Planning:Own Film Treatment - 'Swan Song'

 

Directed by Daniel Malamud and Richard Young

Starring

Daniel Malamud - Ross Grove

Richard Young - Voice of the Narrator, Guard 2

Zubin Parekh - Guard 3
Aran Alisiroglu - James Baker
Muhammed Rahman - Guard 1

Synopsis

Ex-Prison Warden Ross Grove is on the loose and dangerous. Armed with knife and gun, he heads to the local school to seek vengeance. James Baker, innocently studying in his Geography lesson is about get a small surprise. He has trouble getting to Baker, having to fight through numbers of undercover guards. Was this set up? By who? By the time he gets there, he is battered and bruised, but able to put up a fight while Baker is desperately looking for options. Time is running out and he runs. The chase is on. They are hastily navigating the school when Grove gives up. As he walks away, Baker grabs one of the fallen guards guns and attempts to take Grove out but he sees it coming dodges it and ends Baker. As Grove lies there, beaten and out of breath, he wonders, was it really worth it?

Codes and Conventions
The codes and conventions of our film are similar to that of an action film, being fast-paced with fights and shoot-outs. Our film opening also has a chase scene. These are all typical, expected conventions in an action film. Another convention of action films is that there is always a motive; this is similar to Swan Song as Dan (Grove) has a motive to kill Aran as is shown by the flashbacks while he is walking into the school. Lastly, one of the most common conventions of an action film that we have included in ours is death.