Planning my treatment:
- Keep it short and concise
- Do not include too much detail, summarise the plot
- Show an active protagonist
- Make it readable and moving, ensure sentences flow
- Include 2/3 images to spark intrigue
As part of of my research I have watched a FutureLearn video, presented by Frank Ash - a creative consultant for the BBC. The video was extremely informative in explaining how films are successfully constructed to connect with an audience.
A story of deception, following a young woman, Sarah, who has a love for lacrosse and a passion for photography. However, she is unaware that her every move is being tracked and documented through the lens of a camera and her photos continuously being captured and developed. From her lacrosse practices to her work as an assistant at a photography company and eventually to the safety of her own bedroom. She starts to notice an unsettling presence in her life, but remains oblivious to the true threat, that is so much closer than she knows. One night, Sarah senses a figure outside her bedroom window, she thinks nothing of it until she notices a sudden flash out of the corner of her eye. She closes her blinds, but not before glimpsing a shrouded figure hiding behind the lens.
You and your group discussed this in class with me and thought about the motivations of the stalker. This treatment is very promising and you have started to storyboard it before filming this week.
ReplyDeleteYou have learned from the advice on a FutureLearn course by Frank Ash, creative consultant to the BBC, about how to devise a film opening that will engage audiences. You give a clear account of this research. Your film treatment offers satisfying thriller audience pleasures of peril and suspense, and promises to function as an engaging opening, ensuring continued viewing. Your narrative includes activities such as playing lacrosse and singing, based on the abilities of your cast's talent, which will ensure credibility.
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