Treatment Version: 1

Treatment  First Draft

What Should Be in the Treatment?  

·        1. Title 

·         2. A short logline.

 This short poetic documentary delves into memories, photographs, time, and what reality means. It follows Alex a young man whose reality has been affected by representation on social media & his struggle with what reality is.

·         3. Introduction to key characters (Who, what, when, why and where)  

·         5. Act 1 in one to three paragraphs. Set the scene, dramatize the main conflicts.  

·         6. Act 2 in two to six paragraphs. Should dramatize how the conflicts introduced in Act 1 lead to a crisis.  

Act 3 in one to three paragraphs. Dramatize the final conflict and resolution. 

Setting: Abstract Cambridge, dark room

Genre:

Poetic Documentary/ inter-reflexive/ Participatory
Heavy use of artistic instillation style

Treatment:  

A documentary exploring the relationship between memories and reality. Are people losing the ability to fully appreciate their environment because they are too busy recording it in photos and videos? What is reality?

This piece will use abstract experimental imagery to reflect inner thoughts and emotions.

Target Audience:

Millennials who are experiencing the rise of digital media.

18 -37

ABC1

Characters

3 different characters reflecting on photography and its relationship with reality.

These characters will either appear in documentary or will read out a poem about photography and reality.

Themes

Reality versus fantasy

Past versus present

Visual elements

High contrast lighting, black and white, vibrant colours, abstract elements such as flour and fairy lights.