Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Planning: TV drama concept

Title: Youth Hood

Tagline: We weren't raised the same as everyone else

Genre: Crime Sub-genre: Thriller

Setting: West Ealing Estate, Sainsbury's Car Park, Alexandra Palace, Primrose Hill

Number of episodes: The series will have 4 episodes

Channel and time/day of broadcast: Channel 4 & Netflix. Every Friday at 20:00 - 21:00  (Pre-watershed)
Target Audience: 15-18 Year olds 60% Male 40% Female

Logline – one sentence that sums up the whole TV drama series and hooks people in (25 words or

fewer): Youth Hood reflects the true reality of London.

Other successful TV dramas that are similar to yours: Top Boy, Power.

Narrative arc – what happens in the overall series and in what order: The narrative of my TV Drama is that Ashley has been kicked out of school because of his extremely poor attendance. Ashley has been forced to grow up quickly because of his father’s mental health issues and absence.  As Ashley is unable to get a proper job, he has no choice but to start selling drugs within his estate. Tensions between drug gangs start to build up.

Episodic narratives – what will happen in each episode? 1st Episode: Ashley's older brother went to prison now Ashley has been told to pay up otherwise he will face the consequence.

2nd Episode: Ashley tries to tell the police what happens however gets beaten up for informing the police and is still expected to get the money.

3rd Episode: Ashley has a close friend called Jamie. Jamie has no family apart from his dog. The gang that Ashley owes money to kills the dog as revenge due Ashley informing the police about what is going on.

4th Episode: Ashley has had enough of them causing trouble in his life and as his older brother is in prison. Theres no one else he can go to for this issue to be sorted out so he attempts to kill the leader of the gang.

Main protagonist – their motivation, conflicts etc.:

The main protagonist is Ashely. He's a normal kid like everyone else, he goes to school and comes back home however, due to his brother being involved in gangs and going to prison, all the money his brother owed is now on his head. He was not involved at all but now he has no option but to get involved.

Other characters, their narrative role and their audience appeal:

Brandon – Brandon is the father of Ashley. He suffers from mental health issues and is currently relying on benefits to feed him and his son.

Omari – Omari is the boss. He’s the one who supplies the drugs in East London and has a numerous amount of teenagers working for him. He is someone you wouldn’t want to mess around with.

Brandon – Brandon is the father of Ashley. He suffers from mental health issues and is currently relying on benefits to feed him and his son.

Keisha – She is Ashely’s ex girlfriend. She cheats on Ashley and dates his boss as he offers her the luxury lifestyle. When Ashley finds out, things get nasty.

Target audience for your TV drama (note brief – family audience, pre-watershed broadcast etc.):
age, gender, social class, interests, psychographic groups etc.

Age: 15-18 Years Old

Gender: 60% Male 40% Female

Social Class: ABC1

Interests: Enjoy watching TV Dramas with crime/violence.





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