Film Treatment

 working title: Teaching Throapham

written by Thomas Jepson

logline

A 'documentary' follows the life of Mr. Gareth potter a well renowned teacher and his students in his recent new job at Throapham high school.

target audience 

20-30 year old's as they would see nostalgia in the school scenes

15-20 year old's can relate as they are in  higher school education 

run time 

full film 1 hour 24 minutes approximately

budget 

£150

genre

mockumentary/feel good/comedy

characters

Gareth Potter- the new teacher in school with a successful pass record for students in his class who is looking to exponentially increase the grades of the students at throapham high

Jacob Taylor- a student who naturally loves being the 'class clown' who doesn't realize that not even his so called friends enjoy his antics and jokes and find his need for the spotlight irritating

the crew-the film crew record all the footage of the lessons and antics of Gareth's classes whilst interviewing students and staff. 

the headteacher-she puts her reputation on the line for Mr. potter as he is known both for his success and his questionable methods. she is also stressed as Gareth and the documentary could make the school look bad and cost her her job.

synopsis

after teaching at many schools Mr. G. Potter moves to throapham high where he attempts to raise their average grade from a c to an A.

This is the film treatment. This is a detailed pitch of the film which outlines key information and story. This is used to organize the direction the pre-production needs to head and outlines what the final film should look like. I used the pitch and starting concept to get the necessary information