Project Concept

Elevator Line: Three eccentric graffiti writers describe the ins and outs of graffiti culture.

Theme:
Central point- To tell a story about a sub-culture (Graffiti) that rarely sees light.
Central Goal- The goal is to inform the audience about graffiti and be funny about it.
Abstract Terms-
Why should we care-

Synopsis: Three Graffiti artists named Kewl, Lazr, and Edixxx take the audience on a tour into the life of Graffiti culture. The thing that the audience may notice is that the characters are only beginners and try to mimic the style of very talented Taggers. Yet true, they are very serious about their craft and don’t take light to criticism.

Characters:
Kewl- Whitney Kerr, Wild Style, From Kansas City.
Lazr- Sam Herwehe, New Orleans
Edixxx- Rob, Draws Dicks`

Structure Breakdown:
What is your name (tag)
1.What style do you use
2.How did you get started
3.How do you like working with each other
4.How long have you been doing this
5.Have you ever been caught
6.Talk about the different caps
7.Where are you from
8.What inspires you
9.What does your work express
10.What do you do when you are not writing graffiti
11.What does graffiti mean to you

Scene Locations

Interview:
-Stairs and dumpster- with both of them speaking
backyard wall- interview questions one person at a time, the other painting on the wall in the background.
- this scene will be the longest scene and will be stitched together through out the movie

Home Depot/ Walmart:
- Beginning of the scene will be in the car or in the parking lot. Kewl will explain about
“racking” (stealing paint cans).
The rest of the scene will take place in the store using a hidden Iphone camera.

Wall behind “Discount Gas”:
-this is not a certain location right now, If we get the ok, we will use water soluble paint
which can be washed off.
in this scene the characters (Kewl and Lazr) meet Edixxx for the first time.
The scene will begin with them walking to the location, when they get there Edixxx will
Already be painting.

Train yard




Tone and Execution: The movie will be shot and edited like a documentary. High contrast gritty look. Loose Camera work on most scenes, like on location video journalism.

Objective: To tell a story about a sub-culture (Graffiti) that rarely sees light.