FORMAL BRIEF RED SKY AT MORNING Short film

Synopsis
Focus Features is commissioning a short film named Red Sky at Morning which is a gangster themed action, with elements and themes of dark humour. Red Sky at Morning is about two upand-coming teenagers who want to try out the life of a British gangster. Even though they think theyre good at the job, it turns out they may not be as good as they thought, and have to suffer the consequences. The film will start with a shot of the two main protagonists sat on chairs in a poorly lit room. The two main protagonists are named George and Gary. Theyre being confronted by their mob-boss Stephen because previously, they didnt do a good job. Stephen then says hell give them another chance on a job, and not to muck it up. Stephen then hands them a suitcase and tells them to go to a specific location and had it over to a guy called Mick. They are also both given a gun, but its only one gun between the two of them. George and Gary go to their car that theyve been given and go to the location. On the way there, they start talking about stuff that will foreshadow events that happen later on. The two of them find themselves at a farm and look around for Mick. Gary decides that he needs to go to the toilets so walks around the farm to find somewhere to pee, he takes then gun with him. George walks around and then finds Mick. Mick tells him to put the suitcase in the corner of the room/barn and then walk away from it. As George walks over to the corner, you can see Mick pull out a gun and point it towards George. Just as Mick is about to shoot George in the back of the head, Gary comes round the corner and puts the gun to Micks head. Mick turns around and explains that hes been told by Stephen to kill them because they did such a bad job last time. Gary then tries to shoot Mick but his gun doesnt work. Mick explains that the gun is a replica because he didnt want to give you a real gun if they were about to get killed. Gary then proceeds to hitting Mick with the butt of the gun on the nose. Mick is now knocked out and they put him in the corner and tie him up. When Mick wakes up, he explains the situation is clearer detail. George and Gary then make Mick ring up Stephen and tell him hes completed the job. Mick doesnt do that but instead tells Stephen that theyve tied him up, to which Stephen says hell come over to sort the situation out himself. George and Gary now have to think up how they will control the situation. They decide to get him to walk through a barn, and then they both jump on him. Once theyve tied him up, they talk about what they should do and excuse the situation theyre in. The ending scene is the two of them driving away fast, and you see a piece of rope attached to the end of their car, and then it cuts to credits.

Detailed Outline
Audience could be aimed at anyone aged 16+. Audience should like British Gangster films and dark humour Directing style similar to Quentin Tarantino, Coen Brothers, and Martin McDonagh Cinematography needs to follow on from work such as Pulp Fiction (Andrzej Sekula), In Bruges (Eigil Bryld) and Ole Bratt Birkland (Utopia). The film will rely heavily on the dialogue to carry the film and let everyone understand the themes throughout. Footage shot will most likely be around 20-25 minutes raw footage. Two main characters will both be aged early 20s/late teens. Everyone else will be mid 30s There will be daily meetings about production taking place and will be topical to whatever people need to talk about in the film. People will also get updated on progression of the film. We will need to get licencing for music because the film will rely on themes of music and will also have a good soundtrack. Music will be Soul/Blues themed. May also be a score, but very unlikely. Shot types will vary on the day of the shoot so will not necessarily pay direct attention to shot list. Production crew will insist of: -Director, producer, DoP, Cameraman, 4-5 actors. Post-production crew will insist of: - Director, Editor. Pre-production will be completed by 5th May, 2014. Filming should only take three days. Starting on the 12th May, 2014. Scheduling for filming may vary. Finished product should be finished by 22nd May, 2014.