Thursday 24 May 2012

Leaving it to the point

Leaving it to the point
Drama – Liam Frow
Duration: 
3 x 50 mins 
Format: 
Drama Mini-Series
Premise: 
A young teenage boy gets mixed up with a local gang. The gang want him to go and “take care” of another gang member. He then has to decide whether to do the good thing and not stab him or go along with the gang.   
Synopsis: 
It will start of with the camera following a 14 year age boy called Fred and he is walking around his local area. The area look normal and then it shows him going to a group of people he then get given a package and walk of back to his house. It then cut to the next day when he goes to the same grope of people and they tell him the plane to “take care” of a rival gang member with the package he has. The package contains a flick knife. Fred runs back home and opens the package. Seeing what inside of it he takes it and runs of into the local park and then it will show the different situation that will happen from the decision he has to make. The good decision of running and not doing the act results in him and his family being harassed by the gang for running of and hiding the knife and going to the police about it and the police not taking him serially. The bad decision to kill the other gang member is him being court by the police and prosecuted for murder. After show the visions he decides to tell the police about the gangs plan with the knife so they believe him. The gang is then locked up with attempted murder and Fred and his family put on witness protection.                 
Production Style: 
Jerky fast paced camera style. Merging in-between the decisions, slight discoloration of the visions. Soundtrack has a dark, urban feel to it. Cast has actors and non- actors.