PRODUCTION DESIGN II

PLANNING YOUR VISUAL TREATMENT

VISUAL TREATMENT EXERCISE

 FILM TITLE
 SYNOPSIS (1-3 SENTENCES)
 CHARACTERS/CAST
 TAG-LINE (1 LINE)
 COSTUMING/MAKEUP
 SUMMARY (1 PARAGRAPH)
 WORLD BUILDING/LOCATION
 SCRIPT
 LIGHTING/CINEMATOGRAPHY
 GENRE
 THEME
EQUILIBRIUM (2002)

 MOVIE TITLE:
EQUILIBRIUM
 SYNOPSIS:
In a fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a
man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow
the system.
 TAGLINE:
“The only thing more powerful than the system, is the
man that will overthrow it.”
 GENRE:
Sci-fi, action, drama, thriller
EQUILIBRIUM (2002)

 SUMMARY:
In a futuristic world, a strict regime has
eliminated war by suppressing
emotions: books, art and music are
strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime
punishable by death. Cleric John
Preston (Bale) is a top ranking
government agent responsible for
destroying those who resist the rules.
When he misses a dose of Prozium, a
mind-altering drug that hinders
emotion, Preston, who has been
trained to enforce the strict laws of the
new regime, suddenly becomes the
only person capable of overthrowing it.
CHARACTERS/CAST

John Preston, from Equilibrium (2002)

Neo, from The Matrix (1999)

JC Denton, from Deus Ex (2000)
COSTUMES
POLICE
(AUTHORITY)

SAVIOUR/
REBEL

LAYMAN
(WORKERS)
COSTUME - INFLUENCES
MARTIAL ARTS
JAPANESE
CLOTHING

POW
CLOTHING
VISUAL INFLUENCES – 1984 (1984)
VISUAL INFLUENCES – 1984 (1984)
VISUAL INFLUENCES – METROPOLIS (1927)
TRIUMPH OF THE WILL
COLOUR CODING/GRADING (BLUE)

Blue: decisive, true,

absolute – as the blind
authoritative fascist
regime. Cold, without
feeling. Clinical, sterile.
COLOUR CODING/GRADING (ORANGES)
Orange/red: passion,
revelation, warmth,
feeling, intuitive. The
realisation of emotions.
VISUAL TREATMENT EXERCISE

 SYNOPSIS (1-3 SENTENCES)

 CHARACTERS/CAST
 TAG-LINE (1 LINE)
 COSTUMING/MAKEUP
 SUMMARY (1 PARAGRAPH)
 WORLD BUILDING/LOCATION
 GENRE
 LIGHTING/CINEMATOGRAPHY
 THEME