Treatment

A Proposal and Treatment For ‘The Hunt For The Campus Cat’ Group D 25/11/15 TJ Tvedt, Ade Adeleke, Billie Williams, Connor Albinson Copyright © 2015

  

Treatment Programme title: The Hunt For The Campus Cat Duration: 5:00 – 7:00 minutes Genre: Noir/ Documentary Production Staff: Connor Albinson, Billie Willams, TJ Tvedt, Ade Adeleke Date: 25/11/15

Outline Production: Our Documentary is based on the relationship and affection expressed between humans and pets Target Audience: Students, Parents of students, animal enthusiasts Talent: TJ Tvedt, Connor Albinson, Maisie Mok, Sherry Leigh Visual Elements: Lighting: Natural lighting will be used in this documentary along with low key lighting created by the team for the noir style scenes Camera Movement: The camera will be on tripod most of the documentary keeping it still but pan movements, zooms, and tilts will be used. We will also use some hand held camera work to give the effect of observational documenting and show camera awareness  Editing: Vox pops will cut quickly together to shows answers from all the interviewees, title will fade in and out, cross fade from final presenter to the credits, credits will overlay a shot and fade out Setting: The documentary will be set in the university and around the student village. Actors: Connor Albinson as Presenter/reporter, TJ Tvedt as Detective J Callaghan/investigator Props: Briefcase, paperwork. Office scene: Jack Daniels, cork-board, pictures of the cat, yarn, stationary, lamp, post it notes, glass,  boxes, keys, pins, pack of cigarettes, picture Costume: For Callaghan’s character TJ will wear a shirt, tie, navy coat, watch, and trilby hat     Audio Elements:   Noir style audio will be implemented and jazz influenced instruments will be Primary and Secondary Research: Interviews with students, YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo Requirements and Resources: Practical lighting, camera equipment, microphone, production paperwork. Constraints and Contingency: Unable to document till project is approved and signed. Legal and Ethical Considerations: Students are not allowed to feed the cat and it is not allowed in housing, so we should not use any information that could cause issues.