Client Proposal

King Street
Prepared by Lucy Crompton, Emily Potts, Josie Beer, Abi Hall
JELA PRODUCTO!
03/10/2014
Channel 4
2014
PROPOSAL
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Prepared by
Lucy Crompton, Emily Potts, Josie Beer, Abi Hall
Project name: King Street
Outline of idea:
'e are plannin( to ma)e a soap *+ic+ is a $elodrama, T+e $elodrama *ill be set in
$anc+ester speci-ically# .in( &treet relatin( to t+e title o- t+e $elodrama, and *ill +a/e /ery
dramatic and interestin( on(oin( storylines t+at *ill interest t+e audience and )eep t+em
*antin( to *atc+ t+e soap, $ulti0strand narrati/es *ill be used in t+e $elodrama to create a
/ariety o- stories *+ic+ *ill interest all o- t+e audience, &oap con/entions *ill be included in t+e
$elodrama, -or e1ample t+emes li)e -amily problems and relations+ip problems *ill be co/ered
t+rou(+out t+e $elodrama creatin( a sense o- realism, $any scenes *ill ta)e place in domestic
settin(s, suc+ as +ouse+olds, to create /erisimilitude and lin) t+e c+aracters to t+e audience, as
t+ey *ill li/e in similar +ouses,
To en(a(e t+e audience2s -ull attention, t+e -irst episode needs to be dramatic so t+ey *ill tune
into t+e ne1t episode to add to t+is, t+e episodes *ill be +al- an +our lon( t+ere-ore t+ey are
more li)ely to *atc+ eac+ one as t+ey aren2t really lon( episodes *+ic+ is con/entional in a
soap opera, t *ill be dramatic but strai(+t to t+e point o- t+e narrati/e t+ere-ore )eepin( t+em
)een and interested, T+ere-ore +a/in( a murder as t+e main narrati/e in t+e soap *ill )eep t+e
audience )een to *atc+ it as t+e -irst episode *ill not re/eal *+o +as done it t+ere-ore it )eeps
t+e audience (uessin( and creates eni(ma codes as t+ey *ill start to as) "uestions and *onder
*+o +as murdered $ia,
T+e bac)(round narrati/es *it+in t+e $elodrama *ill correspond to t+e main narrati/e so it
s+o*s t+e build0up o- +o* t+is de/eloped and turned into a tra(edy, %or e1ample, *+y Connor
*as so an(ry *it+ intentions to )ill Elliot 3 t+e -i(+t bet*een +im and Elliot is brou(+t to t+e
audience2s attention as t+ey *ill realise t+ere is con-lict bet*een t+e t*o *+ic+ includes $ia,
Connor is paranoid t+at t+e on and o-- a--airs bet*een +im and $ia +a/e resulted in a
pre(nancy *it+ +is c+ild 4so +e belie/es5 and is *orried t+at +is c+ild *ill be brou(+t up by t+e
*ron( -at+er,
Ben is a*are o- Connor2s situation and mental state and is *orried about +im6 +e decides to
con-ide in +is mot+er *+o is +orri-ied at t+e ne*s about +er dau(+ter, T+is results in a con-lict
bet*een +er and $ia, Julie, $ia2s mot+er, is set on $ia bein( *it+ Connor *+ic+ causes a lot o-
tension and strain bet*een t+em, causin( Julie to las+ out on $ia, A-ter t+is $ia doesn2t spea)
to +er mot+er,
One ni(+t t+ere is a party *+ere t+e *+ole street is in/ited6 $ia bac)s out last minute as s+e
-eels un*ell, Elliot is *or)in( late and +as -inis+ed +is s+i-t at 77pm and arran(es to meet
Jessica a-ter, Jessica lea/es t+e party to (o to meet Elliot, mean*+ile Connor t+in)s Elliot is at
$ia2s +ouse, t+is is *+ere t+e drama un-olds,
Narratives:
n t+e -irst episode o- our soap *e *ill +a/e -i/e narrati/es *+ic+ include -amily problems,
relations+ips, a )illin(, a celebration and a -i(+t, T+e episode *ill be -ocussed around t+e
murder but t+e ot+er narrati/es *ill relate to t+is,
urder or manslaughter!
T+e )illin( *ill ta)e place inside t+e +ouse o- $ia &cott, $ia is at +ome because s+e is un*ell,
+o*e/er t+e +ouse is supposed to be empty as $ia *as supposed to be at a celebration *it+
+er -riends, t is a dar) *inter ni(+t *it+ bad *eat+er6 t+is sets t+e scene -or a mysterious
deat+, $ia2s e1 3 Connor 3 enters t+e +ouse *it+ +is spare )ey *+ic+ +e still +asn2t (i/en bac)6
+e belie/es Elliot t+e current boy-riend *ill be in t+e +ouse, He intends on )illin( Elliot because
o- t+eir pre/ious -i(+t concernin( $ia, Connor )no*s $ia is pre(nant and belie/es t+e c+ild is
+is, t+ere-ore +e is *orried t+at Elliot *ill brin( up +is c+ild, $ia is upstairs in bed6 s+e +ears a
noise and (oes to in/esti(ate, &+e comes out o- t+e room, Connor cannot see into t+e dar) +all
and panics and stabs t+e person *+o +e belie/es is Elliot, He t+en +ears a piercin( (irly
scream and realises +is mista)e, He lea/es t+e +ouse and ta)es t+e *eapon *it+ +im,
Cele"ration
T+ere are no *itnesses o- t+e murder or Connor escapin( as e/eryone is at a party, T+e party
is in -ull s*in( *+en Jessica lea/es claimin( s+e +as been called into *or), *+en really s+e
+as (one to see Elliot *+o is *or)in( late, T+ey don2t +ear about t+e murder until t+e ne1t day
*+en it2s on t+e ne*s as Elliot -inds +er *+en +e (ets +ome,
#ight
On t+e street bet*een Elliot and Connor concernin( $ia, Connor +as -ound out t+at $ia is
pre(nant *+en collectin( some o- +is belon(in(s -rom +er +ouse and +e -inds a pre(nancy test
in t+e bin, Connor is li/id and see)s to -ind Elliot, He -inds +im *al)in( +ome -rom +is 8ob and
starts s+outin( at +im and pro/o)in( +im +ence creatin( a -i(+t, Connor ends up punc+in(
Elliot in t+e nose and Elliot retaliates, %inally a -e* men *al)in( past t+e scene run to brea) it
up and send t+em bot+ on t+eir *ay, T+is +appens be-ore t+e murder,
#amil$ Conflict
T+ere +as been tension bet*een $ia and Julie because o- t+eir ar(ument about Elliot,
E/eryone in t+e -amily +as ta)en $ia9s side o- t+e ar(ument because t+ey t+in) Julie is bein(
too 8ud(emental, Julie re-uses to accept Elliot and *ill not admit s+e is in t+e *ron(, T+is is
causin( strain on t+e -amily and e/en $ia9s dad Jo+n t+in)s Julie is bein( un-air, A -e* *ee)s
a(o t+e ar(uments (ot so bad t+at Julie slapped $ia, &ince t+is, $ia +as re-used to spea) to
+er mot+er and +asn9t mentioned t+e pre(nancy to any o- +er -amily because s+e )no*s +er
mum *ill try and con/ince +er to +a/e an abortion,
Relationships
Di--erent relations+ips are s+o*n t+rou(+out t+e soap, -or e1ample Connor and $ia *ere
to(et+er and +appy, until +e announced +e *as *or)in( abroad -or a year *+ic+ resulted in an
ar(ument about a lon( distance relations+ip, A-ter t+is +o* $ia and Elliot met and +o* t+e
relations+ip pro(ressed, Additionally, +o* Jessica and Elliot2s a--air started,
Character Profiles:
ia Scott
$ia is a :: year old -emale *+o li/es in a semi0detac+ed +ouse and comes -rom a *ealt+y
-amily, $ia +as +ad a lot o- roc)y relations+ips in t+e past6 s+e +as +ad on and o-- a--airs *it+
Elliot 'il)inson and Connor Allen, Connor is madly in lo/e *it+ +er, *+ereas Elliot is usin( +er
-or +er money *+ic+ s+e is una*are o-, Currently $ia is pre(nant and una*are o- *+o t+e
-at+er is, $ia dresses -airly casual, usually seen in le((in(s and o/ersi;ed t0s+irts due to +er
pre(nancy, $ia +as one enemy *+o is a (irl -rom sc+ool called Jessica Hart *+o *as al*ays
8ealous o- +er, as s+e (ot most o- t+e boys2 attention,
%lliot &il'inson
Elliot is a :< year old male *+o still li/es *it+ +is parents in a small terraced +ouse, He
currently *or)s at a supermar)et tryin( to *or) +imsel- up to a better position, He met $ia
*+en s+e came into t+e supermar)et on /arious occasions and +e -inally as)ed +er to be +is
(irl-riend *+en t+ey *ere at a party one ni(+t, $ia in/ited +im bac) to +er +ouse *+ere t+ey
slept to(et+er, *+ile s+e *as still *it+ Connor, Elliot became a*are o- t+e -act t+at $ia *as
*ealt+y t+ere-ore +as been strin(in( +er alon( since as +e is no* +a/in( an a--air *it+ $ia2s
enemy Jessica,
(essica )art
Jessica is a :: year old -emale and li/es *it+ +er parents in t+e +ouse s+e (re* up in, +er
-amily is not /ery *ealt+y and t+is +as caused +er to en/y $ia -rom a youn( a(e, Jessica *ent
to sc+ool *it+ $ia and (re* more en/ious as t+ey (re* up and $ia (ot more male attention,
Jessica is currently +a/in( an a--air *it+ Elliot 4$ia2s boy-riend5 and *or)s as a nurse at a
+ospital near .in(s street, Jessica usually *ears "uite pro/ocati/e clot+in( and lots o- ma)e up,
Jessica also li)es to be t+e centre o- attention and en8oys creatin( drama and -i(+ts,
(ulie Scott
Julie is =7 years old, s+e is $ia2s mum and is married to $ia2s dad 4Jo+n &cott5, &+e +as
anot+er c+ild *+o is $ia2s brot+er 4Ben &cott5, &+e +as /ery traditional /ie*s and belie/es men
s+ould pro/ide -or t+eir -amily and t+at *omen s+ould coo), clean and loo) a-ter c+ildren, &+e
dresses respect-ully and is /ery -eminine, &+e is +ea/ily in/ol/ed *it+ t+e c+urc+ and brou(+t
+er c+ildren up (oin( to c+urc+ e/ery *ee), Julie appro/ed o- $ia2s e10boy-riend Connor as +e
is also -rom a *ealt+y -amily but doesn2t li)e +er ne* boy-riend Elliot because +e (re* up in a
/ery run0do*n area, T+is +as caused some con-lict *it+in t+e -amily,
Connor Allen
Connor is a :> year old male *+o li/es in an apartment by +imsel-6 +e *or)s as a super/isor in
+is -amily business, $ia and Connor *ere c+ild+ood s*eet+earts as t+eir -amilies *ere /ery
close -riends, Connor *as *or)in( abroad -or a year and tried a lon( distance relations+ip *it+
$ia, at t+e time +e *as una*are o- $ia2s a--air, Ho*e/er *+en +e came bac) +ome +e learnt
t+at +e +ad been replaced, *+ic+ resulted in depression 3 +e +asn2t been "uite ri(+t since,
Connor and Ben &cott 4$ia2s brot+er5 are /ery (ood -riends and still )eep in touc+, He en8oys
*atc+in( and playin( many di--erent sports, t+ere-ore is /ery at+letic and *ell built,
*en Scott
Ben is a :> year old male *+o is a laid bac) c+atty (uy, Him and Connor met at sc+ool and
+a/e been -riends since, T+is led to Connor and $ia2s relations+ip and t+e -amilies becomin(
-riends, On t+e ni(+t o- t+e murder Ben is at t+e party *it+ +is (irl-riend and t+ere-ore is
una*are o- *+at is +appenin(, as +e belie/es Connor is *it+ +is -amily,
Production +eam, roles and s'ills:
Producer:
Lucy Crompton
-irector:
Josie Beer
Production anager:
Emily Potts
Camera:
Abi Hall
Sound:
Emily Potts
Assistant Camera.director:
Lucy Crompton
+arget Audience
T+e melodrama *ill be aimed at youn( adults and older teens, t *ould appeal to t+em t+e
most because t+e ma8ority o- t+e c+aracters in t+e soap *ill be o- similar a(e, t+ere-ore t+ey *ill
-ind it more interestin( as t+ey may be able to relate to some o- t+e topics t+at are co/ered, T+e
soap *ill appeal to bot+ male and -emale, but *ill be mostly -emale as t+ey are more li)ely to
*atc+ t+e soap, because o- t+e drama and at t+is a(e t+at *e are tar(etin( our melodrama at,
males are less li)ely to *atc+ soaps, 'e *ill tar(et our melodrama at (roups D and E o- t+e
socio0economic (roups, as t+ese types o- people are more li)ely to *atc+ t+is type o- soap,
t+ere-ore *e *ill +a/e to create a similar types o- c+aracters so t+at t+e audience can relate to
t+em, 'e *ill aim at middle class and *or)in( class people, because t+ey are usually t+e type
o- people *+o are interested in melodramas, Our soap is a/ailable -or all types o- et+nicity, as
*e *ould li)e to represent all et+nicities -airly,
Reasons as to /h$ the idea /ill /or' 0"roadcast time, demand for
st$le of sho/, mass.niche appeal1
'e *ill broadcast t+e melodrama at ?#@@pm on $ondays, 'ednesdays and %ridays6 t+is *ill
appeal to t+e tar(et audience, because t+ey *on2t +a/e to *ait too lon( -or t+e ne1t episode,
Eac+ episode *ill last := minutes, as *e +a/e to -actor in commercial brea)s, T+e reason t+is
idea *ill *or) is because teena(ers and youn( adults aren2t represented /ery *ell in ot+er
soaps so t+ere is a nic+e (ap in t+e mar)et -or a soap, As t+e soap is only on > times a *ee)
t+e audience is more li)ely to tune in, as t+e soap is on enou(+ but not too muc+6 t+is also
allo*s us time to create "uality episodes, t2s not necessary -or us to create an omnibus
episode, because our episodes *ill be on <OD t+ere-ore t+ere is no need to repeat t+em on
telly because t+e audience can access t+em on t+e internet,
+he estimated cost and justification of amount:
T+e estimated cost -or producin( t+e melodrama is about A:@@,@@@ per episode, *e +a/e
compared t+is to Doctors *+ic+ is a daytime soap, t+ere-ore ours *ill be more costly as it
needs to be bi((er bud(et and +i(+er "uality as it is on later at ni(+t *+en t+ere is more
competition,
&hen it /ill "e read$:
T+e melodrama *ill be ready by December, +ope-ully to launc+ our -irst episode around
C+ristmas *+en t+e ratin(s *ill be +i(+ and people *ill be *atc+in( t+e soap *it+ t+eir -amily,
creatin( more /ie*ers,
Client feed"ac' 0including areas for development prior to
drafting of treatment1:
T+is is an e1cellent, t+orou(+ plan -or a $elodrama, Bou +a/e (i/en clear
outlines o- stories -or your -irst episode, Bour c+aracter pro-iles *ere particularly
interestin( as you +a/e (i/en t+e client a clear insi(+t into t+eir idiosyncrasies
and relations+ips *it+ eac+ ot+er, t+us presentin( a clear concept -or your soap
idea,
Certi-ied suitable -or de/elopment#
Client# E, 'ri(+t
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