Gangs have historically been present in urban areas since the 1830s, according to Charles Dickens' depiction of gangs in London. However, gangs have evolved and expanded their reach from cities to outer suburbs and rural towns. Police warn that gangs are targeting and exploiting younger children, even those from wealthy backgrounds, as drug mules. This documentary will examine the growing problem of gang infiltration in middle-class communities, its causes and effects.

1. Storyboard
With shot types

2. Rough Script
• Narrator:
• Gang culture among young people is nothing new. Youth gangs have
been a major part of the urban cultural landscape since at least the
1830s, when Charles Dickens described Fagin's pack of young boys
roaming the streets of London in Oliver Twist.
• However, gangs have taken on a different character and have
moved into areas unimagined by Dickens. Most significantly, they are
spreading from inner cities to "edge cities"--cities at the outskirts of
large urban centres--and to suburbs.
• Middle Class societies, seaside towns and rural areas are under
threat. Urban gangs are targeting these areas whilst moving in from

3. • Insert an interview clip of a police officer possibly explaining
the danger with gangs, drugs and the effects on young people.
– overdoses, turf wars etc (around a 20 second clip)
• More children are being arrested for dealing class A drugs than for
taking them, as they are used by organised crime gangs to traffic
heroin and cocaine from cities to the countryside.
• This film will delve into this ever-growing problem of gangs infiltrating
middle class societies, causes, effects and more.
• Clip of interview with “ex-gang member” talking about personal
experience and further expressing the dangers. (20 second clip)
• Fade into intro in which drill music quietly playing previously
will crescendo as on a graffiti wall, the BBC 3 logo will appear at

4. ”Gang culture among
young people is nothing
new”
• Black screen opens up the
documentary with drill music as non
– diegetic sound crescendoing
• Narrator speaks
• Achieve footage of gangs montage
– some from social media but most
from Drill Music videos – Big gangs
that make music - 67 , Harlem

5. “Youth gangs
have been a
major part of
the urban
cultural
landscape
since at least
the 1830s”
Ariel shot of London – maybe from
a building – shard?
Cut to Graffiti wall – colour fades
as the colour scheme transfers to
black and white
Drill music will begin to fade as it is
taken over by romantic era music

6. when Charles Dickens described
Fagin's pack of young boys roaming
the streets of London in Oliver Twist.
• Drawings of Charles Dickens and his
work will appear.
• Pictures will be dropped on a table by
someone with white gloves – continuing
the theme of gangs – white gloves-
similar to that of those who handle drugs

7. However,
gangs have
taken on a
different
character and
have moved
into areas
unimagined by
Dickens.
• The word “However” will break the
romantic music as there will be a
brief pause as the drill music will
come back in even more intensely
• The colour scheme fades back into
colour swiftly
• Maybe further archive footage of
gangs

8. Most significantly, they are
spreading from inner cities to
"edge cities"--cities at the
outskirts of large urban
centres--and to suburbs.
• Binary Opposition
• There will be a vertical line splitting
the screen in two halves in which ariel
and scenic shots from London and
southend will be presentend

9. Middle Class
societies,
seaside
towns and
rural areas
are under
threat.
• Further scenic shots of southend
– mostly seafront
• As soon the narrator says “threat”,
a bag will be slapped on a table
and then another bag covers the
camera – disrupting the peace –
darker lighting

10. Urban gangs are targeting these areas whilst
moving in from the cities to expand their criminal
companies.
• It then cuts to people walking on the high street
• The a overhead shot of the trains in southend central etc

11. Children as young as
seven are being
exploited by drug
gangs, with
youngsters from
wealthy backgrounds
increasingly likely to
be targeted.
• Shot of school –
students
leaving/entering
school
• Close up of young
students

12. Insert an interview clip of a (ex)
police officer possibly explaining
the danger with gangs, drugs and
the effects on young people. –
overdoses, turf wars etc (around a
20 second clip)
Range of shot types - Close ups, over
the shoulder shots, extreme close ups,
long shots and wide shots