Individual initial treatment

1. INDIVIDUAL INITIAL
TREATMENT
By Sabrina Pinnu

2. MOOD BOARD

3. WORDLE

4. SYNOPSIS
What will happen in the documentary? (What is the story of the documentary?)
For our documentary we decided to go for a unique yet professional kind of documentary which we will be presenting on BBC Three
to attract the young audience which we are trying to target. We decided that we wanted it to be a Performative documentary, as we
thought by having a presenter on screen it will not make the crime scene documentary as appealing. So instead by showing what is
happening, this will make the audience intrigued into watching the documentary a lot more, as well as most documentaries have a
presenter on screen so therefore it’s just seen to be quite overused. We will use many camera and editing shots such as: high-angle
shots, low-angle shots, close-up shots, eye-level angle shot, zoom out shots and many more. For our mise-en-scene we will capture
the street lights in urban areas, have police officers in their outfits, teachers in their smart clothing and many more . For sound we
will decide to use a variety such as asynchronous sound to build up the tense kind of music to create a sense of seriousness, as well
as a voiceover to narrate the documentary.
For the story line, it will start of with the title zooming out into the screen with tense music to draw the audiences attention and
make it more eye catching, then we will show many different crime stories that have been occurring within one particular borough
which is Brent. Furthermore we will then show teachers and youth workers and therefore interview them and ask them questions
about what they think of these crimes and therefore get different views and opinions. This way we want to be able to catch the
audiences attention to make them gain a sense of seriousness about all these crimes. After that, we decided to interview a police
officer who will be wearing the whole police outfit. We will ask the police officer about what kind of crimes younger people have
been getting themselves into and what the crime rates and statistics are. We will use natural lighting when interviewing the police
officer to show a sense of realism to the audience. Different kind of shots will be used to represent this such as a close-up shot of
the police officers face. We will also use a low-angle shots of the street lighting in the dark to represent the eeriness of crimes and
where they are most likely to occur which is in an urban area and this will be filmed in the night, and we may decide to use this at
the end of the documentary to show the audience the realism and seriousness of this documentary.

5. SCRIPT –TEACHER AND INTERVIEWER
Interviewer: What do you think of the drug use thatTom has been taking?
Teacher: I understand his situation at home however we did try and talk to him about it butTom was very argumentative,
therefore he was unable to talk to us about it.
Interviewer: What have you suggested for him to do?
Teacher: To get help from a youth worker this way he can put himself back on track.
Interviewer: Do you think he will take upon the support given?
Teacher: Yes, because this way he can come back to school feeling confident and not having to worry so much.
Interviewer: Okay,Thank you for your time.

6. SCRIPT – POLICE OFFICER AND INTERVIEWER
Interviewer: Can you please tell us the crime rates within the Brent borough?
Police Officer: The crime rates are quite high for young people within this particular borough, as in October 2014 to
September 2015 there were 68 drug offences which accounted for 5.75%. All these young people tend to live in poverty
therefore it is leading these young people into the life of drug use and trying to sell it, however we are planning to help
all these people and to also make sure that the area is kept safe.
Interviewer: Do you enjoy your job?
Police Officer: Yes, I do but it can be very stressful as things can get quite out of hand at times.We are trying our best
to make sure that drug use that is taken by younger people gets less and less.
Interviewer: Okay, thank you for your time.

7. SCRIPT –YOUTH WORKER AND INTERVIEWER
Interviewer: Can you please tell us howTom has been coping?
Youth worker: Tom has been getting on really well due to making massive improvements, as he wants to put his
life back on track to be able to get a good education and to be able to have extra support at home.
Interviewer: How did you feel aboutTom’s situation?
Youth worker: I felt as if he did not have anyone else, due to coping and doing everything himself with no
support, he’s a good guy he just did not think about what he was doing and he felt caught up into taking drugs
which he now knows it is not the best thing to do.
Interviewer: Okay, thank you for your time.

8. SCRIPT – STUDENT AND INTERVIEWER – DARYL
Interviewer: What made you into doing drugs?
Daryl: A lot has been happening at home, so it is my mum who is an alcoholic and has no job and I have two younger
brothers, I saw my friends taking it around the estate that we live in, so I felt I had to take drugs to not think about the
situation at home but also to sell and get money out of it to support my family.
Interviewer: Do you think by doing drugs will make you become a better person?
Daryl: It will not make me a better person, but it is the only thing that is getting me through life and the situation that I am
in, so it helped me ease my mind.
Interviewer : If a lot is happening at home, the last thing you want to do is worry your mum, so why don’t you should visit a
youth worker?
Daryl: It’s difficult, its something I have to take to make me think and know that everything is okay at home but also knowing
I am the man of the house and who is taking control of everything it is hard doing it all alone.
Interviewer: Do you think you will continue to do this for the rest of your life?
Daryl: If I get the help I need from the youth worker then nothing is stopping me into taking that help and once I am back on
track I will do anything I can to prioritise my education as well as myself and family.
Interviewer: Okay, thank you for your time.

9. SCRIPT – STUDENT AND INTERVIEWER - MEGAN
Interviewer: So tell me why did you decide to take drugs?
Megan: I have been peer pressured by my peers to take them, I felt I would let down my friends by not taking
them, as they would label me in a certain way, but now I can see who my true friends really are.
Interviewer: Do you think by listening to them, you are becoming a better person?
Megan: No, but now I’m so hooked on the drugs I feel I cannot stop, but I also feel I have ruined my education,
so now I feel I wont even get into a good university.
Interviewer: Just think about what your future holds for you and think about your parents and how they would
feel into knowing that you take drugs.
Megan: I know, I know, I find it very hard and I am not this kind of person, but I have let my loved ones down.
Interviewer: If you could go back into not being peer pressured by your friends what would you change?
Megan: I would change the fact that, I will not take the drugs and tell my friends how important my life is and
how I value myself, family as well as education.
Interviewer: Okay, thank you for your time.