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The Youth.

Lewis Thornhill
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THE YOUTH
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Youth

1. The font I have used is a gothic font from an external site. The logo consists
of the text being contained within a bold box with a red back glow. I have
chosen this font as it is gritty and aggressive, and I believe it suits the mood
and atmosphere of the show. I believe my Logo is iconic as it looks rustic rather
than a well-established logo design which also links to the show as my show
conveys a very realistic homemade feel to its audience. I believe my logo is eye
catching and stands out due to the use of the red back glow, I believe that the
back glow provides the box with a 3D affect which could be eye catching to an
audience.

2. The font I have used is Bauhaus 93 with a double strikethrough and a red
dotted underline. I have chosen this font as I believe that it provides a bold
clear title. I believe that the logo is iconic as it has a double strike through and
a red dotted underline which is unconventional in comparison to other
dramas. The features can be seen as imperfections within the logo as the red
dotted line reflects something that is incorrect along with the text being
crossed out. The imperfection of the logo reflects the actual characters within
the show. I believe the bold black font in contrast to the red underline makes
the logo stand out and eye catching.

3. The font I have used here is Broadway. I have used this font because I
believe that it reflects the time that the show is set in (70s) I have minimalised
the amount of colour and features used here in order to give a clear bold logo
with only 2 drastically contrasting colours. I believe that is iconic because
yellow is rarely used in a historical drama title logo. The heavy use of black
reflects the show as the colour has connotations of mystery and also death,
both are large themes in the show. Yellow has connotations of hope and
growth which also reflects the characters in the show. I think that the drastic
contrast between yellow and black makes my logo stand out along with the
use of solid colours only.
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 Character Profiles.

Character 1: Rob

Role: Main Protagonist of the show.

Essentials:

Gender: Male Age: 18-22 Language: English

Accent: Strong London Accent. Extroverted

Short Straight Hair.

Desires:

Height: 5ft 11 – 6ft 4 Hair Colour: Bleached

Blonde Weight: Light-Midweight Experience:
Historical Drama. Build: Skinny

Character 2: Debbie

Role: Secondary Protagonist of the show:

Essentials:

Gender: Female Age: 22-25 Language: English

Accent: Northern England Hair: Long, Straight

Desires:

Height: 5ft 5-5ft 10 Hair Colour: Dyed Green hair

Weight: Lightweight Experience in past historical

dramas Build: Skinny

Character 3: Steve

Role: Primary Antagonist

Essentials:

Gender: Male Age: 25-27 Language: English

Accent: Cockney Hair: Extremely short- No hair

at all

Desires:

Height: 6ft-6ft 5 Weight: Midweight-Heavyweight

Build: Bulky/ Muscley Experience as villains in

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 Opening and credits

Idea 1:
The credits will play after a pre credit sequence which informs the viewer of past important
events in the season through the use of call backs. The Opening credits will be 20 seconds
long and will display a small clip of each character on the screen with the name of the actor
underneath. Each clip of a character will be placed within a singular letter of the title in
black and white in order to reflect the time period of the 70s and then the letters will form
together to display the logo/font of the show. This is effective as it introduces the actor, the
character and the title all in one sequence and gives the user a sense of the overall feel of
the show. I intend to use various early UK punk songs as the title soundtracks from artists
such as The Jam and The Damned as the songs reflect the time period and subculture
displayed within the show.

Idea 2:
The title sequence will play right at the start of the show after a fade to white. The sequence
will consist of real historical footage of punk events such as political marches and fighting.
With this I intend to provide the viewer with realistic context of the show so that the
audience feels more engaged with the show. The colour of all the footage within the into
will be black and white and will be followed by a fade to black as a gunshot sound effect
plays. As the gunshot sound plays, the title font will appear on screen. Credits of actors will
appear in the first post title scene. I intend to use sound from the footage as the actual
sound for the into to convey seriousness and realism. Overall, the logo will last 15 seconds.

Idea 3:
The title sequence will play right at the start of the show. It will consist of a mixture of actual
footage from the 70s and small clips from the actual show. The clips will be highly exposed
to distort them to not reveal too much about the actual events of the show. As the clips are
shown, the actors and personnels names will appear down the left and the right of the
screen. The playing time for each clip of the album will reduce as the sequence plays to
make it gradually increase in pace as well as make the sequence last for less time. Once the
final clip is played the title font will fade onto the screen and the first scene will start. A riser
sound effect will be synced with the playing of the clips to create a build of tension. Overall,
the title sequence will last 10-15 seconds.

Idea 4:

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 For this idea, the title screen will follow a pre credit intro scene which will introduce the
storyline for the episode. pre credit scene will fade to black and then the title font will
appear on the black screen. The letters from the font will be placed individually, one-by-one
onto the screen with a paint splatter effect forming behind each one as it appears. The
ambient sound of a bar fight will be playing in the background whereas the sounds of
punches will be exaggerated to make them heard clearer by the audience. These punch
sounds will indicate each time a letter is placed on the screen. The intro links to the show
because in the show there is a barfight which has significance in the plot and leads to the
downward spiral events in the plot. I aim to show the significance of the scene to the
audience through this intro. All together the sequence will last 5-10 seconds.

Set design

City Centre

City Centre, Liverpool: City Centre, Manchester:

Piccadilly, London:
Liverpool city centre has a fairly Manchester city centre is extremely
Piccadilly has a very large space to
average sized space with many large with lots of open, pedestrianised
film and is very iconic and
different types of architecture space meaning that its is ideal for filming
noticeable across the country
meaning that it provides a variety of however also results in Manchester
meaning that the audience may be
different filming locations. To film being largely populated. Here to film, I
able to relate to the show more.
here, I could ask public individuals could ask the public for their permission
However, Piccadilly is largely
for permission rather than hiring however, this is not guaranteed because
populated throughout the day
out the entire location as it is not as the larger the population, the more likely
meaning that the location would
highly populated meaning money someone will not consent to being in the
have to be hired out.
will be saved. filming.

Importance and design of a City Centre filming location:

A city centre is important as it will provide most of the shots of characters outside. Scenes such as Political
Marches and fights will be filmed within a city centre filming location.

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 Bar

The Freshfield, Formby: Weatherspoon’s, Southport: The Shipping forecast, Liverpool:

The Freshfield provides a fairly Weatherspoon’s in Southport The shipping forecast in Liverpool
average sized space with enough provides a larger space however this provides a smaller space however an
room to film. As it is located in a results in a larger populated pub, extreme high population in comparison
small village, this means that the pub being situated in a town will add to to the other location as the pub is
will not be as populated as others. the population. To film, I could still situated in a city. I believe the
To film here I could ask the people in ask for permission to film however architecture of the shipping forecast suits
there for permission to film. it is more likely I will not get all the the time period of my show. To film, I
consent to film that I need. would have to hire out the location due
to the large population.

Importance of a bar filming location:

Bars are important in my show as a filming location as many significant events occur within bars. It is where the
main characters frequently meet and converse and one of the main events in the plot consists of a bar fight
which leads to many issues raised.

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 Flat (Interior)

Formby flat: Liverpool flat: Liverpool Flat 2:

This flat provides a large open space. This flat also provides a large space This flat is a smaller space in
The fact that the flat isn’t furnished however it is pre furnished meaning comparison to the others meaning
means that that it will be easier for that it will be a larger effort to that the cost of hire may be lower
me to design the place in a way that transform the location. A benefit of but also resulting in less filming
suits the show easier the. To film the location is that it also has an space and less creative freedom to
here I could contact the landlord and upstairs meaning that there is more transform the location. Despite the
ask to rent out the space. room to film and potentially rooms location being small, there is a fair
that could be designed into different amount of space due to the lack of
locations away from the apartment. pre furnishing. To film here I could
To film here I could contact the contact the landlord and ask to rent
landlord and ask to rent out the out the space.
space.

Importance of a flat filming location.

A flat is important in my show as it will be where the main group of friends live together. The flat will be a
reoccurring location therefore meaning filming will occur in the flat regularly. The flat will be seen in the
very first scene of my show so it is important that the perfect flat is found.