Friday, 13 March 2015

LO1 - Treatment


TREATMENT
SUPERGLUE!

THE BRIEF


TARGET AUDIENCE

 This will be targeted at family audiences, with a silly story that appeals to kids, but humour that adults will enjoy.

SEGMENT SYNOPSIS AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE BRIEF

Superglue, a hero with glue (or office equipment) related powers, has been instructed to investigate a UFO heading towards Earth.

Flying into space, he sees that the UFO is a spaceship that resembles a large pair of scissors. Taken aboard the spaceship as prisoner, he finds out that the owner of the ship is Semi-Circle Man, his arch enemy. Semi-Circle Man explains that most villains fail in their attempts to take over the world, so using his scissor shaped spaceship he shall cut the world in half, that we he's more likely to take over at least HALF the world.

The world is then cut in half and it looks like Semi-Circle Man has successfully took over the left side of the planet. However, Superglue is able to escape* and he uses his glue powers to stick both halves of the Earth back together, sealing Semi-Circle Man inside.

*ironically using the a pair of scissors to cut his way out of the ropes constraining him. The scissors are part of a model diagram used by Semi-Circle Man when explaining his evil plans.

KEY MILESTONES

Treatment to be completed by 13.03.15

EQUIPMENT

Canon camera (with adjustable lenses)
Tri-pod
SD Card
Access to Mac
(Clip-on) Microphones and/or boom-mic


PROPS AND MODELS

Must collect backing actors, as well as actors willing to play:
*Superglue/Peter Prittstick
*Semi-Circle Man
*Narrator (voice-over only)
*Scientist
*Woman
*Cat

Listed below are the props I will need for the short film.
*Model spaceship resembling scissors/scissors resembling a spaceship.
*Globe or toy Earth.
*Globe or toy Earth split into two halves.
*Computer.
*Ropes.
*Silly string.
(This list will probably develop along with filming/script development.)

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.

*Must make sure that no one is cut or injured during the use of scissors.
*Make sure that silly string doesn't get into other actor's eyes or mouth.

LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Representation of gender.
May need to get more females involved in the cast as they are mostly males at the moments.

Copyright for music used
 I must check that I can use the name 'Superglue' without triggering any copyright issues with the company Super Glue.
I must also check the copyright use of the 'Countdown' theme tune and availability of theme tunes/music scores from superhero films.


Consent forms for actors and locations
Before filming I shall receive confirmation from actors and set providers/owners that they understand what will be involved, what it's intended use is for and that they still wish to work on the project.

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