Treatment - Ex-Vigilante

Super Reality will be produced by Illumiharli; a British Independent Company. The Film and the screen play was written by Harley Francis.

Tortured by dark memories, a reminiscing 'Ex-Vigilante' embarks on a quest of self rediscovery. However will the burden of a guilty conscience destroy him?

Arthur Lloyd was once an employee for the English government, he suffered with mild Autism. This was secret keep by his family, as his Farther diagnosed him. Arthur was working late when he discovered a file containing Top Secret information. The information stated that families had being disappearing for years, which was part of a 'project disposal' run by the government, which involved families dying in 'freak accidents' in order to reduce the British population. Arthur takes matters into his own hands, and steps down from the government and reveals the information the the public. His Autism becomes his downfall, as the government takes him down mentally. He is then admitted to a mental asylum, where he spends two years preparing his revenge and constructing a team escape with his new friend Ezio. Six months later he puts on the mask and becomes 'The Agitator'; setting his plan in motion. After taking down several personnel significant to the plan and making a mistake, his identification is revealed. Not knowing this; his family are killed and he is forced into exile. Over the years he is haunted by the memories of the people he killed as he understands the pain of the families he took these people from. After years of depression and suicidal thoughts, he is visited by a friend; Ezio, who he escaped the asylum with. He is after help as he and his subordinates have more disturbing information on the government; therefore their families are in danger and have been taken hostage. The call on 'The Agitator' to serve Justice once more...

Non-diagectic music will be played as the sequence opens into a dark room, setting an eery vibe.  The genre will be established within the first scene as an Action/Triller using blatant genre signs. The main character (Arthur) experiences flash backs, where we will see him as the superhero he used to be. The tempo will be slow and the scene will consist of long frames to express some of Arthur's emotions. In addition to this the flash backs will have a fast tempo with snappy frames showing the different shots are two different time periods. The contrast in the editing will show the audience the difference between the past and the present. The flash backs we see will give the sequence a more thriller feel to it, as it will be visually clear that these memories are haunting Arthur. The credits will appear through out the scene. The credits twitch and flicker in and out of shots to create a disjointed atmosphere. The typography will be in a handwritten font, as if it was found in Arthur top secret scrap book. We will see Arthur pouring over this book; the book triggers his memories. The first scene will not give a great amount of focus on the narrative as it will consist of a lot of flash backs.  The quick frames of flash backs will show the audience that Arthur does not want to remember his past, however this will also drag the audience in to the story as they will want to explore Arthur's story. Some of the flash backs will surely disturb the audience and won't be explained until later in the film.

In act 2 we will be introduced to one of Arthurs old friends, who he is, is a mystery. All that is clear is that he needs Arthurs help. Arthur has trouble remembering this friend as he has locked society out for years. This scene will consist of more flash backs as Arthur recalls backing out of the mental asylum with him. When this mysterious friend gains Arthurs trust; he explains his plan. Arthur will play a key roll in this plan, as the friend knows what he is capable of; the plan will fail without Arthur. When the friend announces his friend is in danger. Arthurs vengeful feeling begin to surface, when he makes the decision to return to what he used to be... The Agitator.

Illumiharli - Production Context

Illumiharli - Films & 

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The image on the left is the official logo and the image on the right is my planning process. 

Ilumiharli is a British film production company, based in London. The company was founded by Harley Francis in 2013. It produces feature films and several television productions. Illumiharli is known to have very limited employees. Illumiharli is most famously known for its latest production 'Super Reality'. The company has recently been recognised in the states and has plans to expand their headquarters to different locations over the globe. The founder Harley Francis said 'I hope other companies see our unique approach as a threat' and 'Illumiharli have big plans for 2012-2015'. Illumiharli does not have a massive budget, therefore 'Super Reality' will not have a lot of CGI and special effects. However the audience should expect an unmissable story line. 

25 Word Pitch

Tortured by dark memories, a reminiscing 'Ex-Vigilante' embarks on a quest of self rediscovery. However will the burden of a guilty conscience destroy him?

Audience Research

The Dark Knight Rises (Influence)
Box Office: $1,081,041,287

Genre: Action/Thriller

Certificate: 12

The target audience for The Dark Knight Rises was diverse, equally male and female and within the range of 18 - 45+ making it a 4 quadrant film. So the film has a massive appeal in terms of age range, gender and ethnicity. The Dark Knight Rises gathered a pre-sold audience, as the film is based on The Batman comics, produced by DC Comics; which was credited.

My Opening Sequence (Super Reality)
The Target audience of my film will hopefully be diverse, however it will target the older generation; as it is about a retied superhero, which hopefully the audience can relate to and understand. However hopefully it will attract a diverse younger audience, as it has a hidden message. Although this is a niche Independent film not packed with action, hopefully the superhero genre will attract a wide age range audience. As the film is independent the film will not be released world wide. The film will be particularly released in the UK however we will be distributing a small minority of the film to Indie Cinemas in the States. As our budget is small CGI and Action will be limited, although we do want the audience to focus on the story and journey of the character rather than what he has done as a superhero. We do not want to make the film the same as all the other superhero films, we want them to see the reality of a superhero; this is our unique twist that we hope will attract a curious audience. We will also be introducing new stars for the film, so the audience does not know what to expect.

Influences

Having looked at various opening sequences. Films such as 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Inception' have influenced me to create my own opening sequence. The two films are both action/thriller however they are both very different films. The Dark Knight Rises is about a mask vigilantly called Batman and Inception in about a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion...

My opening sequence will be a about an 'Ex-Vigilantee' that is beginning to regret and feel guilt for the people he killed. He is hunted by nightmares of the past and has fallen into a mental limbo of depression and lost, where he locks out the outside world and civilisation. Eventually he becomes suicidal; until the realisation hits him that he was put on this planet for a reason...

What is an opening sequence?

A opening sequence usually includes Structure, Presentation of titles, Order and importance of titles, Narrative structure, Genre codes, Conventions and Purpose. The structure is the use of frames that bring the scene together, it allows the audience to visualisation the order of the story. The presentation of titles should be eye catching so the audience acknowledge the cast and credit their hard work. However usually something else will be happening in the background to keep the credits interesting. The order of the titles shows the importance. As the main director is displayed first with the writer, then the headlining actors and then the likes of the co-producers. This shows the audience who has more power over the film and who has pre-sold the audience. In an opening sequence usually we see the stasis of where the film is set, what era and what genre. The trigger usually happens after; so not a lot is given away in the opening sequence it is merely an introduction. Usually we are able to

decipher the genre within the first 10 seconds of the opening, the genre codes allow us to do this. For example a comedy would make you laugh, or it would have a comedic tone. This is a juxtaposition to The Dark Knight Rises; as the codes build suspense and thrills the audience. The conventions and purpose of a opening sequence should include the title of the production, important cast and some sort of interlude which interacts with the audience.