Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Initial Treatment

My initial treatment is basically my first synopsis idea. If the opening sequences are to be executed well, there must be an original overview of a storyline that would be a complete feature-length film storyline. My overview is basically to utilize the state-of-the-art Academy building as our setting but create a science fiction-esque opening sequence merged with action.

Opening Sequences
Four university students are all revising for a particular subject after university as the atmosphere feels dark and empty (a nod/reference to critically-acclaimed Miracle Fish.) Shots such as low-angle shots will be taken to give a clearer insight into the emptiness of the building. However, there are particular sound elements that will also be used in the background as if there are other people in the building.

There will be arc shots that will be taken to show different sections of the building (e.g. university rooms etc.) and there will possibly be blood elements to add more intensity to the situation but not give away the full storyline. The students will be alerted to the background sounds and walk around the university inspecting. However, each student will disappear as the others will be cautious of this and look around. There will be sounds of footsteps and objects (e.g. slamming doors or banging on walls) and as the others investigate the situation more, they later find out their friends' bodies lying motionless on the floor.

There will be one university student left in the sequence and lighting effects/focus shots (shots that will focus on this particular person) will be applied to give an unpredictable aura. He will walk into a room and then drop his pencil as his facial expression would be of shock (a shot will be taken of the pencil drop with sound added to it when it drops.) After this shot, it will switch swiftly to a normal day in which the last person finishes to read a story of this sequence to the others and closing the book; as if the opening sequence was his story or just a dream/imagination.

Overview
The plot basically revolves around four university students from a fictional university that feel like dropping out after the amount of hard work and because of the fact that they seem to miss home.
However, there are plot twists that occur later on in the movie (e.g. characters disappearing and more clues emerging) that reinforce the unpredictable vibe of the whole film.

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