No One’s Promised Tomorrow / Tale’s of The Hood.
By Abu Mukid
Abu Mukid
The Life of Young People In South London.
Prophecy Media abumukid@prophecy-media.com
Abu Mukid www.Prophecy-Media.com
07872573783
INT.HOME. DAY
CHRIS wakes up in his bedroom and see’s 5 missed calls on
his phone. the room is dark and cold.He checks his phones
and see’s that someone by the name of Fiend 6 has called
him. He texts back saying ’Ill Buck You Before School Opens’
He then walks to the room next door and wakes his brother
up.
CHRIS
oi, wake up, its time to go school,
we cant be late you no.
ADAM
Allow it man, let me sleep for
another 5 minutes.
CHRIS
okay but if your not out of bed.
when i come back know what time it
is.
Chris punches his palm to show Adam that he will get a
beating if he doesn’t wake up.
ADAM
Safe man.
Chris walks out the room and walks to the bathroom where he
has a shower brushes his teeth, when he walks out the
bathroom we see Adam rush in. Chris then goes to his room to
get ready.
He receives a phone call whilst he puts his school tie on in
front of the mirror, the caller ID says Fiend 17.
CHRIS (ON THE PHONE)
Yo fam whats good?
FIEND 17 (ON THE PHONE)
Fam you got blues for me?
CHRIS (ON THE PHONE)
your killing me G only draws and
scores, this aint 2006 you know.
FIEND 17 (ON THE PHONE)
Ite’ then Fam sort me a draw init.
Ill buck you at blue gates before
school starts
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
CHRIS (ON THE PHONE)
Yh Man you know where ill be.
Chris hangs up and pulls his tie up and puts his blazer on.
He goes to the kitchen to make him self and Adam some
breakfast.
CHRIS (SHOUTS)
Adam what do you wanna eat!
ADAM (AUDIBLE)
Cereal.
CHRIS
Ite.
Chris pours 2 bowls of cereal and takes it to the living
room where ADAM is watching TV and putting his shoes on.
ADAM
Thanks Man.
CHRIS
Its Cool.
ADAM
When did you get that hat?
CHRIS
Dont worry about when i got the
hat. worry about if you’ve done
your homework.
ADAM
Dont watch, mans done that
yesterday when you were out with
your boys.
CHRIS
That’s good i dont even need to
tell you no more.
Chris He laughs.
ADAM
shut up man.
CHRIS
Allow gassing, hurry up and eat we
need to duck soon its almost half
eight.
3.
They both eat while watching TV they leave there bowls on
the table and grabe there coates. Adam Leaves first and the
chris Locks the main door behind him.
EXT.STREETS. DAY
CHRIS and ADAM both walk together on there way to school.
CHRIS
Oi adam make sure yh, that you come
out on time after school today, coz
i cant be waiting around after
school you no iv got bare stuff to
do.
ADAM
Ite man ill try init. why do you
always chill wiv your boys after
school everyday?
CHRIS
Why what do you want me to do?
chill with you?
Chris chuckles
ADAM
Maybe, its bare boring at home
alone man when you you and dad are
both gone out.
CHRIS
don’t worry man ill chill wiv you
soon init let me just sort out a
few things.
ADAM
ite man id like that. you are my
older brother at the end of the
day.
CHRIS drops ADAM at the primary school gates and they both
wave good buy to each other. He then walks to the blue
gates.
EXT. BLUE GATES. DAY
CHRIS Walks up to Fiend 6
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
CHRIS
Yo Bruda whats good
CHRIS shakes Fiend 6’s hands as they make an exchange.
FIEND 6
Noting much g just been about init.
safe for that g.
CHRIS
Don’t watch give me a shout when
ever init.
FIEND 6
Bless.
FIEND 6 Walks into the gate of the school.
CHRIS waits for FIEND 17 Outside the gate as the clock ticks
closer to 9am.
FIEND 17 walks over to CHRIS and puts his arm around CHRIS
and they both walk thought the gates together just before
9am.
INT. SCIENCE CLASS. DAY
CHRIS knocks on the door of his science class. His teacher
MR LOBBAN opens the door.
CHRIS
sorry im late sir!
MR LOBBAN
This is the 3rd time this week
CHRIS. Go sit at the front of the
class.
CHRIS
But sir! allow me just this once.
MR LOBBAN
you heard what i said CHRIS front
of the class now.
CHRIS
Your lucky its you sir.
Chris walks and sits in the front of the class he brings his
book out and starts taking notes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
MR LOBBAN
Today we will be going over some of
the stuff from yesterday, So the
Big Bang...
CHRIS
Its all a bbunch of lies Sir, Allah
made the world man why is the
govenrment trying to gas us all up
Sir?
MR LOBBAN
Chris you know what id probably
agree with you if i wasn’t standing
in front of this class, but as i
was saying before being rudly
disrupted by Mr Banks, the big bang
is a theory that modern science
believes was the reason behind the
creation of our world.
The class continues and the class is dismissed at the end
except for CHRIS.
MR LOBBAN
Chris i need to have a word with
you before i let you go.
CHRIS
what about sir?
MR LOBBAN
About your punctuality.
CHRIS
ite, go on then sir.
MR LOBBAN
CHRIS we both know your a smart
young man, but you need to start
coming to class on time otherwise
you miss out important parts of the
lesson, i want you to leave this
school with at least your science
GCSE come on CHRIS all im asking is
form you is to just put a little
effort into school, you always seem
distracted when your in lesson. is
the there anything happening at
home?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
CHRIS
No sir im fine, everything’s fine
at home. Ill try sir don’t worry i
wont let you down, look at the
mocks, i cained them, i got an A
even without revising Sir, come on
man you know i can do it.
MR LOBBAN
i know you done well in your mocks
but the real thing is a another
ball game, your gonna be stressing
trust me, there’s alot we need to
cover in the next couple of months
and i don’t want the pressure
building up on you. okay?
CHRIS
yes Sir i understand, ill be here
from now on, i guess its time to
stop messing about cos i aint got
long left now 3 months and its
Final exams.
MR LOBBAN
CHRIS you know you have a lot of
wisdom sometimes i feel like im
teaching a University student when
you come up with some of your
explanations, your a great thinker
make sure you make something of
yourself.
CHRIS
thanks sir it means alot coming
from you, your the only teacher
that gets me. Everyone else is too
busy finding faults in me, its like
they do it on purpose.
MR LOBBAN
Don’t worry you will be just fine,
i was just like you when i was in
school. Now go and have lunch
before all the good stuff finishes.
CHRIS
Safe sir ill see you tomorrow.
(Copyright Prophecy Media)
The actors I have employed are natural, south Londoners familiar with the surroundings and life in London. It would be an authentic representation of young teens living in London. Being the media producer and born in London I know exactly how to portray the film in a way to connect with any audiences. The protagonist will be a very likable character which young people can relate to and understand his experiences.
In conclusion, I am excited to take this project on to 361MC as it is one step closer to seeing the final piece on screen which I would feel an accomplishment. The piece itself is dedicated in the memory of my friend. 361C is a module where I have been able to have full control over the project and work independently, I am positive this will open new doors for the future. Stages later in the production process will help me see and meet new contacts; I hope to receive professional feedback.
The future looks promising and this film looks hopeful.
Well distribution will be everywere, from internet, television to film festivals. Youtube, Vimeo will be the main vendors online. I Will link the videos to Facebook and Twitter to create a buzz around the film online.
Twitter
Vimeo
Iv also had the idea of broadcasting the film online through my friend Harry Fear. Who runs Harry Fear TV he has regular viewers tuning in every week so i will exploit this aswell.
First ill start with Local Festivals then going national then international. I plan on going to film festivals including the Super Shorts International Film Festival and Raindance ilm Festival. I will also make use my current contacts, one of whom is on the board of directors at the Limelight film Awards.
This contact has agreeded to allow me free entry to the festival. One special festival id like to enter for is the Peckham free film festival.
This festival will take place in the same borough as the location the film is based on and filmed on.
To enter into the best festivals like Raindance have high entry fees, in order to achieve this amount of funds I will have to start doing fund raising. So far i have had a few ideas on how to raise money for it.
I have thought about hosting a night at a club where i could get my friend Saj to get artist to play for free or Discounted rates. I could attract people to buy tickets with the incentive of crediting each person that attends only if they leave their details.
Another way i could raise money for the film will be by using Kickstarter.com this is a fantastic way to keep your givers updated about the project. plus they help you get most out of your project.
I will exploit my friendships once again as my childhood friend Saj Miah is a sound engineer who helped kick-start the career of many up and coming talent from south London. Including the BET award winner Giggs. I will be working alongside Saj to make sure the sound is perfect and goes with the scene.
This studio will be used to record the soundtrack for the film. I have arranged a young artist Dimond I from South London to make a track with Saj. All the rights for the music will be given to me and Prophecy Media.
As for the locations i have used the locations that the story is based on. Rockingham estate is a perfect location as it is a stones throw from the school and also has many fantastic locations to capture some realistic footage.
this is the rockingham estates main square where iv grown up and seen and witnessed life that can be destructive, but iv also had some of the best times on this square. This is one of the main locations for this Piece.
This is a prime location for a chase scene as there is many entrances and exits making it very confusing to get around.
The school gates. This will be a scene where our protagonist is asked why he is late at the gate.
i will be exploring how to use the school block in my film but i certainly know that i want to use this location.
This is the location i want to end the film. it looks very wonderful at night look at the difrance between the pictures.
This is the mosque in the estate, id like to use this as one of the scenes where our protagonist goes to reflect.
Being a film maker from the “ends” I live breath and feel what this film is all about, it runs through my veins. Lets call this film semi auto biographical. I have the skills to run successful projects. I also do an advantage module of project management which will help me complete this project on budget. One of the main motivations for me to make this film is im memory of my friend Ronnie who was brutally murdered at a funeral. This event made me realise that London is civil war.
I will bring a lot of attitude to this film as I get what a person from the “ends” looks like. My production skills have improved since being in college and I feel now it is time to exploit all my contacts and go ahead and make the leap to create something with thought. I want to go through each frame and make sure its beautiful. I believe the visual appeal is the important factor when trying to implement reality. I have access to editing suites in London and Coventry for free. Being well connected makes things flow smoothly and organising this all is what im good at.
As for writing this piece me and seon our main actor will be working together to write the script and screen play. I belvive this will be a good way for our character to express himself, its little words that give the language away, so I believe it will be good to have his input as he is a genuine article to play this character as it will be built and developed with him.
Me and seon have worked together from a young age, even when we were at secondary school so that chemistry is there we make a good team.
For this FMP I have managed to secure funding of £1500 for equipment for this project. Courtesy of the bank of Mum and Dad with only one catch, that im now going to have to take any pictures they need taking, within reason. With the money I will be purchasing a canon EOS 60D Digital SLR camera,
Canon EOS 60D
the reason for this camera is that it can be very well adapted, offering full HD at 24fps is amazing as it matches the frame rate of 35MM film. This camera system also offers me changeable lens to achieve the look I want. New canon EF lens can be very expensive so I have opted to use older canon FD manual lens with my 60D body to create the look for less. For sound I will be investing in a shotgun mic and a Zoom H4Nfield recorder.
Old FD 50MM F1.4
Zoom H4N
This combination will give me clear sound that will be nice to the ear. I will be buying a LED Lighting set which will alow me to do studio lighting on a very portable system, this will allow me to get a well-lit frame.
This combination of equipment will allow me to achieve a nice crisp footage that i could colour and edit later in post to get my creative feel and look. My edit will take place on Premier Pro CS5 which i already own.
I will be using Jibs and Gliders provided to my from the media Loan Shop to compose some of the shots in the film, using these pieces of kit will allow my short to have more cinematic appeal and look like a good film.
I would like to have filmed on a RED EPIC camera but it will be to costly for this piece at this time. I think the 60D should be fine for the production value of this piece.
this is a fantastic way to keep your givers updated about the project. plus they help you get most out of your project.
