Planning- Main Task Pitch

Title:
Kick-Off

Genre:
Drama

Form:
Opening to a feature film

Location:
Actors' houses and Priestfield Stadium + public footpaths

Time:
Early afternoon (2-3 PM Saturday)

Characters:
Luke Payne - 17 year old Gillingham supporter
Steven Norman - 16 year old Gillingham supporter
Cameron Harbard - 17 year old Gillingham supporter

Plot:
The film begins with three friends Luke, Stephen and Cameron who are preparing to go and see a Gillingham football club match. The film begins at 2pm in the afternoon with the idea of showing all the characters getting ready to go and see the game, for example showing each character dress up in Gillingham football merchandise such as scarves and hats clearly showing to the audience what the main theme behind the opening is. During this, the camera will go back and forth between the three characters as they prepare themselves and in some scenes, show all three characters in one shot with the use of editing - split screen. Following on, the opening will then show the characters leaving their houses and taking their own routes to Priestfield stadium, where they will meet up outside the stadium. The opening will then end with a shot of all three characters entering the stadium. During this opening, there will be continuous shots of the advancing time being shown on various electrical devices like phones, clocks and watches to emphasise the approaching the kick-off of the game. As the film progresses and the characters get to know each other better by going to more matches we see their contrasting personalities and at the pinnacle of the film they have to come together despite their differences when confronted by rival fans and one of them gets seriously injured in hospital. The other two seek revenge and get it and in the end they all survive and become very close friends.

Key Micro-Features:
Camera work:
Match-on-action
Low angle
Close up
Extreme close up
Mid shot
Two shot
Tilt shot
Establishing shot
POV shot (Point of view shot)

Sound:
- Background music throughout
- Dialogue
- Crowd sounds from Priestfield
- Background noise i.e. turnstiles

Mise-en-scene:
- Gillingham merchandise i.e hats, scarves, and t-shirts
- Watches
- Clocks
- Mobile phones
- Locations: Priestfield Stadium
- Shots of the general public

Group Roles:
Pitch created by Luke Payne and Stephen Norman.
Pitch posted by Alex Nelson.