Tuesday 1 October 2013

The Treatment

If a producer like your proposal they will ask for what is called a treatment, this is a more in depth proposal.

It should include :
  • A indication of the size and content of the product 
  • An initial script / storyline
  • An estimated cost for the production 
  • An idea of the personnel involved in the project 
  • A Contingency plan ( Back up plan)
  • Any research for your film 
My Treatment 

Introduction 
The plot of my short film is about a boy called mason who is a video game addict, he play them all day and never goes out. He is very unsociable and has not got many friends. What he doesn't know is that the game he is playing is someones life, and that the character in the game is a real person called shane. Shane gets arrested as mason starts killing people on the game which makes shane do it in real life. Then mason makes the character go on the run and escape from jail. 

Outline Script/storybaord
The opening scene shows mason playing a game, he is going around making the character attacking people and going on rampage destroy the city, It then cuts to the real life shane who is doing it in real life, showing the audience he is being controlled by mason. 
Another one of the scenes is in the game the character gets arrested for killing some body which then happens to shane in real life.  The film does not have much dialogue in as when mason is playing the game he is by himself and Shane who is the person he is controlling only has a few lines.

Scene 1 - It will be in Masons bedroom and be off him playing a video game, on the video he is attacking people

Scene 2 - Will be shane on the street attacking people, it will cut back between Mason and Shane to get across to the audience that he is being controlled by Shane

Scene 3 - This scene will show Mason playing the game and his character on the game gets arrested

Scene 4 - The next scene will be Mason getting the character out of jail and going on the run, Which means this is what is happening to Shane

Scene 5 - The last scene will show Shane on the run  
Outline Budget
My film is going to cost me about 10pounds to make as south essex college are lending me the equipment and my actors will be friends who will do it for free.
Talent
My actors will be friends and family and people in the performing arts department as this wont cost me anything or just a few pounds

Production Staff
I will be the camera operator and director as this will save me money.

Contingency Plan
Most of my film is inside so it wont matter about the weather, and if something goes wrong i will reshoot it. I will have back up actors ready incase someone drops out or is ill or i will shot the scenes which don't include that actor

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