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Treatement = blurb, character biographies, statement of intent,
storyline.

Blurb
In flashback, Louise laments on her angst ridden teenage years, and now defunct
friendship with Jason. After tracking him down, the two reunite, but Jason has
changed
The resulting conflict between them results in a revelation of epic proportions
regarding Jasons occupation.
Detail on format
This radio drama will be the first instalment of a long running show, a classic
serial. The individual episode fits into this format, because while it will be a
satisfying stand-alone entity, it sets up a lot of plot threads that there is no time
to explore within just 10 minutes, and is intended to establish a larger premise.
The series fits the convention of a serial, because each episode is relatively
short, it can be long running and released very frequently, and easily kept up
with by listeners without requiring them to set aside time dedicated only to
listening to it each and every instalment. The resolution of some plot threads,
but with a cliff-hanger, promising much more action next time, also makes it a
good example of a serialised show.
Detailed outline of the drama
The basic plot and premise of the episode is that two old friends re-unite after a
long time apart, resulting is large amount of friction one is very over confident
and obnoxious, and the other has a very big secret to hide, that they work for a
dangerous secret agency.
Narrative structure
The narrative structure of the episode will be single strand, non-linear, and open-
ended. This is because it follows a single character and his interactions with
people, without cutting away to different characters or different plots. The non-
linear element comes in because it is narrated by the protagonist in the present
day, and therefore tells the story in flashback, and there is also a specific
flashback scene that takes place 15 years before the rest of the narrative.
Character profiles and representation of characters

Narrator First person narration by main character. More insight. Gives

an opening and ending, as well as bridging scenes and commenting on
the action as it happens. Real person, limited to what narrator knows
and thinks.
Louise: Age 17 then 25. Ethnicity Caucasian. Good family background, but
overprotective parents. Occupation out of school is a menial desk job. Friends
with Jason from childhood and school. Motivated by self-fulfilment through
keeping distracted from the realities of life. Internal conflict of sadness, external
conflict with Jason having changed as a person.
Jason: Age 17 then 25. Ethnicity Caucasian. From single parent family,
sometimes impoverished but very happy childhood. Occupation after education
is as a special ops DI for a secret alien organisation. Motivated by happiness in
past, in present only to keeping separate from friends in over to protect them.
Internal conflicts of wanting to tell Louise the truth but not being able to, external
conflict of having to fulfil a job description that requires morally dubious action.
There will be in-cluing of information, as opposed to info dump.
Conflict.
Begins as an inner conflict, struggling with emotions, monotony of life. Develops
into an Outer Conflict in which friend is distant, and then tries to kill them.
Initially the episode will consist of only simple character conflict, set up with
expositional dialogue embedded in conversation and played out with dramatic
conflict. This initial conflict centres around Louises negative relationship with her
mother, which is used to highlight the friendship between teenage Jason and
Louise, through their confiding in each other.
Target Audience + audience expectations
Socio-economic group E (such as students). Aged 14-21 primarily. No gender
bias.
They will have knowledge and prior experience of sci-fi plots from the current
climate of pop culture (Marvel and Star Wars films). They might have a prior
expectation that these be fronted by male leads, however, and that all female
characters will be Mary Sues (badly written) and I want to deliberately confront
this.
Representation I want to have a female lead, with a male friend. Start at 17
years old time shift to age 25. Ethnicity will be ambiguous? But actors will be
white English due to availability. Stereotyping of angst ridden and happy-go-lucky
teens.
Actors
My actors are young and unknown. This is because I wanted to create a sense of
relatability between them and my teenage audience, that they are not elite
actors or other they are just like my audience. Additionally, there young age
makes them more suited to playing different ages. The drama contains a lot of
flashback and flash forward, so the actors need to be able to sound convincingly
very young. I think it is much easier for young actors to sometimes act an sound
older, that it is for old actors to frequently sound and act young.
I have chosen my specific actors, Charlie Pike and Linus Rickett, because of their
youthful and friendly voices, as well as their ability to act old and in a wide
variety of tones. I also feel that their real-world personas make them suitable for
jobs on radio intended for teenagers, as they are both fashionable and relatable.
Where and when it will air
It will air on BBC Radio 1 as their remit is to entertain broad range of young listeners
with contemporary content, including spoken word programming. It has an audience of teenagers
and young adults, which crosses over with my teenage target audience. It is also a prominent station,
and will ensure a large listening audience. Moreover, because of the BBC iPlayer app, it will make my
drama available online immediately after its terrestrial broadcast, further suiting it to my target
audience by fitting their online and time shifted viewing habits.
It will air at 9pm, a time in the evening that is suitable for my teenage audience, and adequately
excludes young children, as this time slot is after the watershed, which is necessary because of
sexual references, some strong language, and for strong threat of violence.

Genre

This narrative and structure is very suitable to the genre of science fiction/thriller. Focusing a large
amount of the episode on character interactions is suitable as it will make the audience care about the
expositional elements that place the drama into the sci-fi category. It is necessary to contextualise the
genre elements into character drama in order to ensure the audience are engaged and making sense
of what they hear. On top of this, even the totally character-interaction soapy moments are told in a
non-linear way, which further lends this drama to the genre of sci-fi, and ties into the larger themes of
the piece.

Budget
1 hour = 20000. 5 min drama. 5 min = 1/12 of an hour. 20000/12 = 1666
aprox.
[writers, actors, studio staff, hire of studio, equipment cost, props etc. music?
Soundscape + Foley?]
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