Final Treatment

This is my final treatment as i have adjusted the story line as seen through my character profile. 

Logline

This horror film, contains an opening full of suspense were a teenage girl is attacked in her own home by a serial killer who has a purpose that will be discover during the film. 

Opening 

The film starts in the afternoon in a forest close to her home, (panning and tracking shots are shown of her on a run in the forest). She then slows down after she steps on one of the warning signs on the floor and goes on her mobile phone but as she looks up she sees all of the police tape and signs. She goes over to them and after reading it she runs home. There will be quick shots of a knife, volts machine and warning sign. It will then going onto a tracking shot of the sky which shows how its got dark. There will be a zoom out of the house from the outside perspective. Amy will open the glass door and there will be a close up of her locking it to highlight the need to lock the door. She has run home to tell her mum what she has seen but sees her mum driving off as she slams on the glass window. Amy will then go into the living room and sit down, the shot will be a medium shot from a side angle to show the long glass window in the background. There will be a close up of her texting her brother to come home but whilst this is going on the serial killer enters through the glass door which only the audience can see, so from then on in the opening the audience are one step ahead of Amy which will keep them more intrigued because she does not know that the serial killer is entering the house. The power will then go so the whole house will be pitch black so Amy will use her phone torch as a light. There will be tracking shots etc following Amy who is on her way to the basement where the voltage room is to turn the lights back on, the sound will be important here as it will get louder overtime she gets closer to the serial killer. Amy goes downstairs and enters the room there will be shots of her looking around the room and showing how she is afraid. Whilst she is trying to turn the lights on in the background the serial killer will be there so again only the audience can see this, a dart will be throw to frighten Amy and also make the audience jump. Furthermore there will be close up of the serial killers mask and the knife he is holding. Lastly as Amy turns the lights on and turns around the serial killer will attack her. 

Treatment

A film treatment (or simply treatment) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play.

Director and camera - Amrisa Bassi  

Main Characters 

- Amy : Maddie K

- Serial killer (William Stone) : acted by Sean Johnson (teenager) 

- Serial killer (William Stone) : Simon Brody 

- Police Officer (Martin Andrews): Luke Matthews ; name will come up on screen after the opening 

- Police Officer (Marting Andrews) : acted by Daniel Gostling (teenager) 

- Father of Amy's (Harry Carter) : Richard Banks 

- Father of Amy's (Harry Carter) : acted by Kieran Gill (teenager) 

Scene 2 

This scene will involve a police station scene with Amy parents there which will be the first time these characters are introduced this is where their names will come up at the bottom along with the others in the film. This is an element of seriousness as no one knows at this point who the serial killer is but the close ups show how distraught the family are. Just before Martin (police officer) asks the father his name which is when they come to the realisation that they knew each other from secondary school which is where a flashback occurs of them at school and William stone being pushed to the floor by Harry (Father of Amy's) . You see Martin run over to William and helping him up. It will then go back to the parents at home sitting in silence. Obviously, at this stage no one knows the serial killer is William Stone so these flashbacks will be a mystery to the viewers. The search for the serial killer will continue. 

Scene 3 

Another 3 murders occur very abruptly and more flashbacks will come up. Martin realises by himself at night when he puts together all the information of shots of him in the police station in a dark room with the board linking to all the murders that it was his friend William. The audience then from this become aware of all the flashbacks and why the serial killer is doing what he is doing. the will flashbacks of William getting bullied by the fathers of the teenagers who are being murdered along with Amy's father who is emphasised to be the leader. 

Scene 4 

Martin tries to get in contact with William but struggles until he finds his hidden house however he enters the room when william is not home and finds a board of all the murders linking together and all the ones about to happen, whilst he's looking at this William will enter from behind. They both stand there in shock, they both sit down and discuss what happens but this at first is a struggle for Martin as he seems to show signs of being unstable mentally. There are flashbacks of William self-harming himself which leaves Martin in shock. 

Scene 5 

The film carries on as Martin cannot convince William to hand himself over to the police as he feels guilty if he does it himself. The parents meet up who children have been killed in Amy's house and discuss what has happened, William then enters the room without them knowing and listens to there plans to find out who it is. He then speaks saying "what a lovely plan" and startles all of the parents. He then leaves them 

Scene 6 

The film ends in the house of Williams when all the parents are standing in the room.