Treatment

Treatment:

The film begins with the sound of a public toilet: Dripping taps, the muffled sound of traffic and the sound of heels on a damp floor. The first shot is of a small hand wearing damaged rings turning a grimy tap off. The camera then cuts to a shot showing the reflection of a rundown looking woman in a mirror. She proceeds to wash and apply make up in the public toilet. Following this there is a close up of her taking out a clean, well looked after pocket watch and checking the time. Shots then show her walking through urban areas such as in front of high rise flats and also the fast undeveloped locations. Ambient sound in the background (traffic, general public). She walks in to a café and a shot shows her sit down opposite a suited figure. After pro-longed eye contact the Woman slides the envelope across the table towards the protagonist. She stares at it for a moment, glancing back at the detective, snatching the envelope and leaving the café. Over the shoulder shot shows a figure who had been watching the transaction at a separate table, get up and follows the Protagonist. The Young woman is shown walking down a quiet alley, and opening up the envelope. Close up of the contents shows a name followed by an address. The camera then cuts to show the woman growing emotional. Suddenly, the man who had been watching the transaction takes the pocket watch from her pocket and strangles her with the chain. He drops her body on the ground, takes the envelope, drops the pocket watch and walks away. Final shot- Pocket watch on the ground.

The character is established by taking influence from sin city. This is done by using the costume idea of glamour/ the colour red. Ideally, this establishes that our character is trying to be classy. Additionally, the colour red signifies the theme of danger/ a femme fatal. Dialogue is adapted from a film called Alice Creed, in this film, there is no dialogue, and communication is created via the concept of facial expressions and hand gestures. We took this as an inspiration as it adds an edge to the film, making it more enigmatic. Our chosen locations are very bleak and will be very de-saturated, which comes from the film Essex boys. Bleak locations also adds to the enigma and tension of the opening which is clearly developed in Essex boys.