Treatment

Title:

The title of the film will be Fast Life. The reason that we picked this film was due to the fact that it gives an incite to what the film is about. The term Fast Life in the urban scene usually means a person who is generating a large amount of money from dealing in illegal items E.g. Drugs,Guns and fake clothes.
The title may not be the most suitable title for a film but due to the fact that it is a BSR film a large percent of our target audience will know what the film would be about just by reading the title.Our target audience will be able to relate to the title and if they cannot they will know someone who is currently living the "Fast Life".
The reason that we picked this title for the film is that a large amount of people know what the term "Fast Life" means but for those who do not then they will learn and thus making our film also have a learning aspect to it.

Identify T.A:
Our target audience will be a group of males aged 16+  which can be placed in the working class category. We have picked this target audience due to the fact that they would be able to relate to the story personally or through someone they know. We have picked the age of 16+ in our production due to the fact that their will be be serious issues addressed in the film.

I asked a couple of students that are currently in full time education in east London, this is also the same location where the film will be shot. A large majority of the group agreed that we have a very appealing story line that they would find  interesting. The other small majority of the group agreed that the film was a very stereotypical stereotype of east London which is that all of the youths are involved in some type of gang related, illegal money motivated scheme.

Technology:

During our production we will be using HD cameras to film our production. The reason that we are going to use HD cameras is because there are the cameras that are available in our media department. These are cheap and easy to use cameras, this is convenient due to the fact that we have a very low budget. The camera is also small in size so we can easily move between locations at a very convenient rate.We are also going to be using a Boom Microphone in order to enhance our sound quality in our production.The reason that we are going to be using a boom mic is because the cameras are not that good at recording dietetic sound.
As well as this we are going to be using logic and garage band to add music into our production because these are programs that we have in our media department as well as very easy to obtain programs.

The only limitations that we will have is that there are a limited number of supplies in our media department, this is bad as if we come to late then we might not be able to film anything until another group returns the item that we need E.G if there no more cameras or Boom Mics.Another limitation is that we only have a certain amount of hours of natural day light meaning that we will have to use our time well and organised everything then stick to a plan that we have drafted.

Representation.

Protagonist- The main character in the film is going to be a male black character named Terrel , his has had a bad childhood in which his mum and dad sadly died , as a result he has to live with his nan. He wears the same clothes in all the scene which show that he hasn't got a lot. The clothes his wearing are going to be non branded which can connote that he cant afford them. Terrel tries hard in school but is unable to keep up with the other students in his class because his home conditions don't allow him to succeed to the best of his ability. He tries to make friends but is unable to because other students in the class take the mick out of his clothes. His a very lonely character which makes the audience feel sorry for him , but as the film goes on Terrel gets into crimes which compels the audience to dislike him , however the surprise ending will show the true feelings of Terrel. This will be a stereotypical representation of a black male character which is struggling and is working class.

Antagonist - The antagonist is middle class child who becomes Terrels friend but during the cause of the film he starts to lose hope in his friend and eventually sells his friends out for a bit of money. The middle class person is called Kyle who is the same age as Terrel and they have been partners since they had started doing what they where doing.
Kyle starts to hate on Terrel and the fact that Terrel is making more money than him even though he is not putting in as much work and effort as Terrel. This creates a chance for outsiders to slip through and offer Kyle money for information on Terrel.

Narrative:

Narrative Our film starts as Terrel is in a  chance running through back rounds and doing everything in his power to get away, this includes running across busy roads and putting his own life as well as the police that are chasing him . We then later meet Terrel as house enters his house after the chase. Terrel then slides down house door and sits on the floor with his hands on his head showing that he is contemplating something. The next day Terrel is in school and receives verbal abuse about his financial background and the fact that he is no longer with his mum and dad. Terrel is then called over by a group of older boys that seem to be making money and at first glance Terrel wants to be a part of that life.The older boys then agree to meet Terrel after school to speak more about finding a way to get Terrel to make money with them.We then later meet Terrel a few months later when he is dressed as if he has obtained a large amount of money. Terrels life then become hectic as he has to deal with a large deal of drama from friends talking behind his back to the police wanting to put him in a cell for various reasons.

Our opening scene starts in a corner shop where Terrel is attempting to steal a chocolate as he does not have enough money to buy it. The shopkeepr then catches Terrel trying to steal the chocolate and chases Terrel down the road in order to get his choclate back but Terrel manages to get away, without the chocolate. Terrel then runs into his house and quickly slams the door behind him to make sure that it shuts rapidly and there is no way that anyone is going to follow him into his house. Terrel then slides down the door with his hands on his head as if he is showing a sign of regreat or even pain. The audience will also be given a close up in order to get to a good look at Terrels face.

Conventions:

the conventions that will be shown in our production will be non-professional actors,location shooting, humor and seriousness. Our BSR may have a little bit of hybrid elements as we will be adding the affect of mystery right at the start of our production. We are going to do this in order to get the audience to stay seated and give them a chance to try and get involved with our production.

Style and iconography:

Our camerawork will be used to create effects for the audience by doing close ups on our characters, this will allow us to show the facial expression of our characters and also to see the facial features of the characters. This will also get the audience familiar to our characters.
we will also use angles E.G a low angle looking up will make the character seem powerful and dominant in the scene where as the opposite of this will be a high angle looking down, this will make the character look like he is powerless in this scene and look like he has no authority.

During editing i will lower my contrast by 10%, this will give the effect that the room is a little bit more gloomy and that there is something that is happening in the area that is being filmed that the audience may feel like it needs to be explored.

I will use costumes and props as visual signifies by getting different characters to wear different colours and outfits that may give the audience an in site to the characters personality. This will be done by getting the more dangerous and mysterious characters to wear black and other dark,shady colours where as the cheerfully and non-mysterious characters may be wearing more bright and light colours. As well as this we are going to be using found props E.g bottles and cans that can be found lying around the street. these are going to be used in order for us to give a more accurate BSR production.

We will use sound to create an effect for the audience by using syncronus. This means that the music will match the characters mood and actions E.g if the music is dark then the character on the screen would also be in a dark mood this would be shown by the way he is walking,acting and talking to others.

Institution:

The production company in the brief have a impact on the type of the film that we produce due to the fact that they would not have the highest budget therefor we would have to use hand held cameras. As-well as this we will use found props due to the fact that we would not have a big enough budget to buy all the props that we would need.

Our film will be distributed by Film 4. We have chosen this because Film 4 have a distribution company which would be able to distribute our production  As-well as that they also have a tv company meaning that our production will be able to show our production as-well.

Our film would be exhibited on Film 4 and channel 4. This is due to the fact that Film 4 are well known for producing films that fit into the BSR catagery. I think that putting our film on Film 4 would give it a large amount of publicity as Film 4 is a free channel and thus meaning that around 95% of the population will be able to watch our film without having to pay a single penny.