Treatment #1

Treatment: 1

This treatment is used to depict many specifics of a film including the duration and certification of the whole film if it were to be professionally produced. This treatment will be referred to throughout the other pieces of work and other work will also influence decisions upon this treatment.

Title

Something In the Shadows

Film Length

The Film duration will be 90 minuets (1Hour and 30 minuets) This will be appropriate as the film is based only on one major plot to prolong it any further would dis-intrest viewers to the film, while it also allows for a long enough time to prolong and make the audience think and question aspects of the film.

Audience

The target demographic will be 15+ years old which allows us to add many horror elements to the film that we would not be able to do at a certificate of 12 or 12A. This also means we are able to add more psycological themes that a more mature audience will be able to understand. The themes of the film would also be more relatable to 15-18 years old as our main character is around that age which gives a sense of comparison and realism to the film.
The target demographic is also toward females as the main character is a female, this also creates a more specific audience which allows for  

Certificate

We believe that the films certificate should be a 15 based upon the facts that it will include imitable actions and behaviour such as threatening behaviour, the actions will be almost realistic giving a portrayal to the actions that almost seems imitable.

One key convention of a Cert. 15 film includes threats or horrors that a strong or focus on a sadistic threat. Due to the film being a psychological horror it will provide threats and horrors that could seem strong or intense or almost thriller like.

Violence or stronger sadistic nature is less likely to be visible however this violence can include verbal in which the film may also be paired with language that is offensive or harmful. there will be visionaries of violence through blood each time something significant happens in the film.

This evidence allows us to conclude that the film should belong to a certificate 15 level and be more appropriate for mature audiences. However due to the fine line between this and a Cert. 12 there could be leeway that could affect its certificate and maybe lower it however due to the target age range being 15-25 we can conclude that the Cert. 15 would be the most appropriate.

Distributors

Distributors are companies that will publish the film they seem suitable for commercial use. They are responsible for marketing the film and help provide a suitable response and audience to suit the fiml. They are normally thrird party to the production company and are an important peice for getting the film of the ground.
For our film we have chosen to go with the independant distributor CreateSpace (An Amazon company) as they offer a more likely chance to accept our film than larger blockbuster clonglomerates such as Warner Brothers and 20th Centuary Fox. They also allow for the digital distribution of films and offer the ability to provide online streaming platforms for out film to be viewed by more modern audiences who view media on newer platforms.

Synopsis

Lucy, an almost innocent child, is plagued by her recent actions, this has lead to he being plagued by whispers.

As she follows the path that destiny has chosen for her she becomes more deranged which leads on to her killing an old friend. She is further guilty of this and her conscience is now dwindling.

Suggested elements

There are many suggested elements that help the film to have unique selling and distribution points such as the film genre being psycological as there are not many psycological horrors that are succesful or that manage to promote themselves well enough to be able to have an audience appeal. This genre choice also allows for many dramatic plot twists and jump scares that entice audiences.
The narrative is also a selling point as the film seems almost like a plain story but than is significantly different to what users are excpecting. The title also suggests what the film will be about with many mysterys still waiting to be revealed entising audiences into it to watch it and see what unfolds.