LO1-Desolation Treatment

TREATMENT

DESOLATION

THE BRIEF -

We have been asked to make a film trailer in the style of warp films, we will not have a budget and have to get the resources and write it all ourselves.

TARGET AUDIENCE -

The target audience would be rated a 15+ according to the BBFC because of the jump scares and violence intended in the film trailer with dangerous props being used by a character as weapons in order to try and get rid of characters in the film.

SEGMENT SYNOPSIS AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE BRIEF

There is an outbreak of a disease called MOSC, which has spread, around the country, There are few survivors who have stumbled upon an abandoned house where they’re trying to keep away from people with the disease and away from populated places. Unknowingly a scary character with a mask stumbles upon the house and tries to kill the survivors inside by trying to get rid of them one by one. We see the characters having to leave the house in order to run through the woods and get away from the murderer with an axe in order to survive.

KEY MILESTONES

1. Planning - (Narrative, permissions, treatment,  location, risk assessment, role deciding, documentation.) = 27^th October pre-production planning

2. Filming - (Party scene, horror scenes, dream scenes, arranging of cast/lighting.) 10^TH November – 12^th December: Filming

3. Editing - ( SFX etc) 19^th December on wards: Editing

30^th March – Final submission

Launch date 13^th April

EQUIPMENT

We will be using a camera and tripod for the majority of our filming.

We will need custom lighting as we will be filming in the dark and it will be hard to see unless we have a good, bright light.

PROPS AND MODELS

Clown like mask with makeup running down the characters face with an axe

A crowbar is also used as a prop

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.

For each location that we film in as part of this production we will complete a recce form and a risk assessment.

When we are out filming we will be considering the following -

The emergency contact number for when we are out filming will be for the college (0114 260 3970)

The safety of the equipment will be taken in to consideration and in order to avoid overheating we will be turning them off periodically to ensure safety.

The cast will not be required to do anything dangerous, however first-aid will be easily accessible.

No equipment will be left out in the open, the environment for filming will be secure to avoid injury.

LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

The narrative of the trailer contains both psychological horror and jump scares and as a result it presents the categories of Violence and Threat and as a result will be rated by the BBFC as a 15.

It is important to follow the BBFC regulations as they are a way for all films to be judged fairly and universally so that the intended audience are aware of what will be included. The way that we have introduced threat into this trailer is through the use of suspense and music, there is no representation of sexual or sadistic threat in order to adhere to the guidelines.

When we have violence shown in the trailer it is quickly moved on and has no focus on any gore or blood.

The trailer would have to be on post-watershed, this is because there will be violence and also hints at sexual content and use of alcohol. It will be a 15+ rating for this film trailer. Reference - http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/protecting-under-18s/

We will not be using any copyrighted music and instead we will be using free music from creative commons and Incompetech.

We will be getting permission for every actor and location used throughout the entire filming period, this falls unded the Data protection law of 1998.