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                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)

Conclusion and Final Presentation.

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.

Enjoy

Time Line So Far… (Plan/Schedule of Work)

So far I’ve found my actors and crew. Now the script and story board need to be finalised.

I will be going down to London from 23rd to the 30th of January to go and finalise the locations and scripting.

I will go and do a recce of the locations on the 1st of February in London.

Filming will start on the 6th Feb till the 8th if needed I will plan for one extra filming day.

The edit will begin on the 10th till 25th

Film ready for distribution.

YouTube and Vimeo Upload

2nd March I will broadcast Live on Harry Fear TV

Enter Lime Light Film Festival.

Distribution

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.

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Twitter

Image representing Vimeo as depicted in CrunchBase

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.

Music And Soudtrack: (Budgeting)

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.

Locations that i will use.

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.

What are we filming on?

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,

English: DSLR Camera Canon EOS 60D Nederlands:...

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.

English: The Canon FD 50mm f/1.8 lens. Technic...

Old FD 50MM F1.4

Zoom H4n X/Y microphones for instant awesomeness

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.

English: Low angle shots are easier when opera...

Jib

Influences and Reasons for this film: (Context and Rationale)

The aim is to make a piece that is visually pleasing as well as being mentally stimulating. I want to steer away from the stereotype that most young black drug dealers in inner city are not academically gifted.  Our story is different, we don’t have a single mother family, we have a single father family, what I am trying to do is show more of reality than just the common stereotype.

Our protagonist is very very smart, he is a natural thinker and being the eldest of 3 siblings he is able to deal with situations effectively.

This film will try and capture some of the hype created by the drama Top Boy about inner city London life. Being a inner city Londoner and growing up and living through the life made me realise that Top Boy did not feel natural.

I want to show the harsh reality of London and the social issues in part of inner city London. Cold blooded murder is a common site and the relation between drugs and murders have always been common talk around deaths of many young local boys to name a few David Essiet and Ronnie Khan. Being a Inner City boy I have seen and lived what I want to recreate. There is no one better than me to tell this story.

Whilst growing up alot of young people including my self listened to very explicit music which gave us reality in the “ends” and it was something we could relate to  (READ THE LYRICS BELOW) This song is a very prime example of power in the words coming from the artist. This is the sort of power i want to create with this piece. i want all the young people to be able to relate and feel emotionally touched. The first verse is very emotional and touches me deeply as i recently lost a very close friend someone id like to call a brother, who gives me inspiration. One part of this song represents me well “The real shit that I layed down shows my ends rep, The deep shit that I write down shows my pen’s depth,” these lines represent me personally, I left the ends to come university in Coventry but the work I make shows that my DNA is still South London.

****LYRICS PLEASE READ WHILE LISTENING TO UNDERSTAND THE NARRATIVE.***

Looking at my troubled life,
Thinking if the grass looks greener on the other side,
And God knows that my mother tried,
With me, myself Hollowman, and my brother grind,
Thinking about the gutter times,
Peanut butter, jam, one bread and a butter knife,
It’s no fucking lie,
I lost Big Lee and it felt like my brother died,
Some woulds say I’m a lucky guy,
I’m 26, they thought I wouldn’t make it to 25,
And I know niggas hate I’m a heavy guy,
But if they wanna snake me I’ll take it to any height,
Take me on any ride,
Got a full clip, there’s no space in my semi nine,
And I’m impatient and very high,
Puttin’ ‘em to sleep motherfuckers say your beddy-byes,
And I’m racing to better my life (yeah, yeah),
Fam I set a time,
I ain’t talkin about the bass with the treble type,
Fam I’m talkin about the base that you pebble [? ] grind,
God don’t forsake me for getting mine,
Cause I know I’m doing great in the devil’s eyes,
This is blatently petty crime,
Throw me down a contract let me get inside.

[Chorus: x2]
I’m caught up with the fat black hammers out,
(Where?) Pecknarm, black bandana town,
Slap that banger round,
Clap that faggot down.
[Verse 2:]
The pain in my head says,
That my life’s messed, I ain’t far from my death bed,
[? ] as I lay down on my bed spread,
Pested by my lifestyle and my friends deaths,
Fed’s locked everyone down, got no friends left,
[? ] and had a breakdown from your [? ] stretch,
My ends said nigga slow down, but my head’s stressed,
I said yes, nigga slow now, need my head checked,
Check back to the playground, only ten then,
Ten years later spraying rounds on your ends’ set,
[? ]
The real shit that I layed down shows my ends rep,
The deep shit that I write down shows my pen’s depth,
Wanna take it to the next step,
I’m a street-sweeper, get your end’s swept,
Feds dressed in their plain clothes on my set rest,
The next step’s to get some info where the tec’s kept,
My best bet is to lay low, so I rested,
My head’s wrecked cause the hydro got molested,
Promoters’ on the feds dick,
When they ban me from the show, they’re against it,
But I sensed it,
Fuckers show the roads where my strength is,
Made a new flow and I went sick,
Nigga fuck the five-0 little bent pricks,
Bunch of fucking homo’s and your stench whiffs,
And the haters rollin’ round in their rent whips,
All upon me and I send six [? ],
You won’t see me on some bent shit,
Niggas know I’m straight ‘Narm when my strength kicks,
And my ends is coming out of every other end’s lips,
And in every mouth like a dentist.

[Chorus x2]

This next song is also a influence to the narrative structure of my story. This song tells a story that is all to familiar in parts of South London.

English: Sub regions of Greater London (2008)

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This song allows me to visualise parts of the film that are yet to be scripted.

This film is a prime example of how the language sounds natural, one of the young actors Simon is my old neighbour and he grew up with my little brother. I will also be asking him to get involved he will be scripted in if he wants to be involved. 

So far this is how i want the story to flow… ( Supporting creative artefact)

  1. Dad wakes up and goes to work- Glide track Slide right as she walks out from the house. Mid shot.
  2.  We see his phone on his desk and we see Chris in bed in the distance. Chris wakes up and finds 7 miss calls on his phone from josh cat so he calls him as soon as he wakes up. He picks up His door says don’t enter.
  3. Chris gets a shoe box from under his bed, it has rolls of money in rubber bands and he also has scales weed and small button bags. He mentions to the guy on the phone that the bags will be 1g but we see he bags up at 0.9.
  4. Chris goes and wakes up his siblings and gets them ready for school, he also makes them breakfast.
  5. He has a shower and we see him dress  in his school uniform and grab his bag and walk the siblings to school, we see him waiting for the cat to come, and watching his watch as it ticks closer to 9am
  6. He makes his deal outside the school and walks into the gate as it is just about to close, he walks into class and apologies for being late to science class.
  7. We see Chris being really smart in his science class. At the end of the lesson we see the teacher calling out names to collect essay results. The teacher calls him over at the end. We see the class empty chris is the last one sitting there. The teacher comes to chris unlike before when the kids where going to the teacher. The teacher eaxplains to chris that the work he is doing is so amazing, he asks if everything is okay in chris life, chris is a little hesitant to answer but he says he is okay. (Time Lapse of class emptying)
  8. We see a group of 4 boys getting together with £2.50 each they need a Benz, we hear them talking about how this is all their dinner money, the ask for Rizzla and cigarette and Chris says how the 4 guys are grinders.
  9. It is lunch time but unlike all the other kids queuing up for lunch, Chris has other things to do, his phone starts to ring and he has customers waiting for him in school. He goes around making drops all over the school. This will be a POV of Chris; it would be a little euphoric, maybe in fish eye or very wide angle. Chris will be smiling while his cash rises.
  10. The bell rings sounding the time for next period of school, chris does not go back to school but rather goes home to reload his business. This time we see him take not just weed but also crack (quick cuts from stairs till he comes back out again and looks both ways before closing the door)
  11. to be continued…

Tales of the End’s/No one’s promised tomorrow: (Title and Pitch)

Tales of the End’s/No one’s promised tomorrow.

Do right and have nothing or do wrong and have everything. What would you choose? This is a criminal drama intended for audiences aged 15 and over. Short Film 20 mins.

This short film will explore the social and peer pressure in inner city London were a 15 year old school boy makes the wrong choice of getting involved in the drug trade to get the riches fast. We see our protagonist make hard choices through the short film, some choices end up affecting people closer to him than he thinks. This film explores one afternoon and how lives can change in a matter of seconds.

This film will be a short film set in inner city London.

Genere. Criminal drama

Format: HD Digital Video, To Be filmed using Canon 5D Mk II & 60D, Will create a visually aesthetic piece. Using a small budget.

Duration: 20Mins

Audience: Young People across the world 15+

USP: The brain child of a born and bred south Londoner.