a rhino's best friend treatment
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Creative One Page Outline for a Documentary Project called: A Rhino's Best FriendTRANSCRIPT
A Rhino’s best Friend
A Rhino’s Best FriendMeet “Killer”, South Africa’s Most successful poacher-catching dog.
PRODUCER: Brigid Olen South African Film Producer with more than 30 years Film & TV Experience
WRITER: Warrick Grier Writer & Actor; Dredd, The Bone Snatcher, Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
DIRECTOR: Rowen Smith Creative Director: The Shores Season II, Photographer & Writer
CO-PRODUCTION: DO Productions & Cignalhill
DO Productions (Pty) Ltd Cignalhill (Pty) Ltd
ww.doproductions.com www.cignalhill.com
Cell: +27(0) 82 372 2502 Cell: +27(0) 82 372 2502
E: [email protected] E: [email protected]
Skype: Brigidolen Skype: Rowen Smith@Cignalhill
Creative Direction
THEMES: We want to capture the essence of what it’s like being “Killer”, being a Ranger who works with “Killer” everyday and the terror that awaits any poacher in his reach,
with an overall Adventurous “On the Hunt” Visual/Audible theme seen from the eyes of
“Killer”, our Hero character.
SETTING: Kruger National Park, Paramount Anti-Poaching, K9 Academy, JHB
CHARACTERS/CAST: Henry Holthyzen, Johan Be Beer, Park Rangers, Killer and his handler “Amos Mzimba & a few “Fans of Killer”
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Helicopter Sequences, Impactful Edit Sequences, Raw-Grunge Translation Style, Verite Investigative Journalist Segments, Slow Motion Hunt Sequences
with Killer, Drone Chase Sequences, Makro-Slow Motion Sequences. Raw-Hand Held
Tracking, Night-Vision/Night Sequences.
ART DEPARTMENT: Realist, Exterior Driven, “In the Element of Nature” Neutral Colour
Pallet with Illuminated Greens, Blues, Purples & Orange Vibrancy.
EDIT/DESIGN: Past Pace rhythm, Documentary-Style Adventurous Verite Edit-Style, POV
Go Pro Edit Segments, Heavy Font-Typography with simplified grudge themes.
SOUND/MUSIC: Loudness, Barking, Audibly Explosive with well rounded deep urban-techno composition with an impacting drum-beat.
PROJECT SUMMARY
SYNOPSIS: A creative documentary about “Killer”, the six year old Belgian Malinois, a Poacher’s worst nightmare and a Rhino’s best friend.
BACKSTORY: Killer travels with armed rangers to eradicate Illegal Poachers across South African National Parks, tracking them down, with a record of more
than 15 arrests to date.
He even gets dropped by Helicopter to hunt them down!