A private investigator is called back to take a case that is eerily similar to the death of his brother some ten years earlier which leads him to suspect it is the work of the same killer. Upon investigating the murder the private investigator discovers disturbing facts about the past and that his brother was not the man that he thought.
What is a film treatment?
A film treatment is the baseline of a film that simply explains the narrative in a relatively short summary. It can be either very short or longer and more elaborate.
Top Line and Big Question
Frank Ash is a Creative Consultant at the BBC Academy and whilst watching his video about the top line and big question, I discovered that it is important to focus on the audience and that the main factor of identification is through the Top Line and Big Question.
An example of a top line for a film is : A fellowship of citizens finally find their worth in the world when they are tasked to destroy the one ring.
An example of the Big Question is: How will the ring be destroyed when there is such a little chance of success? How will such small heroes conquer such a big hero?
OUR TOP LINE AND BIG QUESTION:
For my Film Opening, I decided that the Top Line would be: "A private investigator is brought back into action when a victim is murdered in the same way as his brother ten years earlier"
Upon planning what the story of my opening would be, I decided that the Big Question of my film would be "How can you fight what you don't understand?".
An example of a top line for a film is : A fellowship of citizens finally find their worth in the world when they are tasked to destroy the one ring.
An example of the Big Question is: How will the ring be destroyed when there is such a little chance of success? How will such small heroes conquer such a big hero?
OUR TOP LINE AND BIG QUESTION:
For my Film Opening, I decided that the Top Line would be: "A private investigator is brought back into action when a victim is murdered in the same way as his brother ten years earlier"
Upon planning what the story of my opening would be, I decided that the Big Question of my film would be "How can you fight what you don't understand?".
In class, we discussed how to develop this further, so you could add those ideas here. Amongst these ides was the back story / motivation of the antagonist. This has potential and, like all productions, the details need to be fleshed out visually. As you envisage the different steps and parts of the jigsaw, write them down on your blog with Matthew.
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