Task 2.1 - Synopsis for Main Task

After completing our preliminary task, we had to think of a genre or an idea for our main task. The original idea was that of a James Bond/gansgter genre. After thoroughly discussing this idea, we felt the idea on the whole was unrealistic as many James Bond films are filmed in areas where it would be impossible for us to film and many James Bond films include explosions and the use of guns. Instead, we developed on the idea of gangsters. Our group felt this would be more of a successful genre because we would be able to film in suitable locations and would be easier to act out. Our group had a lot of knowledge of football hooligan films such as Green Street and The Football Factory and we built on this.

The film begins at a game involving Dover and Folkestone. The protagonist is Harry Wall, son of the Folkestone's firm leader. A member of the Dover firm, Shane, describes what happens with the use of a voice over and describes the atompshere of the crowd and fights that maybe occurring. There are many shots of the Dover and Folkestone fans with the cuts getting quicker every time the camera switches from the Dover to Folkestone fans.

After Folkestone win, the fans get very arrogant including the hooligan firm, now thinking they are superior over Dover. Harry comes up to Alex and Shane, members of the Dover firm who are minding their own business walking along an alley way. Alex and Shane are seen as the antagonists in the film. Harry gives the Dover hooligans verbal abuse and the Dover thugs retaliate by punching him and Harry eventually manages to escape only for the Dover firm members to be right behind him.

The scene then cuts back to an office, where Harry works. Out of nowhere, Shane enters the room and hits him hard with blood everywhere. The next scene then cuts to the pub with Alex and Shane walking towards it with the voice over describing how these are the first steps to becoming a respected firm leader. There is then a fading transition into the titles which explains why Dover and fans are fighting. The tension between the two firms is reaching boiling and the real hooligans belong to non-league football. Further on in the film, there is constant fighting between the two firms and a lot of tension between the two but also some fighting internally in the firm, especially in the Dover firm as they fight to become the next firm leader.