Treatment

Working Title:
'Skrilla' 

Estimated Duration:
1 minute.

Intended Audience:
18 - 26 year old males, with cinematic interest and of the working class


Feasibility:
The lack of special effects and equipment will work alongside the realistic genre of the film which will make it easier to film in comparison with the action, horror or science-fiction genres.
Format:
DV

Budget:
Our budget is low so we require actors to work for free  

The Equipment/Resources Required:
- Camera (Sony A1E)
- Computer (iMac)
- Editing Software (iMovie)
- Tripod
- Photoshop


Genre:
My group and I have  selected Social Realist Drama (youth/gang culture) as our genre. 

Synopsis:
The story follows the main character called Steon who is a drug dealer in a local community within London. He has a criminal record so therefore cannot get an established job, so drug dealing his way of looking after his sick girlfriend. He "ticks" (loans) 1kg Cocaine off his dealer Boss and has a week to pay him for it. However, he gets robbed in his neighborhood, and has his money stolen. He has two days to get the money, after which Boss will find him and kill him. The rest of the film follows the story of Steon trying to escape the clutches of Boss and managing to find a way to get Boss off his back.