Treatment

                                                                                                      

Production Company: Bondz Production                                Date: 20/09/12

Director: Alex

Production Crew: Alex, Zahid and Mahfuz

Working Title: Bound by Blood

Resources:

The resources we will tend to be using are:

For the filming we will be using a Camera and a Tripod to steady the camera.

The props we will be using are:

• A replicate gun used by the Antagonist
• A briefcase for the paperwork
• Pen and Paper
• A rope used to tie up the hostage
• Plastic black bag used to cover the hostage’s identity
• Oyster Card to get on the bus
•  Chair
•  Cell Phone

Narrative

The film Bound by Blood will be in a linear narrative as this construction would be the most clearest in terms of the audience understanding the film.

Equilibrium

The film starts off with the protagonist getting home from work and finding his house in a mess. He then after seeing the mess begins to call for his brother as he is expecting to see his brother at home, whilst there is no answer to the protagonist calling his brother, instead the protagonist receives a phone call.

Disruption

The protagonist answers the phone only to hear the unknown voice of the antagonist say that his brother has been kidnapped and the only was he can retrieve him is if he gives something in return, which in this case is all the business documents and contracts of all of his businesses. So the protagonist is ready to take this step and so does by packing his briefcase with all the documentation and contracts. After thinking for a while he begins to move and therefore leaves his house and reaches the location of the antagonist after using the bus to get to the specific location and at the same time looks at his brother’s pictures. As he reaches the location he walks into the dark room and immediately spots that a hostage has been tied to a chair with his head and face covered in a black plastic bag, who he presumably believes is his brother. The protagonist then signs the contract and hands them over to the antagonist. The antagonist then after a short while hits the protagonist on the back of her head and runs out of the room. The protagonist straight away gains his conscience and unties the hostage only to find out that it is not his brother. The protagonist then chases the antagonist. He tries to shoot but misses and then eventually the protagonist catches the antagonist and takes him to the ground…

New Equilibrium

Takes the mask off and to his shear disbelief, sees his brother behind this mask.   

Costume, hair and Make-Up

The costume, hair and make-up associated with our short film are:

• A smart business type suit worn by the Protagonist
• The antagonist will wear jeans with a top, as well as a dark hat and a mask/balaclava to suggest that he is the criminal and that he has the  complete opposite personality of the antagonist
• The hostage’s identity will be covered with a black, plastic bag

The Location

The different locations that we will tend to be using are:

• The Media Studio within the college, which will be useful for lighting
• Areas in Tottenham, as this location represents the social class of the antagonist
• Protagonist’s House
• Bus Stop
• College car park

Camera

We will be using a variety of camera angles and shots within the scenes of the film, these specific camera angles and shots will be those of which are conventional to the genre of Action Thriller. The shots we will be including are shots such as point of view shots and we will also being using a lot of medium and long shots throughout the film. The angles we use will depend on which character’s perspective the camera is aimed at, this would signify which character has power over the other. We will also be using a lot of camera techniques such as panning and crane movements, as well as tilts. These techniques will have a great effect on the understanding of the film.

Sound

The sound within our film will mainly be diegetic as the film will mainly consist of dialogue, we will also being using background music, however this will also be diegetic as this is music that the character will be listening to which is eventually absorbed into the background as background music. We will be using a pitch equalizer to change the antagonist’s voice on the phone.

Editing

We will be using the software Final Cut Pro for editing, this is due to the fact that it will provide the best quality needed. We will be adjusting the font of the titles as well as adding credits. Our editing will consist of a variety of techniques such as sound effects while the gun is being used, we will also be using fast cuts to enhance the realism and continuity of the film. During the scene where the protagonist gets hit on the head with the gun, we will see the screen blur as he wakes from the perspective of the protagonist. We will also be using fast cuts during the chase scene to build to the effect. The voice of the antagonist is going to be modified so that the protagonist does not recognise it.