CommunistHouse

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Listoftitles:
CommunistHouse
TyrannyHouse

Basicplot:
Afamilykeptunderreignfromthemaleprovider,slowlybegintorebel.
Theformatisa4episodicseries,witheachbeingatthedurationofat
least20minuteslong.
Itisaseriesduetofeaturingthecontinuingmainstoryarcofthefamily
beginningtorebelagainstthehusband.Intheendthereisaresolutionas
thehusbandeventuallybecomesarrestedandsonfinallyunderstandshis
fatherscontroltobewrong.
Actstructure:(Findonseperateworddocument)
Identificationofgenre:
ADramaseries.
TheseriesisaDrama,asitdealswithrealisticcharacterslivinginthe
moderneara.However,avarietyofthemesincluding,abuseandneglect
occur.
Eventuallythesethemesleadeachcharacterintoconfrontation.For
example,whenthestepsonlearnsaboutthestepdadbeatinguphis
mother,hethreatenstokillhim.
Thesonandstepsonmeanwhilehavemoralconfrontationsonwhattodo
toresolvethesituation.Thestepsonwantstogotothepolice,buttheson
doesnotwanthisdadtogotojail.
Dramasofteninvolvedifferentcharactershavingrelationshipswithone

andother.E.gthestepsonandhismotherhaveaveryclosebond,which
manyaudiences(particularlyparentsandyouths)canrelateto.
Thesonandhisfathermeanwhilehaveadistantone,asthesondoesnot
speakhistruethoughtsandisafraidto,indisappointinghisfather.
Thefatherforcefullyplaceshissonintodoingthings,thesondoesnot
reallyliketodo.
Audiencesaresuppliedwithcompletelycontrastingrelationships.
Commonconventionsindramasincludetypicalsettingsmanyofusare
familiarwith.Thisincludespartsoftown,pubs,flatsorestatehouses.
Inourseries,thetwomainlocationsincludeamodernestatehousewhere
thefamilyliveandpublicareasintown.
Moderntypicalcostumesmustbeappliedtoo.Astwoofthecharacters
areyouths,theywouldbewearinghoodies,orTshirts,whichmostdo.
Theseelementsofmisenscenehelptoestablishamodernera,whichus
asanaudiencecaneasilyidentify.Thusconvincingusmoreofthestory
takingplaceintodaysera.
Dulllightingisusuallyappliedtodramastoconveyableaktonetothe
settingaswellasamorenaturalquality.Usingcolourful,orverydark
lightingwouldgiveasurrealqualitytotheseries,breakingawaythe
illusionofarealisticsetting.
Commonshots,includingcloseupscaninflictemotivetonesto
characters(e.g.showingacharacterstearswhencryingorasubtlesmile),
whilehighandlowanglesareusedtoconveythestateofpowerbetween
characters.

Conceptoverview:
Theseriesfocusesontoafamilystrugglingtoendurethehusbandsreign
ofcontrol.Theconceptlooksintotheideaofwhatlifecouldbelike,if
someonedecidedtofollowtheproceduresfromsomeonelikeStalinand
appliedittohismoderndaylife.

WhatwouldhappenifhedidwhatStalinhaddone?Fromintimidating
people,treatingonelikeascapegoatandensuringnoonehadanyideas
ofrebelling.
Uniquesellingpoint:
Thisseriesactsasaslightsatire,remindingusofevents,suchasthe
Russianrevolution,whencertainpeopleweregainedmoreprivledges
thanothersandcontrolwasissuedbyaparticularperson.
Thisplotmodernizesthecommonfundamentalsofdictatorshipandhow
theywouldbeappliedinamoderndayhome,withoutanylaw
enforcementfindingout.
Initialscenario:
Inafamilyhome,livesaman,hiswife,sonandstepson.
Itisjustanordinarydayforthemall.
Thewife,sonandstepsoncleanupthehouseandcookbreakfast,at
05:00inthemorning.
Thesonandstepsontakeboxesoftheirtoysandgadgetstoabootsale,
whilebeingwatchedtoensuretheymaketheexpectedamount.
Ifthesondoesnotmakeenoughmoney,hegetstoldof,whilethestep
sonhastoredigpatchesofgrassinthenight.
Andifthewifecallshermum,herhusbandgivesheraburnishedeye.
Justanormalaveragedayforthem.
Willitallstop?
Suggestedtargetaudience:
Myserieshastwoseparateagegroups.
ThehusbandandWifeataround3843yearsold.
Andthesonandstepsonataround1718yearsold.

Theserieshasdifferentstoryarcsoneachcharacter.
Themotherandstepssonslovingbondcanappealparticularlymothers,
whommayhaveachildandsocanconnectwiththelovingrelationship
theyhaveforeachother.
Thesonmeanwhilehasromanceformedwithayounggirlhisage,which
isacommonsubjectsmanyyouthswillbeabletorelateto.
Theseriesinvolvesmoderndayslang,asitissetinthetownof
Swindon,whichparticularlypeoplelivingintown,orcityareasmaybe
abletorelateto,astheywouldbefamiliarwiththebigshops,roadareas
andcommonslanglanguageoccurringaround.
Theseriesinvolvesviolenceandsmallsequencesofaction,including
fightingandchases.
Thiswillparticularlyappealtothemalegenders,whomcommonlyenjoy
thesescenarios.Mainlybetween18to20.
Theagegroupwillbe18andoverastheseriescontainsmaturethemes,
includingabuseanddrugs.
Youthsandadultshavedevelopedmoreawarenessofdomesticviolence
andabuse.Therefore,thehusbandstyraniclecontrolandabusewillbea
subjectofwhichmanyaudiencesof18andoverwillverylikelybe
familiarwith.
Thusaudiencesawarenessofthesubjectwillallowforthemtodevelop
anattachedconnectiontothecharacterssufferingunderthehusbands
reign.
Thesonsgirlfriendseemstopossesbrutestrengthandindependenceon
managingtomakeherownmoney.Thiswillgreatlyappealtofemales,as
womenshallbestereotypedascapableoftakingcareofthemselves.
Thewifemeanwhilehasastrongknowledgeoftechnologybased
sciences.Thisimprintswomenasbeinghighlyintellectual,breakingher
initialstereotypeasadefencelesshousewife.
Thusaudienceswillbeputofguardwhenfindingoutabouther
charactersintellectuallysuperiorside.

TheHighconcept:
TheHighconceptofthisseriesisnotbeledintoalwaysbelievingpeople
andtothinkifyoufeelsomethingisnotrightandsomethingshouldbe
doneaboutit.
Whatmakesmyseriesdistinctandhowwillitsubvertthegenres
codesandconventions?:
Usuallyantagonisticcharacterswhomareshowntoabuseandcontrol
peopledoitoutofangerandalowcontrolledtemper.
However,thehusbandisshowntohavealogicalreasonandbackground
forwhyhecontrolshisfamily.Additionallywhenheabuseseitherthe
stepsonorwife,hedoesnotbreakintoamassiverageofanger.Hedoes
itinacontrolledandcalmmanner.
Ratherthanhavingtheantagonistconstantlyjustabusinghisfamily,there
areavarietyofeventsgoingonintheseries,whichconveyhiscontrol.
Forexamplepayinghoodiestofollowthesonandstepson,toensurethey
sellalloftheirtoys.
Inaddition,thehusbanddoesnotonlyabusethefamily,healso
manipulateshissonintobelievinghiscontroltobegood.Additionallyhe
framesthestepsonatonepointfortakingdrugs,makinghiswifetryto
seetoreasonitisgoodhecontrols,becauseotherwisehisstepsonwould
bebecomeadruguser.
Therefore,thehusbandbreakawaythestereotypeofa'loosecannon',but
ratheracunning,persuasiveandmanipulativepersonae.Thusgiving
moreofadistinctantagonistforaudiencestowatch,ratherthanjustsome
manwhomeasilyloosesrageandbecomesviolent.
Theseriesoftencontainsreferencestomethodsofcontrolusedduring
'Stalins'reignintheRussianrevolution.Thusiteducatesaudiencesabout
thehistoricalrussianrevolutionandhowcorruptitssystemwas.Thisis
reinforcedbyhowthemethodsofcontrolemotionallyandphysically
affectthefamily.

Manyseriesinvolvearesolutiontotheplot.Howeverdespitethefamily
escapingandthehusbandbeingdetainedbythepolice,thestepson
beginstoreadapassageofthebookandimplicatesasenseof
encouragementtoapplythemethodofcontrol,leavingtheseriesslightly
openendedinmakingaudiencesponderwhatthestepsonwilldonext.
Additionallyitputsusofguardhischaracter,ashewasoriginally
completelyagainstthehusbandscontrolandtoseehimbegintoshowa
slightinterestinhismethodscreatesadarktransition,fromhis
optimisticallyfightingcharacter.Andthentohissuddenlyswayed
intrigueintocontrollingpeople.
Despitemanyfamilymembersindramaswearingcasualclothing(unless
thereisascenewithonegoingtowork),thehusbandandsonusually
wearformalclothing,todisplaythemselvestobehighinpoweroverthe
stepsonandwife.

Outlineofcharacters:
Name:Husband
Age:43
Appearance:Verytallandmuscular.Hairy,withmediumlightbrown
hairandblueeyes.
Wearsawhitebuttonedshirtandblackjacketwithblacktrousers.This
givesaformalandseriouspersonaetohischaracter.
DramaticMotivations:
Thehusbandwillimmediatelyservetheantagonistrole,ashisintentions
ofcontrolareimmoral,whichhopefullyallaudiencesshallagreewith,
despitehimselfjustifyinghisactionsofabuseandthreat.
Hischaracterisshowntobestrongerthantheothers,contrastingdeeply
totheothers,whomaredefencelessagainsthiswrath(withslight
exceptiontoN).
Roleinnarrative:

Thehusbandsroleistoprovidetheaudiencewithacharactertheycan
'despise'andhavedriveinwantinghimtobedefeatedbytheotherfamily
members.
Characteristics:
Forceful,calm,aggressive
Character:
Easilyangry
Name:Wife
Age39:
Appearance:Thin,Longblackcurlyhairandblueeyes.
Oftenwearsdresses,withaslightlysexualdrawtothem.
Dramaticmotivations:
Thischaractercontrastsdeeplytothehusband,assheisseeminglyweak
andnonopposingtowardthehusband.
Roleinnarrative:
Theaudiencewillhaveapitifulresponsetohercharacter,hopingthatshe
willbeabletoriseaboveherhusband.
However,whentheaudienceseehercharacterhavepreviousknowledge
ofsciencebasedtechnologyandapplyittotryingtostopherhusband,the
audiencewillbeputofguardfromhersuddenchangeinpersonae,as
wellasherunknownandratherunexpectedskills(duetobeing
stereotypedashousewife)beinguncovered.
Characteristics:
Absentminded,scared,actshappy(fake)
Character:

Sadalotoftimes.
Name:Son
Age:17
Appearance:Thin,shortbrownhair,browneyes.
Oftenwearsawhitebuttonedshirt,blackjacketanddarkbluetie.
Dramaticmotivation:
Thischaracteractsasamidwaygapbetweeneachcharactersmorals.
Oneonehalf,heagreeswithhisfathersidealoncontrol.Ontheother
hand,hedoesagreethathismethodsaretroubling.
Roleinnarrative:
Audienceswillfeelnotonlypitifulforhisdefencelessnatureandnot
beingabletostanduptohim.Butalsoannoyedwithhischaracter,as
theywillhaveadriveinwantinghimtostanduptohisfatherandagree
hiscontrollinglifeiswrong.
Name:Stepson:
Age:18
Appearance:Darkbrowncurlyhair,slightlyoverweight.
Oftenwearscausalshirtsandhoodies.
Dramaticmotivation:
Thischaracteractsasthesecondarymaincatalystofconflict,asheisthe
onlyoneofthe3,whomiswillingtostanduptothehusband.
Roleinnarrative:
Audienceswillfeeladriveinwantinghischaractertosucceedin
defeatingthehusband.Thiswillbefurtherreinforcedwithhisstrong
attachingrelationshipwithhismother(I.ethewife).
Theywillalsofeelpitifulforhischaracter,whenforcedtocomplywith

thehusbandsorders.
However,theaudiencewillbeputofguardwhenhischaracterseemingly
aggresswithhisfathersidealoncontrol.