Section 5

Section 5
Treatment:
Ellen Wilkinson, Brett Harrison, James Sture

Synopsis:
This short film shows one man reliving his day over and over, with inspiration from Groundhog Day, it shows how each minor detail of the day eventually accumulates and results in a bigger event.

Detail of Target Audience:
The pieces purpose is to solely entertain, targeted at adults, as the intertextuality from Ground Hog Day will not be appreciated by younger audience, the piece will appeal to both men and women over the age of 17 however a more mature audience of 40 and over may not be as appreciative of the themes of be interested in the narrative.

Plot Summary:
The film will show a Monday morning repeated three times for the protagonist, each “new” day would start the same. The protagonist hitting the alarm, leaving his house then taking his route to work. Along that route certain events will happen, leading up to his eventual death.

Characters:

• Protagonist: Alec
The character will be a complete sleaze ball, he is convinced he is gods gift to women, he is top of his game in regards to his job and is a business man within an insurance company, he makes a living ripping people off.
He will be dressed in a suit, which looks expensive and walks with a swagger.
• Bus Stop Girl: Angelina
She is a girl that by coincidence is by the bus stop when Alec walks past every day. She is not particularly his love interest but a girl that he leers at her, as he enjoys the attention and the fact he can embarrass her.
She is dressed in black trousers with a beige coat and heels with a handbag, she looks professional but young.
• Driver:
He is not a main character, and only seen briefly.
• Homeless guy:
Not a main character, dressed in rags, and unshaved un groomed longish hair male. Wrapped in a blanket with a cardboard box and newspaper as a seat. He is sat a few meters away from the bus stop.






Scene Locations:

1. The morning scene will be shot in a “bachelor pad” giving the audience the idea of what type of character the protagonist is.
2. The second location were the majority of the film is shot; will be on a street, but within an affluent area to connotate that the character lives in a well off area. It is crucial that the street has a bus stop as when the protagonist meets his love interest its at the bus stop.

Style Notes:

The film will start with it pitch black and the sound of movement followed by a cigarette being lit and just the cigarette casting light on the scene.
The idea is that this opening gives a broody feeling and almost gangster feel to the piece, then the mood is broken by an alarm going off.
The purpose of this is showing the audience that Alec believes he is a gangster and that he is living the ultimate life. It is ironic as he is far from that and the only one thinking this.
We want to experiment with camera angles, especially when he is run over by the car. We plan on shooting this from both the drivers and Alec’s point of view.