VENGEANCE

Radio Drama Pitch

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuK2lvbuS0c&feature=youtu.be

Synopsis
Jessica is just an ordinary girl living
in London until she gets involved
with a vengeful drug dealer and
finds herself tied up and helpless in
an abandoned warehouse where
no one can hear her screams.
Experience this thrilling yet
traumatic journey as Jess finds
herself with just two choices;
escape or die.

Format
The format of my production is that is it a single radio
action/crime thriller. It will only be aired once as a stand-alone
episode. It fits into this format because there will only be one
production made and it features a crime because they have
been kidnapped and tortured for an act of revenge due to an
issue with the police. Is an action drama because the story
includes her escape and I would describe it as scary, therefore it
might also be considered a horror.

Outline of drama
The scene is introduced with Jess being tied up and her mouth covered by tape. A key going into a key hole and
a door opening and slamming, footsteps getting louder and closer. Then we hear a loud ripping sound as the duct
tape is being torn off her face and we hear heavy breathing. The scene noises freeze and we then hear her
narrate the scene, telling the audience what has happened from her perspective and what she is thinking.

Flashbacks are heard of her journey there in the back on his van as she was kidnapped, she does this to try to track
her location. She remembers the sounds of the van, traffic lights, a train, people and music, the sounds are
replayed in her mind as she remembers them.
The man threatens to torture her, sounds of knives being sharpened, petrol being thrown on the ground, lighters
and slashing knives.

Then zil begins to threaten and torture her.

The scene freezes again and we hear her talk about the ropes she's tied up with getting looser and her struggle to
get free.
He talks to his guard who distracts him; he hears a smack and runs out.
Jess is narrating the scene as she loosens her rope around her hands, when zil leaves the room she escapes from
the rope she has been tied up with.
She breaks free and runs out the building. We hear footsteps and heavy breathing as she runs out and calls the
police. There are ringing sounds, then a voice from the police on the phone says Hello, how can I help? The
scene ends with a scream and gunshot.

Sound
I will use sound to show my location by editing the audio to sound more echoed using
the echo-delay setting on Premiere Pro because I think it will sound more like an
abandoned, empty building.
I will record sounds of traffic, cars, people, traffic lights, music from a club and train
sounds by going to locations of the train, traffic lights and going into a town centre to
record these sounds and people to make it sound natural and realistic. These sounds
will be flashbacks that Jess has to determine her location, remembering what she hears
on the journey there.
I can record the sound of sharpening knives, the sound of splashing water to represent
petrol being thrown at the character and record a lighter being lit to give the
audience the idea of what is happening.

Inspiration
I would describe the genre as a crime, action
thriller. My genre and story slightly compares to
the radio drama The blind mans confession
with the action and violent crime scenes. They
also both use narrative throughout the story to let
the audience know what is happening in each
scene along with lots of aural signposting and
sound effects to make it as visual for the listener
as possible. I believe both this production and
mine have a similar target audience and the
characters have a similar challenge to overcome
(to get away from the person holding them
hostage).

Narrative Structure
The narrative structure of my radio drama is linear because its format is start, middle
and end.
My story is a realist because I believe this could actually happen to someone because
many people use torture to get information out of someone or to seek revenge and I
have heard similar stories in the news, therefore it could be realistic.
The story is a single stand one as there wont be a follow up. This is because it is up to
the listeners to decide the characters fate by leaving the story on a cliff-hanger.

Character profiles

Jess
Jessica- she is 23 years old, and English. She had quite a good upbringing, however she
has lived in South London, in Brixton which was quite a rough place to live as her family
wasn't particularly wealthy. Her brother worked for zil in an attempt to earn money
but was being unfairly treated and she didn't like that her brother was dealing drugs so
she tried to get zil arrested by tipping in the police about him but they didn't find
anything and zil is now desperate to seek revenge.
An inner conflict she has to deal with is overcoming her fears of the torturers and an
outer conflict she deals with is finding how to escape and loosening the rope that ties
her hands together to the chair.

zil
zil - He is 38 years old. He is part German and lived there as a child until the age of 14 and
his mother is Turkish. His mother died when he was young so he lived with his father who was
quite aggressive towards him. He took on this aggressive trait after growing up with his
father.
He owns multiple businesses, including drug businesses.

His connection with Jessica is that her brother was working for him and she felt he was being
unfairly treated, she tipped in the police about his dodgy businesses and they searched one
of his offices. No drugs were found but zil feels vengeful that she raised suspicion so
decides that she deserves to die.
What motivates him is the idea of revenge and he gets a thrill from killing or torturing people,
making them pay for wronging him.
His inner conflicts is this bad trait of aggression and all the pent up anger that he has about
his childhood causing him to make bad decisions, his outer conflict is the challenge of
finding Jess after she escapes and making her pay for her actions.

Target Audience
The target audience in my drama will be young adults and teenagers (ages 18-30). I
feel I am meeting this audience through my story and characters, I am within this target
audience age group and this drama would appeal to me. The action, crime theme is
quite exciting and thrilling, therefore I think it meets a younger audience who want to
listen to something dramatic and fast moving.
The target is predominantly male because it is action which is stereotypically something
men enjoy, but I definitely think that females would be interested too as I personally
enjoy action/ crime dramas. There are no particular ethnic groups that it is targeted at;
however it might appeal to English people because it is set in England.

Budget
Writers- You might spend 5,000- 10,000 on a writer for the drama, however, I plan to
write my radio drama voluntarily so I wouldnt need to pay the cost of a writer.
http://laurasherman.com/tips-from-a-ghost-writer/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hire-a-ghostwriter

Equipment costs- 1500

http://radioactive.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=45

Actors- 35 per hourhttp://www.theartcareerproject.com/camera-shy-try-a-voice-over-career/1718/

Hiring studio - 120 for 4 hours of recording time

http://www.sound-gallery.net/rates

Props etc- 10
Budget: 1666.67 (20,000 per hour- 20,000/60=333.3x5= 1666.67)
Total: 1665

Location
London, E14, United Kingdom
http://www.canvas-events.co.uk/venues/151/bargehouse

I chose this location because it was what I was looking for; an abandoned warehouse
in London and I felt this location fit in with my criteria. I found it on a website that gave
you the option to hire it out so it was perfect for my production.

Where will it be aired?

My radio drama will be aired on local radio stations like BBC Berkshire because I believe
these stations might be listened to by young adults and I think that a local production
is more likely to play a small budget production like my drama.
It will be aired on the radio around 6 pm because this is around the time most students
and young adults finish work, therefore they would be available to watch it.
I plan to also upload my production to Soundcloud as I feel I can reach a lot of my
viewers on this website because Soundcloud targets a similar audience to my
production. (18-30)

Statement of intent
I believe I should produce this story because I know we could make it an exciting and gripping
radio drama and increase the popularity of radio dramas for the younger generation. I think this
film would be effective as my target audience can relate to the main character as she is a similar
age and you are put into her mind as she narrates it you feel connected to her character since she
is put in a very vulnerable situation. I have greatly analysed my characters from their background
life to their current life and know what their greatest fears are that they have to overcome. I have a
great understanding of everything about them and have a good idea on how they should be
portrayed on the radio, as well as how the audience visualises them through the different aural
signposting sounds and other sound effects which will give the audience the right amount of
information they need in order to become engrossed in the drama.
I believe I can make this radio drama believable and memorable for audience members as well,
hopefully making it enjoyable for them to listen to and by the end sympathising towards the
characters emotions. This film will appeal to the vast majority of the public in and around the UK but
mostly to young adults as the character is of a similar age. I have a young target audience (16-30)
which will make this successful because I feel young people like myself might have a lot of work
that they are preoccupied with, so a short drama that they only have to listen for 5 minutes might
appeal to them.