28
Teaser trailer for 28
Poster concept
SERIES SYNOPSIS
WHAT’S IN THE BAG?
28 IS A GRITTY NEO-NOIR STYLED SERIES. EVEN THOUGH THE COUNTRY OF SOUTH AFRICA IS IN THE MIDST OF A NEW ERA, THE CRIMES OF THE PAST AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE. THE MANDRAX EPIDEMIC THAT RIPPED MANY FAMILIES APART HAS EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO THE SOCIETY AND THOSE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN ITS SNARES ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO CLAW THEIR WAY OUT. THE SERIES EXPLORES THE DARKER WORLD OF SOUTH AFRICA’S GANG CULTURE, ITS ORIGINS AND ITS RISE TO POWER AS ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS GANGS IN THE WORLD.
“ A TRUE HOMAGE TO THE NOIR STYLE ”
-Wendy Writer
Character exploration
Character ortho's & facial expressions
PILOT SYNOPSIS.
WE PICK UP THE STORY ON AN UNUSUALLY WARM NIGHT, SOMEWHERE ON A DESERTED STREET WHERE A DISCARDED DUFFLE BAG LIES SEEMINGLY UNATTENDED. SOON WE SEE THE TRAIL OF DEATH IT’S LEFT IN ITS WAKE… AND A MAN.
VINCE, THE FIRST CHARACTER THAT THE AUDIENCE WILL MEET, WAS A DEEPLY SCARRED INDIVIDUAL AND BY NO MEANS A STRANGER TO THE SIGHT OF DEAD BODIES. HE RAN ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL GANG CHAPTERS IN CAPE TOWN. USING THE CHEMICAL WARFARE TACTICS INITIATED BY WALTER BASSON DURING APARTHEID THAT SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF MANDRAX INTO THE COLOURED COMMUNITY. STANDING ON THE BACKS OF GIANTS HE BUILT A DRUG NETWORK ACROSS THE SEA, DEALING ABALONE WITH THE CHINESE MAFIA AND YAKUZA FOR BUTTONS.
Early sketch figuring out the llayout
Early screen grab of the set
Test render figuring out the look and feel
RATIONALE & ADVOCACY
I ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN THE ORIGINS OF THE NUMBERS GANG IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT AS A SPRINGBOARD TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW MANDRAX WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE COLOURED COMMUNITY BY WALTER BASSON AS PART OF HIS CHEMICAL WARFARE TACTICS DURING THE APARTHEID ERA.
THE SERIES WILL TAKE PLACE OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITHIN THE UNIVERSE OF 28 AND SPAN MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. EACH EPISODE WILL FOLLOW A DIFFERENT CHARACTER AND THEIR ENCOUNTER WITH THE BAG AND EVENTUALLY, THE THREADS OF EACH CHARACTER WILL INTERTWINE AND CONCLUDE THE STORY.
Character posing testing out the rig
Storyboards
STRETCH GOALS AND REWARDS
EACH EPISODE WILL COST APPROX. R600 000 TO MAKE AND FOR EVERY 600K THE TEAM WILL RELEASE ORIGINAL ARTWORK THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED DURING DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS STICKERS AND COLLECTABLE CARDS ETC.
ALONG WITH EACH STRETCH GOAL, THERE WILL BE A RANDOM DRAW FROM ALL THE BACKERS AND THE WINNER WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE EPISODE AS A VOICE ACTOR.
