This document outlines the plot, characters, and production details for a short film called "The Affected". The plot follows three characters - Rakha, Hafsah, and Zeba - who are each going through difficult personal issues including bullying, suicidal thoughts, and an eating disorder. In Act 1, the characters struggle alone with their problems. In Act 2, more details are revealed about the challenges each character faces. By Act 3, the characters join a therapy group where they share their stories and support each other in overcoming their struggles. The document also provides details on credits, sound, locations, equipment, shooting schedule, and skills practiced in pre-production.

1. EVIDENCE

2. TREATMENT
The Affected
Writer’s – Rakha, Hafsah and Ladan
Contact Details – year12@lordswoodtrust.co.uk
Key character:
Rakha Tewany – this character will be the one who wants to commit suicide.
Hafsah Zaman – this character has a eating disorder due to her past.
Zeba Zaman – this character is getting bullied.
 Ac t 1 - T h e p l o t f o r t h e f i lm i s 3 c h a r ac t er s a r e a l l g o i n g t h r oug h a s t r es s ful t ime i n t h e i r l i f e , a n d
a r e f e e l i n g r e a l l y d own. T h e y a r e a l l g o i n g t h r ough h a r d t ime s wh i c h n o o n e k n ows a b o ut , t h e y a r e
s c a r ed t o t e l l a n y o n e h ow t h e y a r e f e e l i n g .
 Ac t 2 -On e c h a r ac t er i s g o i n g t h r ough a h a r d t ime a s t h e y a r e b e i ng b u l l i ed, t h e y a r e g e t t i ng b u l l i ed
b e c aus e t h e y a r e d i f f e r ent f r om t h e o t h er , t h e c h a r ac t er i s d i f f er e nt f r om o t h e r s b e c aus e o f h e r
c o l o ur , s h e i s As i a n wh e r e as e v e r y on e e l s e i s wh i t e o r b l a c k. T h e c h a r ac t er d o e s n o t k n ow wh a t t o d o
b e c aus e h e r p a r ent s r e a l l y l i k e l i v i n g i n t h e a r e a h owe ver t h e y a r e n o t awa r e t h a t t h e i r d a u ght e r i s
g e t t i ng b u l l i ed. S o t h e p a r ent s a r e l i v i n g a h a p py l i f e wh e r e as t h e d a ug ht er i s l i v i n g a n u n h a ppy l i f e .
T h e o t h er c h a r ac t er i s g o i n g t h r o u gh a n e a t i ng d i s o r d er , t h i s i s b e c au s e o f b o d y c o n f i d e nc e , f ami l y
p r obl ems , s u ch a s p a r e nt s s p l i t t in g u p . T h e c h a r a c te r wa s f a i r l y c l o s e wi t h b o t h p a r ent s t h a t ' s wh y i t
i s s o h a r d f o r h e r t o g e t o v e r i t , wh i c h i s ma k i n g h e r d e pr es s ed b e c aus e s h e i s u n abl e t o s e e h e r
f a t h er a s s h e l i v e s wi t h h e r mo t h er a n d h e r mo t h e r d o e s n o t wa n t h e r b y h im a t t h e mome n t d u e t o
t h e b r e ak u p . T h e f i n a l c h a r a c t er i s g o i n g t h r oug h a h a r d t ime a s h e r g r a n dma h a s p a s s ed, a n d s h e
wa s i n c a r e mo s t o f h e r u n t i l h e r g r a ndma s t e pped i n a n d a s s o o n a s t h e y g o t c l o s e t o o n e a n o t h er
s h e p a s s ed awa y . T h e c h a r ac t er g o t t o o k i n t o c a r e b e c aus e o n e t h e p a r ent s p a s s ed awa y , t h e f a t h e r .
T h e n a f t e r t h i s l o s s t h e mo t h e r wa s u n s tabl e s o i t l e d t o t h e d a u ght er b e i ng l o n e l y wh i c h wa s u n f a i r ,
s o t h e mo t h er t o o k h e r i n t o c a r e . Howeve r o n c e t h e mo t h er g o t o v e r t h e h u sba nds d e a th s h e mo v e d
o n t o a n o t h er ma n , wh i c h l e d t o h e r h a v i n g a n o t he r c h i l d wh i c h wa s a b o y . T h e n t h e mo t h er r a n awa y
a n d l e f t t h e b o y wi t h t h e g r a n dma wh i c h t h e n t h e g r a ndma d e c ided t o r e un i t e t h e s i b l i ng s .
 Ac t 3 - Al l t h e c h a r ac t er s a r e g o i n g t h r oug h a r o ug h p a t ch i n t h e i r l i v e s , h owe v er i n t h e e n d t h e y
b e c ome b e t t er i n t h ems el v es f r om g e t t in g h e l p f r om p r o f es s i o na l s . T h e y g o t t h r oug h t h e s e n a s t y
p a t che s i n t h e i r l i f e b e c aus e t h e y we n t t o a t h e rapy g r o up wh i c h wa s c a l l ed ' Th e Af f e c t ed' wh i c h i s
a l s o t h e t i t l e o f t h e f i lm. T h e y a l l s h a r ed t h e i r s t o r i es wi t h o n e a n o t her , a n d o v e r come t h e i r f e a r s
a n d h u r t s .

3. CREDITS
 Colours – White or Grey.
 Style – Bold, large.
 Font –Urban fonts
 Personnel – Rakha, Hafsah, Harv, Zeba and Ladan.
 Organisation – The main character wi l l get top bi l ling, and the
rest wi l l fol low in order of impor tance in the movie.

4. SOUND
 Music – sad background music, non-diegetic
 Sound ef fects – Typing of the keyboard(volume going to be
louder when editing), tapping on the shoulder, messages
coming through on the laptop, someone throwing up.

5. LOCATIONS
 Scene 1 (bul lying) – in a house, within the bedroom.
 Scene 2 (suicide) – l ibrary
 Scene 3 (Eating disorder) – in school , within a classroom,
canteen and bathroom.

6. EQUIPMENT
 Costumes – teenagers so general clothing
 Logistics – Who is going to organise the equipment(Hafsah) ,
Where we are fi lming( in school and a house), When we are
fi lming(26&27th Nov) (rakha) and Risk assessment( ladan)
 Props – 2 laptops, toi let, sandwich, plate
 Camera equipment – a video camera, tripod
 Lighting – natural l ighting.

7. SHOOTING SCHEDULE
 Fi lming – has to be done over 2 weeks. (17-28th Nov)
 Editing – done over the next 2 weeks. (1-12th Dec)

8. SKILLS PRACTICE
 We have had ski l l practice within fi lming, as we have
completed the prel iminary task which we had to focus on
dif ferent camera shots such as match on action, shot reverse
shot and 180 degree rule. These shots helped us with practice
on using a camera because the fi lming was based on cer tain
shots.
 We also had ski l l practice, as we had to take sti l l shots and
turn al l the pictures into a shor t cl ip, known as animatic. This
gave us ski l l practice as we had to edit it once it was an
animatic. We were told what we had to take pictures of, so it
was a set story.