Storyboard Animatic

This is our animatic storyboard for our soap trailer. It essentially shows what will happen in each scene from drawn images using our main characters, locations and camera shots. The storyboard helped us as we followed most of it however we did have to switch some of the characters around and their names apart from that our main storyline was quite similar.

Ancillary Task: Poster

In our poster we have a close-up of Adel frowning holding a picture of Vigan and Arta she is seen as ripping the picture apart seen through the line in the middle as she is jealous of Arta being with Vigan. In the background we will have a rough establishing shot of an estate represting the wherarbouts of the scenery in which our film was filmed. We will make this estate in black and white to make it seem more grittier and a sort of in your face edgy element. The title of our movie is 'DEAD END' which will be done in graffiti style writing in red in order to represent the style of our movie.

Ancillary Task: TV Mag

This is our draft for our magazine. It will be dominated by a photo of Russell and kate in the foreground and a photo of Adel in the background showing the three main characters in our soap. Our headline will be named 'Love Triangle' as these three characters are in a difficult love situation. However below this we have a rhetorical question stating 'Who Will Russell choose?' this creates suspence to the audience as seen from the photograph their are two girls beside him. Additionally we will have other soap storylines below and these will have boxes around separating each soap. Moreover there is a caption saying '7 pages of soap' in a spikey outline this is eye-catching and attracts our target audience followed by a similar one stating our price costing at 'ONLY 40p', this will be done in red in order to engage our audience at our low costing price.

Diamond Productions Logo

This is our production logo which we made in photo shop. we chose to do it in this way so we are able to relate the word 'Diamonds' with the background therefore we added a few crystal diamonds on the right hand corner and also a glow of sparkle in the 'i'. we also chose to make the background black in order for the writing to stand out.

The Title

We chose to name our soap Dead End as it represents what young people living in Urban London are heading towards, or what most believe, especially some of characters in our soap, for instance Kate’s character.

We were inspired for out title by the W10 LDN title, as it is reflective of youth and urban society. We downloaded the font form the internet. From many to choose from we decided RaftaGraph as the style of writing is recognised by young people.

We chose bold colours such as black, red and yellow as we thought they complemented our Dead End title quite well. In our trailer we wanted to present the audience with one of the biggest challenges; gun crime, gang violence and death, hence the red in out title. The black shadow effect gives it a dark feel, and the yellow contrasts with the red and black, making it seem more professional while also helping it stand out.

The Script

DEAD END
By Arta Begu

Open to a close up of a foot getting out of a car. Atmosphere is grey and quite. We move to a mid-shot of Kate getting out of the car, then to a fast pan of the new neighbour hood.

In the next scene we see Kate and Russel bumping into each other in a 6th form common room. They shake hand and part.
In the next shot we see Kate at her locker. Adel here comes in for the first time. She slams the locker.


ADEL
IM ADEL!

We then move to see a group of young 6th formers on computers. One of the girls notices Kate and Adel.

AYSHA
Ah she gona go mad!

We here the school bell go off and move to a class room.

Mr HULL
Right thanks for those who handed in their coursework, hope everyone has a great weekend. You guys can go now.

Mid shot from behind the class room from the students point of view. They all get up and leave. We change shots from a mid shot of from the door to see Kate and Mr Hull behind her.

Mr HULL
Not you Kate Emmerton. Sit down!

We then change shots to see Kate from a high angle over the shoulder shot.

Mr HULL
Why didn’t you hand in your coursework?!

KATE
But sir...

Mr HULL
No!

KATE
But the thing is sir that...

Mr HULL
No! I want it on Monday!

We change setting into Kate’s home, where she is sitting doing her homework. Mal is on the bed with her son, she checks her phone and jumps up.

MAL
You hav ta look after him tonight!

KATE
Mal no!

MAL
Please iv got to go to work!

KATE
Mal am doing my coureswork!

MAL
Please babe!
(she hands the baby to Kate)
THANKS LOVE YOU!

We change shots to see Kate sitting on her bed. We get three different shots, where Kate changes her position. The baby is crying through out this scene. WE then see a close up of Kate’s phone saying Russell Calling.

We change setting again to see Kate in the school toilets. Adel slams one of the cubical doors open. We see 3 short, quick shots of Kate being beating by Adel. In the last shot, Adel slaps Kate, which we will see in slow motion.
We change setting to see a mid shot Kate sitting on a street wall, with her face all bruised. The atmosphere here is grey. We then get a close up of her face, the as she pulls her hood up we get a fast zoom out, where we change scene.

In the next scene we are back in the canteen where we see Adel, Russell and a few other 6th from friends. We see Adel trying to get Russell's attention but then he gets up and moves from the table.

We change scene, a long shot of a row of school lockers and Kate walking down, the Russell comes in and hugs her from behind. We change shots to a close mid shot of Kate and Russell looking at each other as they walk off.

We change setting to a mid mid shot of Russell leaning again a street wall, he is calling Kate. We change to a mid shot of Kate on her bed reading a book, answers her Phone.

KATE
Hi

RUSSELL
Hey, come out side okay?

We see a low angle shot of Kate looking down at Russell from her window. Long shot of Mirsad and Dardan coming toward Russell from across the street.

MIRSAD
AINT YOU MEANT TO BE WITH MY SISTER?!

We see Kate backing away from her window. Switch shots to and back from Kate running down her stairs and the fight scene. We hear a gunshot. 180 degree pan of Kate looking staring away, with a the police cars’ flash on her face.

BOB
(V.O)
Catch DEAD END on Thursdays at 9.

Black out, DEAD END title comes up.

END

Main Idea

We start the soap with an establishing shot of a rough estate so that it sets the right setting and shows Kate has a working class status. Next, the audience is informed that Kate and her sister are new in town when she welcomes her home.
Then we see Kate bumping into Russel in the 6th form common room, they introduce themselves to each other, we see sparks fly.
Adel notices this and turns to Aysha, they exchange looks, Adelina is about to mention Kate's name, when we change shots and Adel slams Kate's locker and introduces herself in and abrupt way.
We hear the school bell ring and Kate is running out of the class room. Mr Hull is yelling at her about overdue coursework while she is running out.

Then we change scenes in Kate's bedroom were she begs her sister to let her off baby sitting for one night, but her sister does not take any of it and walks out to go to work. Kate is in her room trying to do coursework but cant concentrate because her sisters twins are crying. From this scene the audience discover that her sister is struggling to cope, she works night shifts and possibly days to provide for her sister and baby. She obviously needs to go otherwise she would not jeopardise her own sisters education.
That is followed by Kate's phone ringing 'Russel calling' comes up. she looks down, smiles and answers it. when she says 'hi'. We change shots fast to a cat fight in the girls toilets between Arta and Adel. Here we discover Adel's true colours that she is in fact a bitch.

Then we see Arta sitting outside of school with her face all bruised looking down at her phone 'Mal calling', she does not pick up. From this the audience is informed that Kate is quite scared of her older sister, or possibly angry at her for bringing her to the new estate in the first place.

We change back to the 6th form common room where Adel and Russel are together, Adel is flirting with him but his attention seems to be somewhere else all the time. Russel sees Kate and gets up away from Adel to link Kate. As the two walk off, Adel is left feeling embarrassed and jealous.

Next, Russel phones Kate to come to the window and there is a "Romeo and Juilet" moment however this is quickly ruined when Adels older brother and intimidating gang members come to trouble Russel.

Kate is in her room when she hears a gunshot. Kate is walking to her house when she too hears a gunshot. Kate is running down to the scene when someone pulls her back. Kate too runs up and we get a 180 degree pan of her face looking horrified,. we go to a black out when the title comes up and Mals's voice over "We should of never came here"