WELCOME TO THE amazing VERSION
The $300K version
The result will be an eye-catching, indie documentary with great personal stories as well as a deep dive into the history of breaking.
What you get
In this version we focus on three competitors from around the U.S and create a 70 minute documentary film with an indie feel to it.
Our main characters will be carefully selected from the pool of dancers competing in the finals.
They all come with different back stories and are from three very different backgrounds. We follow them all the way through the finals and we are there when they experience the birthplace of hip hop.
We tell the history of breaking through interviews with legendary breakers as well as include some old, cool archive footage from back in the day.
In this version we put a lot of effort into the visual elements and add production value to some of the dance scenes, making them stand out as pieces of art in themselves.
THE DETAILS
Breaking is coming home
Breaking is coming home - the Red Bull BC One World Final returns to the birthplace of hip hop. This is a perfect time to celebrate the culture with a magical documentary film where we will showcase some of the world’s most amazing breaking talent, tell compelling personal stories, create wonderful dance scenes and tell the story of how breaking made it’s way from the streets of New York all the way to achieving Olympic status in the upcoming 2024 games.
the competitors
In this film we follow 3 of the event’s competitors.
One is local, and the others are from other parts of the U.S.
We visit them in their home towns and talk about life, dreams, struggles and how and why they fell in love with breaking.
We are there when they enter an empty Barclays Center and realize how far they’ve come.
We let them experience the hip hop culture of Brooklyn.
These three competitors come from very different backgrounds.
Some were born right in the heart of hip hop, others have taken a more surprising road to end up here. What they all have in common is a deep love for their art form and an impressive drive to keep pushing boundaries.
The dancers will be casted out of the pool of people who have made it to the finals and the important part here will be that they all come with different kinds of stories.
They don’t have to be favorites to win.
GROUNDBREAKERS
In the film we also get to meet some of the most influential and groundbreaking figures in breaking.
In beautifully shot sit down interviews they will make the history of this art form come alive and they will guide us from the early days all the way to how breaking took over the world and finally became an Olympic event.
These parts will also include amazing archive footage and scenic reenactments of important events.
dance
dance
dance
Throughout the film we will also sprinkle out lots and lots of breaking.
These scenes will be shot in a variety of eye catching locations - both indoors and out in the city. T
hey will be meticulously planned - choreography, music, shooting style, location, decor and lighting.
Here we think it would be cool to use the dancers from Nets Hype Team & Red Bull sponsored dancers. These scenes could also be used outside the context of the film.
MOOD
For some segments we want to move the Breakdance into the more “classy room”.
With the sport being an olympic sport in 2024, things like the sit down interviews would be shot in a very high end classy style.
Well lit, in a nice location. Not necessarily the expected “empty warehouse” or in front of a graffiti wall, but rather a high end, more classy location. That is also to create the “seriousness” of the sport, and to create a contrast from the street style were we are used to see breakdance.
For the Verité part of the film it will be shot in a very stylistic way, with cinema as inspiration., With a mix of smooth hand held, dolly shots, car rig shots we are creating a beautiful yet fun and diverse cinematic experience. .
A big part of the scenes will be directed in a way to make the visual very pleasing.
For the presentation of our dancers we will shoot them dancing in a location, well produced scenes that brings the style of the film even higher.
