Synopsis

Below is the synopsis I produced for our trailer.

The government have been placing unnecessary surveillance everywhere in order to try and keep people behaving; although everyone’s privacy continues to be manipulated. The initial reasoning behind the millions of CCTV cameras that watch the whole of the UK, was an attempt to combat crime rates and hope to lower them, however the rebels misinterpreted this; and acted.

 The film conveys the movements of a rebel group that’s main aim is to look out for the people and ‘Revolt,’ however they approach this method in the wrong way, creating chaos and wrecking havoc on society unintentionally.

The leader of the ‘Revolt’ aims to get the government to retract and discontinue their constant invasion of privacy, ‘we have been watched for too long.’ However, he approaches this movement in a similar way to a terrorist, with video threats, violence upon towns and cities and even civilians.

The story begins by showing CCTV images of ordinary people living their ordinary lives.  There are cameras situated in very personal places such as public restrooms, inside people’s houses and constant surveillance from every angle. After these incriminating shots, a scene of the government watching the surveillance is displayed, it shows them unlawfully invading peoples privacy – not what the CCTV cameras were originally installed for.  The film then depicts the atmosphere created by the constant scrutiny enforced by the government. Audiences are welcomed with cynical viewpoints from the perspectives of not only the people, but the government and also the rebels- allowing the audience to create judgment on what side they would follow if the situation was real. The storyline parallels but also exaggerates the movement into the digital technology; more and more surveillance – acts as a portrayal if surveillance goes too far.

After you have seen the critical perspectives from civilians, rebels and law enforcers the film portrays some devastation that has arisen because of this rebellious movement. Scenes of mass murder, chaos on the streets, extreme invasion of privacy, kidnappings and warning signs from the rebels are too follow, these shots are conveyed in a short but concise way so the audience is able to see as much of the damage caused as possible.

After the scenes of damage and destruction the film begins to tie itself up, you notice the rebel groups persistence has started to make differences to the way the UK is watched and acted upon by the government. The leader of the party however gets arrested although the rest of the group remain free, but heavily watched.  However, thousands upon thousands of CCTV cameras have been withdrawn as a result to the movement, with cameras in personal areas such as homes has been made illegal. The crime rate has remained low because of this and the UK was restored to its former glory.