Tuesday 1 February 2011

Group Discussion on Concept Development

Entire Film Treatment
Male protagonist, leads a normal everyday life until he is taken by a secretive organisation in the 'Negative Zone' who don't seem to be who they say they are. The protagonist starts to investigate conspicuously, they find out that their predicament was predetermined and his 'rescue' was planned weeks in advance. After confronting the head honcho the protagonist finds out that there were many others like him who the organisation exploited to carry out their plan to fully enter the 'Positive Zone' and take it over. the protagonist then escapes and seeks out help in order to stop the organisation and their mis-led confidents.

Characters in the opening sequence
-Male protagonist
-Two stalkers, later possible animation
-Small group of friends 3 to 4 people

Plot Outline of the Opening sequence
Protagonist is shown talking to friends in a group, then walking away from them. When on his own, a fading flash of negative happens behind him. He turns around, but flash has finished, so walks on. He walks a bit further, and the flash happens again behind him. He turns around for longer, a bit more suspicious, then the flash happens in front of him with a person inside the light. The person says something, which stuns the man, who runs off. After he stops running, he wonders what it was, then the light appears again in front of him, but this time it stays. The character in the light speaks to the man, and the opening ends.

Soundtrack
If we have music, it will have to be suspensful but quite quiet, with part of it suddenly intensifying. We will have a bit of dialogue, so actors will need to speak clearly. We will have a sound effect for when the light flashes on and off.

2 comments:

  1. opening sequence narrative sounds very noiresque which could be very good if you use some more of the conventions, shadows, canted angle, partially obscured faces, you dont mention where the titles are going to come

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  2. We haven't yet decided how the titles are going to come up but it will probably be decided during the editing of our footage

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