MAIN Post 8: Pre-production documentation

Synopsis of the Whole Film - Dwain Jefferson (Danny) an undecover police federal agent has been tasked yet again with an hostage situation, this time its perosnal and the Mafia gang who he's had dealing with in the past have captured his girlfriend. Dwain wanting his girlfriend back and to take out the mob searches streets, people and houses for clues. The Mafia mob have captured his girlfriend (lily) for one thing only, money. The reasoning is that Dwain has been left a million dollars by his late father. The question is will dwain give in and give them the money, or bust the door in and go in all guns blazing like a scene from a wild west western film or will the mafia get the money and keep the girlfirend?

Synopsis of the opening sequence - Camera is hovering over Dwain within his office with a black and white screen to show the depression and emotion behind him looking at a picture over his dead dad and thinking whether he will be looking at a picture of his dead girl friend, the opening credits then slowly are shown inturn at the bottom of the screen. The camear then switches to the Mafia mob playing a round of poker as Dwains girlfriend sits tied up in the background. They then recieve a phone call from Dwain, which he puts the phone down on them, then he comes busting in through the door, the camera then fades out and the film title appears.

Mise-en-scene description

Shot list

Crew list - the film
Jack - 'Vinnie'
Danny - 'Dwain'
Charlie - 'Sonny'
Me - 'Tony'

Crew list - off screen roles
Jack Cotton - Director/editor/pre-production
Charlie - Chief editor/pre-production
Me - Pre-production
Danny - Pre-production

The Script

Time Line/ Treatment

Storyboard

Location Recce