now as its what he believes it relieves stress for him.

6. Cocaine Drug - is an illegal drug substance. Connor results to this as the final straw from the pressure of the press. This is a modern illegal drug that is used by many people even though it is an illegal in countries of the UK and the USA.

Questionnaire

These are questions that we will ask people before we make our film, to see if there any changes/improvements that could make our film better. The responses are on a video...
1) Have you ever seen films such as "Walk the Line", "The runaways" or "ali"?
2) (Say film idea) - Would you enjoy seeing a film like this at the cinema?
3) What do you think of our chosen storyline?
4) What do you think of the moral of our story?
5) Do you try to keep up with the latest celebrity gossip?
6) Do you believe that celebrities are often pressured by the media?
7) Do you prefer a sad or happy ending in films?
8) Where do you think our film would be shown?
9) Would you go to the cinema to see this film or watch it on TV?
10) If you were to see moderate drug taking in a film, what certificate would you expect it to be?
11) How do you think you would react to the press if you were a celebrity?

Top 10 Celebrity Drug Users - By Rachael Whittaker

Drug use is becoming a well known thing not just from celebrities although celebrities are the one on the lime light so will be more criticized for it more than others. There are always someone being accused or has come out to confess and then go into rehabilitation. Here is a list of the top 10 celebrity drug users who are still alive. I got this list from this link Top 10 Celebrity Drug Users. The list is stating who the celebrity is and what they're addiction is.
1. Robert Downey Jr - Alcohol, Cocaine, Heroin, Valium
2. Whitney Houston - Cocaine, Marijuana
3. Drew Barrymore - Alcohol, Cocaine, Marijuana,
4. Courtney Love - Heroin, Oxycontin
5. Nick Nolte - Alcohol, GHB
6. Gary Buser - Alcohol, Cocaine, GHB
7. Kate Moss - Cocaine
8. Nicole Richie - Alcohol, Heroin, Marijuana, Vicodin
9. Yasime Bleeth - Cocaine, Meth
10. Eddie Van Halen - Alcohol, Cocaine, Meth

Bed reactions to the press

We frequently see on the news celebrities who have reacted badly to being constantly hounded by the press either by attacking or shouting. A few examples are below:

Russell Brand reacts badly were the press try to get too close to his girlfriend Katy Perry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyzSOKfpuFM&feature=related

Hugh Grant after a smart comment from a pap he reacts by kicking one in the leg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG5sF1wQRNQ

Halle Berry the paps get too close while she is with her daughter and we see her get particulary angry when they dont back off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhQ2zk-HYWo&feature=related

Tobey Maguire leaving a restaurant with his wife, the press surround the car and he is unable to see clearly at a junction so we see his reaction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soo-rnk353w&feature=more_related

Jennifer Aniston arriving at LAX airport we hear her clearly ask "is this going to be over soon" as the press are surrounding her and even knocking other people out of the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjcRMulybrA

Actors Overview

Originally we said that we were going to have the actors overview as part of the film but we have since decided not to because we think that people may become confused to whether this is a film or documentary. So we are still going to do this overview but we are going to do it as a separate part that will be posted on the blog.

Drug Allegations - By Rachael Whittaker

Drug allegations are always being targeted at celebrities but everything is really even if they are true or not. This is because people tend to look up to certain celebrities as some sort of role model. A recent drug allegation has been aimed to a boxer called Ricky Hatton, 31 and is a two weight former world champion. Ricky Hatton when on a night out was caught on video camera secretly taking a line of cocaine. From this incident actions had to be taken so the boxer lost his fighting licence and his manager's licence although he was able to keep his promoter's licence as they saw it wouldn't affect him with the situation; he was also fined £20,000. Ricky Hatton had this to say about what has happened "I'm so angry I could knock myself out," he said. "I'm disgusted at myself for what I have done. I've had a wonderful career and am furious that I have tarnished it.".

I have gathered this information from the following link Hatton on Drugs

Being a celebrity can be stressful and we want to put this across in our film. We want to send a message tot the audience how the press can go too far just to get a good story even if the situation is true or not. In the Ricky Hatton situation it was true but the stories are not always.

The Last Line - Filming Scenes Outlined

Title Sequence
Shot of newspaper been placed on doorstep and we can clearly see the headline on the front page.

Scene 1
Actor and Girlfriend arrive home and pull up onto the drive. After weeks of constant media attention the pair are now immune to the constant harassment. As the pair get out of the car (In Slow Motion) we can see the press hurdling their way towads the couple with the flash of cameras bouncing of them and also shouting questions and quotes. Finally they can make there way to the door and get in the house.

Scene 2
We are now in the celebs house, and he is going to phone his agent, girlfriend is out of the room while he makes the call. The agent asks him about the scandal and he denies all knowledge saying that he has nothing to do with it and its a rumor. The agent doesn't believe the star and decides that this is his time to exit. Leaving the star with no one to help him tackle this mess.

Scene 3
Connor is drinking Vodka from a bottle in the house after been dumped by his agent after a spell with the bottle and a few cigarettes his girlfriend arrives home. But while she is walking down the drive she again is surrounded by the press and they are telling her how he is drunk and has been out coursing lots of commotion with the press. When Lucy enters the house she begins to think about the recent press comments because she has found her boyfriend on the floor passed out after he has been drinking. Lucy wakes up the young star and tries to talk to him about what is actually going on here now. She doesn't make much sense as the couple have a brief shouting argument and then Lucy walks out. However after hearing all that has gone off in the house the press again have a great reception for Lucy shouting and screaming at her for information about what is going on with the couple and more importantly Connor. No Comment is all they here.

Scene 4
After about an hour the ypung star now even more alone and mentally shot he gets in the car and heads to somewhere that can make things a lot worse for him in more ways than one. Connor is seen getting into his car DRUNK! Also then he buys some drugs from a local dealer and just heads back to the house. Things are really starting to get to the star now and needs some help but after been dumped by everyone he believes that this is his way out.

Scene 5
Back home the star gets out the drugs and starts taking them from the dinning room table, after a brief dose he now has no control over what he is doing. maybe because it is on his mind he heads outside, the press hurdle to him and start to realizes the state of Connor taking photos and shouting abusive comments to the star he snaps and turns on a camera man hits him knocking him to the ground. Connor heads back inside after a light bulb seems to switch on and he realizes what he has just done.
But no the star now has something else omn him mind and headimng for the table and taking more drugs we then cut to a shot of the press out side talking about the events that have just happened we hear a big crash and then silence the press realise something isn't right so they shoot into the house. seeing a shot from the camera that was dropped when Connor hit the camera man we see the press rush into the house and then comes a black out and we can just her the sound of sirens and then a news reader saying "Early this morning Connor Maison died after press found him on his kitchen floor with his wrists slit and the knife in his hands. His girlfriend released this statement earlier. "For a few months now Connor was receiving a lot of media attention that he quoted as been bad for the image that he wanted to create, Connor always told me he wanted to be a good role model to younger people but after these allegations were made up it broke Connor and also our relationship but also the support that could have helped him threw this also drove away and left him alone and Connor must have decided that this was all too much to him. However i know that he would have wanted this to be a lesson to the public and also the worlds press that false their false allegations have drove him to this and he wasn't the first and will not be the last unless we do something about this now.

Title Sequence - Example

The Hangover has a very similar titile sequence to what i would like to create in many different ways, but however the main way that i like their title sequence is that the music gives a very rich and wealthy feel to it when they are arriving in Vegas. Also they way that the Editing has been done creates passage of time really well because they are travelling the journey is shown in around a minute. In the titles in our Film there is a car journey so i want to take examples away from this sequence to help us with that passage of time.

Here is a Link to The Hangover Title Sequence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOEEdbnCi7I

Character Profiles

Connor (played by Brett Cooper)

Name: Connor Mason
Age: 18
Occupation: Actor
Characteristics: A successful, young actor who seems to have the perfect life. Rich, nice car, huge house, and girlfriend.
Part if film: He is the main role in this film and the film is about how he handles the pressures of fame in society today.

Lucy (played by Lauren Smith)
Name: Lucy Spencer
Age: 18
Occupation: N/A
Characteristics: Smart, caring, kind and supportive.
Part in the film: She is Connors girlfriend, and is very supportive of him and his actions, until he pushes her too far, and she leaves him.

Top 10 Drug Films - By Rachael Whittaker

I have been researching through the Google website to look for a site show the best top 10 drug films. I came across this website, if you'd like to more then click on the link provided that i have used to help back up this post.

Top 10 Drug Movies

1. Requiem For A Dream
Requiem For A Dream Trailer

2. Scarface
Scarface Trailer

3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Trailer

4. Blow
Blow Trailer

5.Trainspotting
Trainspotting Trailer

6. Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction Trailer

7. Spun
Spun Trailer

8. Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused Trailer

9.Half Baked
Half Baked Trailer

10. Friday
Friday Trailer

The Last Scene - By Rachael Whittaker

Referring to Brett Cooper's post 'The Last Line Last Scene'. I have found something similar but there are differences as well such as the actors are in the characters of the film. The situation may be different but i like the wy they have the scene set up which i think would be suitable for what we want to show to the audience.

Mr & Mrs Smith Title Sequence

Certificate 15 - By Rachael Whittaker

Our film is a certificate 15, this is due to the guidelines from the BBFC about classifying films that contain certain features which means there are aged group audiences. Our main issue with the film of drug usage, which is mentioned the majority of the 5 minute film. The 15 certificate states that a 15 film will shows use of drugs which our film will posibly show at some point. However there must be no way of promting dug use that it is "cool". as if the wrong message comes across to the audience they may be impressionable. For more information on the guidelines on classification certicate click on the link below BBFC

The Last Line's Last Scene

For the last scene of our film we wanted to film the actors telling the viewer why this film has been made because we wanted to show our viewers what we as a culture are like towards celebrities and how we are changing there lives. After seeing the film Fourth Kind i came up with the idea of a actor telling the viewers how she played the part and what the film is showing them. The Link Below shows you what this interview is like and how we would like to show our interview. The interview starts 6 seconds into the clip.

The Fourth Kind Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcDN2Q-d-E4&feature=related

Similar style films and TV Programmes

Our film is relating to the pressures of fame and the general chaos that surrounds anyone in the media spotlight. Many celebrities have died from drug overdoses and excessive use of alcohol. Some of the most famous are:

Jimi Hendrix
Marilyn Monroe
Bruce Lee
Elvis Presley
Keith Moon
Sid Vicious
Brittany Murphy
Heath Ledger
Anna Nicole Smith
George Best
Janis Joplin
Howard Hughes
Judy Garland

Nearly all of the people I have included in this list have died of drugs overdoses etc, but all have been hounded by the press and had their lives constantly scrutinized by the public. That is why we have decided to create a film to show how the pressures of this can be enough for people to resort to extremes and kill themselves.

Similar films and television programmes to ours would be:
Dirt - TV Programme, starring Courteney Cox about a glossy tabloid editor and her photographer who aim to get massive celebrity stories on the front of their magazine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-hiZZggpMY

Walk The Line - Biopic film starring Joaquin Pheonix about the life of Johnny Cash and his downturn into prescription medication and alcohol.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsvZGwd8vrI

Citizen Kane - Film starring Orson Welles about the life of Charles Foster Kane a wealthy media proprietor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu_rAqlqotQ

Celebrity - Film starring Melaine Griffith about people do anything to get famous... or stay famous. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120533/

Ali - Biopic starring Will Smith biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring. Showing again being followed by press.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raNQZlrA2wA

Entourage - TV show starring Adrian Grenier about a film star Vince Chase that navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ5wtKr3LWE

Teenage Paparazzo - Documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society from the view of 14-year-old paparazzo Austin Visschedyk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtGLgH6jv9U

The Aviator - A biopic film depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s and also how the fame affected him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zikFDK4cuQA

Title Ideas - By Rachael Whittaker

Starting off with we need a good title for our five minute film, something that's catchy. i had a few ideas such as:-
- Accused
- Accusations
- The Last Straw
- Flash
- Headline

Although I introduced these title ideas to the group the others then contributed. We decided on a name that Brett had though up of and we all agreed. Our film title name is 'The Last Line'. This does represent the film as it indicates a relation to drugs as that is how the actor does die from his last line of drugs after all the bad publicity got to him.

Video example's of pap scenario's.

Fictional:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAa6vLlt5iE (4.24-5.20)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFAg_wWCC8&feature=related (3.50-4.50)

These are taken from the hit series "Dirt" produced by and starring Courteney Cox. These are both examples of celebrities being mobbed by paparazzis and shows that paps are very eager to catch celebrities' every move and get the latest on all of the gossip (true or rumored). This also shows that the media don't care how annoying or offensive they are to the celebrities, they just want the pictures.
Our film will be similar to this as we want to portray the fact that this celebrity is constantly bombarded with paparazzi's, wherever they go and his life is not completely perfect as it may seem.

Real life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF8TfwBcnUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG5sF1wQRNQ

These are videos of real-life celebrities who have lost it with the paparazzi's and have had enough of them following their every move. We would like to incorporate this feature into our film also.

Press Mob - Brett Cooper

In one of the scenes in our film 'The Last Line' the press surround our character Connor and to try and recreate the type of press behavior i have got this photo to show what we are trying to create with our press mobs. So what we want to create is a mob where are character is in the center with nowhere to go just like the biker here in this photo.

Drug overdose statsitics - By Rachael Whittaker

This is an image of the drug classification system and there is a category that tells you how many deaths have been a result due to that certain drug.

(click on image to see bigger)

The Fall Title Sequence

The Fall Title Sequence I like this title sequence as its very slow motion to show the expression on the actors faces to show how dramatic the scene is. We have the idea of putting characters name up when their on the scene so then the opening is very clear on which character is which. The Fall sequence does it at times and I like this idea. Also it creates more impact with the scene being slow motion.

Treatment Ideas - By Rachael Whittaker

Although i created another treatment and didn't complete it as i couldn't think of an ending. But i did base my treatment on major issues that are becoming more common to society that should remain to be punished upon and not tollerated.
The issue ideas are:-
Violence
Illegal Drugs
Alcohol Abuse
Adultery
These are some ideas that came up.

My Other Treatment - By Rachael Whittaker

Title:
Duration: 5 minutes
Genre: Drama

It’s starts off with a black screen and text titles is coming up, You can hear some foot steps going up the stairs and banging. The scene appears to some wardrobes, someone comes storming into the room but you do not see their face. The wardrobe door swings over to a girl cowering inside. She is then yanked by her arm out of the wardrobe and hits her head whilst being dragged around, the girl is unconscious. She then narrates about her situation, how drink & drug has become to ruin her life.
When she eventually comes round it’s in the morning and its time for college, so the girl is rushing around to get ready. She has to run out of the house to the sound of abuse being shouted. She has a typical day at college at a break though, the girl buys some drugs behind a college site, so once again she is feeding her addiction. She then later on goes back home feeling a bit hazed. She then gets ready to go out round the town; she has a good night forgetting her troubles at home until, she goes back that is. When she returns she creeps up the stairs in the dark. Once she reaches the top of the stairs her boyfriend turns on the light, looking not pleased at all. She tries to get past him but he just pushes and holds her up against the wall. He accuses her of cheating and asking where has she been.

Treatment - By Brett Cooper

Title – The Last Line

Audience – Male and female audience because it is showing the life style of a star, and the way the world media is these days from magazine dedicated to stars life’s to programs on their day to day life, both male and female will be interested in this film.

Certificate – 15

Because we want the younger audience to see what the press do to their idols and also what drugs do to a person.

Duration – 5mins

Summary – The film shows the viewer how a young Actors career is ruined by pressure from the media. After the pressure from allegations towards the young star he cracks and turns to something that will ruin his career for sure an after he becomes addicted to this type of substance to make all of his problems go away he greets the worlds press in this state. Connor then is approached by the press shouting comments about the allegations the star cracks and in an outburst of aggression he attacks one of the photographers however we all know that they have turned him to this state. This just makes matters worse and gives the media more fuel to print stories about him. This turns out to be the final straw in the young man’s life he decides that this is enough for him and he has a drug overdose and kills himself behind the doors of his home. The ending to the film is a black out and the sound of a ambulance and then a radio broadcast putting the news out to the world that Connor has died.

Story Line:

Title Sequence

Here we see lots of shots of newspapers being put on a door step about a young man’s rise to fame in the Film industry, but over time and the more and more news papers that are placed on the step the headlines turn from good to bad the young 18 year old has now been accused of Drug Dealing but because of this it now means he has more to face than a full cinema.

The second scene shows the young actor Connor arriving back at his mansion where the worlds press are waiting for him to question him over these allegations for yet another day. However shocked at the amount and way that the press form a mob around him Connor realises how this is getting bigger by the day, so fighting his way through the press to get to his door the actor is been shouted at by the press for just some sign for them to whether they can take this any further.

We now see the actor’s house while he is on the phone to his manager to see where all of this is going to stop. Connor pleads his manager to help after he cannot cope much longer with this type of criticism and doesn’t like this kind of media attention at such a young age. Over the phone we can tell that the manager is not buying any of his talk from the bluntness of the convocation and on the spots decides to walk away from Connor leaving him alone. Storming straight out of the door and into the car and being chased by the mob the young actor heads off to get something he believes can take all of this away.

Arriving in a quiet and dark alley Connor purchases some drugs from a unknown dealer who is keen to get away from the star as the press are hot on his tail and he does not want his ID revealing.

Again arriving home with slightly less photographers as most of them have gone home ready for tomorrow’s story. After getting into the house Connor starts to take the drugs and the last we see of him is sleeping over the top of the mess he has left from taking the drugs.

The next day he wakes up again to take more of what we expect to be crack cocaine. But this time makes matters really worse for him by going to get in his car in this sate with all the press back on shift to see how he looks this morning. But in a state of no control all the shouting and commotion gets too much and he hits out on one of the photographer adding petrol to the fire that is already lit. He stumbles back into the house leaving the door open and a shot inside we can see him taking mass amounts of the drug and also here the press talking about his outburst of aggression to the photographers. Then the young man drop to the floor unconscious with a loud bang. Outside the press here and run inside because instinct tells them that something isn’t quite right.

As they run into the house we see a blur image of a photographer over the top of us which we are clearly looking through Connors eyes and then a black out and just the sound of a ambulance and then a voice what we believe is a news reader reveals the news that Connor died this morning of a what is believed to be a drug overdose.

This marks the end of the film showing the ending titles.

Changing the plan..

At first we decided to do our film based on the treatment named "The undisclosed", but after a discussion with each other and our teacher, we decided to change the idea as this might have been too complicated for a five minute film and also may have been quite difficult to follow for the audience, however we may incorporate some original ideas from this treatment into our final film.

My Treatment - By Rachael Whittaker

Title – Unnoticed

Duration – 5 minutes

Audience – PG, appeal to the female teenage audience as it’s a chick flick.

The Storyline:

The film opens up with photos of the two main characters as children, the photos to be starting from young ages to getting older to the current age they are now. The scene after will start off in a cafeteria at a college. There are different clicks all around the room that are separated by the tables that they sit at, the camera angles start with cutting between the tables then focuses on one table, this table has one girl sitting on her own studying. The girl suddenly looks up and looks to a table in the middle of the cafeteria at a boy surrounded by his friends. There is then narration of what the girl is thinking, and explaining some of her story.

Later on it shows the girl going home after college, when she gets in the house is a scenario of the little brother on a game system in one room, and the mother cooking dinner in the kitchen. When the girl sits down at the table the mother asks questions such as ‘how was college’, etc. The scene flicks to what the boy is doing; he’s sat in McDonald’s having a laugh with his friends. The girl goes up to and gets ready for bed where as the boy is only just driving back home with music on full blast with everybody in the car singing.

The next day at college the two are in the same lesson and they get paired up by their teacher to do a project together, that has to be completed in 2 weeks. At the end of the lesson the lad rushes off with his friends while the girl leaves the classroom with a smile on her face. When she gets home she starts to write down ideas all night as to what they could do for their project.

When they have their next lesson the girl has lots of ideas but is too shy to say anything to the boy. She keeps thinking of ways she can come out with them but no words seem to be coming out when she opens her mouth, but at the end of the lesson the boy starts a conversation to the girl asking if she would like to go round to his one day after college to start work on their project, he gives he girl a time and place and then leaves. The girl then leaves to go home and starts to rummage through her wardrobe to see what she can wear that day, her red blouse? Skinny jeans? Converse?

The day comes and the girl is really nervous, he asks her to follow to his car. She feels all eyes looking at her, eyes stabbing into her back but she doesn’t care. They drive to his place in silence. They eventually get to the boy’s house, they then begin on their project and the girl is surprised on how the boy is actually quite intelligent himself and they start to get on well.

After the two weeks of the project together they start to get close friends and the girl’s personality starts to shine through and she is getting noticed more. Later on the boy asks the girl to go out with him and his friends going out. The boy meets the girl later on and that night at her house, the girl comes down the stairs looking stunning, like a completely different person. They both go out and meet the friends in a sort of lounge bar and all sit together. They’re all having a good time together giggling. The scene then ends with a zoom out of the group and the girl narrates the ending.

Suggested elements: Teen, Romance, College life

Treatment

Title: The Undisclosed

Duration: 5 minutes

Audience: My film will be rated at 15 Certificate. My film will be similar Shutter Island, Gone Baby Gone and The Black Dahlia. It will be aimed at 15 to 30 years old who are interested in mystery or whodunit films with an updated character base. Our film will be aimed at both males and females because there will be 4 main characters 2 male and 2 females.

Synopsis: My storyline for my five minute short film will centre around 4 main characters who are potential suspects in a murder enquiry. The film will start with 5 characters all successful in 5 areas, but one is suddenly killed. The man killed is a rich banker. As the only other people in the house at the time of murder are the 4 they are instantly suspected. One female character is celebrity magazine editor (Lucy), the other is a model (Kira), the first male character is a footballer (Matt) and the other an actor (Jake). They all know each other through various means and have gathered together on this evening to celebrate the rich banker (Ryan) new lucrative deal. When Ryan is killed the detective in charge identifies a reason why each of the four would have attempted to kill Ryan. Lucy is having a relationship with Jake that must be kept under wraps for both their careers, although Jake secretly wants people to know they both have motive as Ryan minutes before his death found this information out. Also Lucy had some information on Ryan that could have ruined his lucrative deal so this is another motive. Kira the model had motive as she had a relationship with Ryan that turned bitter, she thinks that somehow his success has stemmed from their relationship and she wants a cut of his new found wealth. Matt the footballer has reason to kill Ryan because the both spend time with the same group of people, but when Matt cheated on his then girlfriend Ryan rejected him from the group and this act has been held personally by Matt so again he had the motive. The inspector must then establish each characters motive through a series of flashbacks and uncover the one murderer. Through these flashbacks the inspector relives each characters’ hatred of Ryan, which then helps the inspector establish the murderer. The murderer is a dominant character that knows that by killing Ryan they can solve their ‘problem’ by eliminating Ryan.

Suggested Elements: The unique selling point of my film is the murder mystery theme because this is an updated version of a old style murder mystery with characters that are more relevant to current times. This should attract people because there will be an element of suspense as well as the audience trying to work out who the killer is.

Treatment

Treatment for Media – Teenage drama/schizophrenia

Title:
Genre: Teen drama

Duration: 5 minutes

Audience: This film will be aimed at teenagers as it is centered on a teenager’s life and is a teen drama. Adults may be interested in it also however this is not our main audience. There is not a particular gender in which we aim this short film at.

Synopsis:
We are introduced to Kate, a teenage girl who is laid down on her bed, with eyes wide open. Her hair is slacked back and she looks tired/down. She has a secret that only her family, and her doctor know about.

Her mum shouts to her, from downstairs, to take her tablets for today, as she is a paranoid schizophrenic and has been for the past 2 and a half years. She was sectioned with the disorder a few months after symptoms started showing and has had to take tablets ever since. Kate takes the tablet from her mum and goes back into her bedroom. She opens her jewellery box, where we see a pile of tablets; she throws the tablet in to join, shuts the box, and lies back on her bed.

Her phone rings and she answers. She begins talking to her friend and her friend asks her what is wrong, but does not get a helpful answer.

After a while, her friend shows up at the door. She and Kate’s mum have a conversation about Kate. Kate hears this, and goes downstairs to confront them, with the encouragement of her imaginary “friend”.

Kate’s mum and friends continue to worry about her and go upstairs to find she is not in her room and nowhere to be seen. Kate’s friend goes home, and Kate’s family have a serious discussion about Kate’s behaviour and maybe that her schizophrenia has returned. Worried, they go out to look for her, to find her talking very loud to herself and standing on a high hill, looking reckless and uncontrolled.

We then hear the voice of Kate’s hallucination and change to see and hear from her point of view, and it seems that her schizophrenia has returned, with nobody knowing except but is it too late? Her family realise they haven’t been watching over her as carefully as they should have been and start to blame themselves. Although will they get to her and save her in time…

Suggested elements:
Paranoia
Schizophrenia
Unawareness

Sub-genres of a Drama film

We decided that the genre of our film would be a drama, however there are many sub-genres of a drama film. These are:

(Taken from Wikipedia)
Crime drama and Legal drama - Character development based on themes involving criminals, law enforcement and the legal system.
Historical drama (epic) (including War drama) - Films that focus on dramatic events in history.
Docudrama: the difference between a docudrama and a documentary is that in a documentary it uses real people to describe history or current events; in a docudrama it uses professionally trained actors to play the roles in the current event, that is "dramatized" a bit. Not to be confused with docufiction.
Comedy-drama: is in which there is an equal, or nearly equal balance of humor and serious content.
Melodrama: this uses plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience. Melodramatic plots often deal with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship." Film critics sometimes use the term "pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, campy tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters (often including a central female character) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences." Also called tearjerkers, or "chick flicks". If they are targeted to a male audience, then they are called "guy cry" films.
Romance: a sub-type of dramatic film which dwells on the elements of romantic love.
Tragedy: a drama in which a character's downfall is caused by a flaw in their character or by a major error in judgment.