Project Treatment

Synopsis:

Rap music is known to most only by what is seen or heard in popular media.  Since it’s inception, Rap has always had a strong an live underground movement.  Many of those who embrace Hip Hop as a culture, Rap. Not for the fame and money, but for the love of their culture.  This documentary is about the creation process of a song, by a beatman and an MC.  What drives them to make Rap music? How has Hip Hop played a major role in their lives? Who will listen?  Rap is part of the Hip Hop culture as much as some want to separate the two and will live forever.

Theme:

This is a story of two guys trying to keep Rap music alive in their own way.  We’ll see the work it takes to make a song from scratch.  From conceptualizing to recording and everything in between.  Like building the projects, first you need bricks.

Style:

The two main people in the story will be shot with with different camera angles and lighting. The lighting will be a mix of ambient light with video light plus an assortment of gels and reflectors.  The editing will be at a rhythmic pace corresponding to the soundtrack.  All of the music in this film will be original.  Much of the music for the soundtrack will be in progress, and documented as such.  From the beginning of the story until the end, the progression of the featured song will be edited into the soundtrack from it’s conceptual stages to a finished product.

Length and Shooting Format:  Length 5-7 min, Format MiniDv