Pre Production Proposal

Audience

-Certification 15

-Target audience 15 – 35

-Due to the use of violence and the possible use of explicit language – an audience below the age of 15 may not be suitable.

-This violent introduction suggests further violence later in the movie

 

 

Narrative / Plot / Pitch / Outline

-Opens with the sound of footsteps – tracking shot of walking feet – camera rolls up the body to reveal the man is wearing a suit (Guy 1) and holding a brief case. – Close up of the brief case signifies its importance. – The face of the man has not been shown yet. Camera focuses on a poorly dressed man (Guy 2) wearing a hood as the man in a suit walks by. This man looks suspicious – standing in a shadowy area.

Camera cuts to an over the shoulder shot of Guy 2 typing on his phone ‘2 minutes’. Camera cuts to another 2 men walking (Guys 3+4). One receives the text and tells the other ‘2 minutes’. They exchange a small amount of nervous dialogue to express their uneasiness.  Camera cuts to a few more shots of Guy 2 following Guy 1. Extreme close ups of Guy 1s face are shown – beads of sweat dripping – he is nervous. Guy 2 sends another text ’20 seconds’. Camera cuts to Guys 3+4 putting on their hoods. Guy 1 walks into an ally way, swiftly followed by guy 2 the camera is now shaky and tracks guy 2 over the shoulder. Guy 1 now sees guys 3+4 standing at the end of the alley and starts to turn around but gets hit by guy 2. The camera is now constantly moving and changing angles as guys 2,3 and 4 surround guy 1 in a flurry of movement. Guy 1 is shown through the legs of the other 3 getting kicked. A woman sees this and is shown calling the police. After a short amount of time, the 3 men leave with the briefcase. Guy 1 lays on the ground covered in blood and shouts after them ‘wait! You don’t know who you’re stealing from’. The scene ends with a blurry POV shot of guy 1 as guy 2 walks towards him and the scene ends with his foot coming down on the camera.

 

Style/ Tone

Dreary atmosphere

Low key lighting creates a dark mood.

Shaky camera shots during action sequence

Cuts between shots

Filmed towards the end of the day – dim sunlight

 

Characters / Costumes / Props

1 Man in well-dressed suit- brief case

3 men in tracksuit – hoodies – possibly masks so they appear as organised criminals.

Fake blood

 

 

Graphics

Short title sequence – relatively basic fonts creates an atmosphere of reality.

(Noir et Blanc) – Dafont

 

Title sequence during the scene

 

Sound

Lots of diegetic sound – sirens – birds – make it appear realistic

Fast paced light drum music during the scene.

Foley sound used for footsteps / impact of punches & kicks