RANSOM
Treatment by L.I.A.C.S.
Fragmenting the narrative elements of a bank heist we will place Alesha at the axis of a sequence of playful and exhilarating vignettes.
The bank hiest will not feature any guns or knives. The gang will defeat their enemy using fight sequences that will be a mixture of martial arts and dance. Baseball bats Wushu swords, smoke grenades that are colourful, explosions that release confetti.
The violence and grit that would normally be visualised will be made playful by leaning in to a world that is artistic and stylised but still thrilling and engaging.
Taking inspiration from the STYLE and TONE of Little Simz - Gorilla (Official Video)
VIGNETTE THEMES
The narrative sequence of a classical bank heist film, will be the frame work to begin our inspiration from. Creating a series of visually exciting, beautiful and playful vignettes.
MASK UP
In the back of a moving jeep/van, a gang pull on their masks. The masks are unsuitable, unusual, visually interesting..
They jump out, one at a time. Alesha leads the group but with no mask.
THE BREAK IN
The camera follows as Alesha and the gang run through the corridors into a large luxury corporate bank. The gang jumping and flipping.
Setting of smoke canisters the gang overwhelm the security guards and disable the security cameras.
CONTROL THE ROOM
They burst in to the main room, the gang controlling the security guards and office workers.
Alesha walks along the counter/desks as the gang control the employees.
BEAT DOWN / DANCE DOWN THE SECURITY
Some of the gang fight with security guards, this is playful and acrobatic, a combination of dance and fight choreography. The gang leap over the guards, spin on their backs, they move together as they fight interlocking.
HOSTAGES
The office workers and security guards stand in a line, they are in their underwear, with a bag put over their head so they all look the same.
On Alesha’s command the group of hostages start to dance as a group in sequence.
BREAK IN TO THE VAULT
Gang rush to break open the vault.
They are there to take Alesha music masters back. The gang fill their bags with the masters.
They carry, dance, throw, catch the bags between them as they make their escape.
THE DOUBLE CROSS
A gang of security guards have been waiting for them, Alesha and the gang fight /dance the gang and escape.
THE GETAWAY
Alesha dives in to the back of the getaway car. The police lights flashing as they race through the city.
ON THE RUN
The car crashed, the bonnet smoking. Alesha runs through the night trying to escape the security that follows them.