Title - What Goes Around...
Duration - 120 minutes approx.
Full feature film to be shown in cinemas and released to DVD.
Rating - 18, only suitable to be viewed by an adult audience over the age of 18 due to strong language, violence, drug and sex references.
Audience - Adults audience over the age of 18, specifically males, young males between the age of 18 and 30, interested in urban thrillers and crime films.
Synopsis - A game, an addiction, a betrayal, a shootout and one massive payout. welcome to the underworld where crime pays and everyman is out for themselves.
Five long time friends can't help but play on the wrong side of the law, known for their robberies they'l rob anywhere thats got the money, A bank, a shop even an old peoples care home, the reward is all that matters. Now it seems the monies all in gambling, high stakes poker games and they can't stop winning. They never lose even if it means cheating, besides rules are made to be broken. Now these five friends have the system cracked they are the ultimate team with each one bringing their skills to the table.
Mickey 'Senseless' Sullivan isn't the brightest spark in the team but his charm and humour make him a hard man not to love.
Paul 'Dynamite' Dunham a real psycho if you get on the wrong side of him you might as well kiss goodbye to your knee caps, when a fight breaks out you do not want to be the man in his way.
Tony 'Composed' Coster couldn't find a calmer man never panics and always has an answer for eveything.
Joe 'Pre-pared Porello' is the man with the plan the brains of the operation, whatever you need he'l sort it out.
Then there's Chad 'Discreet' Dawson the player, the gambler and the reason this operation is about to go 'tits up'.
So as our story began the five are bringing home the money with every game they play but Chad gets unreliable and get's addicted to gambling. When he's betting all their money the others have no chance but to get rid of him. Now Chad has nothing he lives on the street, no money and out of luck.
After a few years he manages to get back on his feet a little after inheriting money from his late uncle. Of course he swears never to gamble again and of course that doesn't happen. It starts with little bets on horses but pretty soon he's back to his old tricks again and winning high stakes.
Thats not enough he wants the jackpot so he rings up the old gang for one last job, the biggest payout any of them could ever imagine, how could they refuse.
So with Chad at the table playing the game and winning the cash, the others are waiting outside guns cocked and loaded.
Greed, bloodshed, betrayal and retribution is all that waits and everyones going to get what they deserve no matter what it takes.
Suggested Elements:
a) Non-linear narration - used for introducing the film, the characters, ending the film and possibly explaining other moments throughout the film.
b) Shot in black and white but leaving in certain colours such as reds, makes the film slightly more original and unique, very classy and dark urban feel to it.
c) Non-diagetic soundtrack of music specifically made for the film
Diagetic sound such as gunshots.
Film Days - 24 days using 5 locations around the same town.
