Meaning and Purpose:
A film's treatment is the foundation for its story and structure, from the treatment everything about the film is taken into consideration and built on top of the initial concept. It is very common for the initial ideas of films to look nothing like the finished product however it is generally accepted that the final film would never have existed without the foundation being built in the creation of the treatment.
Initial Concepts:
A film's treatment is the foundation for its story and structure, from the treatment everything about the film is taken into consideration and built on top of the initial concept. It is very common for the initial ideas of films to look nothing like the finished product however it is generally accepted that the final film would never have existed without the foundation being built in the creation of the treatment.
Initial Concepts:
- Short Film
- Themes: Mystery, Thriller, Dark
Title: Purgatory
Genre: Thriller
Target Audience: 12 years and older as well as short film enthusiasts.
Length and Medium: 4-5 minutes, Online short film
Plot Synopsis:
A confused man wakes up inside of a box that has been placed underground, the only contact he has with the outside world is the wronged and angry villain who has trapped him there. What will happen to the man? Where is he? Who put him there? Well until he get his answers, he’s just in purgatory. The man finds the outside world disconnected from him, his only solace the dark voice over a phone of the man who put him where he is.
Key scenes in the film: The first takes place in one scene however within this scene there are a number of key plot points.
- Man first waking up inside the box
- First phone call with villain
- Realisation of his situation
- Man leaving the box at the end (the suggestion being he goes to heaven, after being killed by the man who put him there)
Visual elements:
- Very low key lighting for the hero - making the hero very bright in the frame - to show innocence.
- High key lighting in open spaces for the villain to show his freedom and to contrast the hero.
- Slight pans to add intrigues and high angles for the hero (Innocent and weak)
- Low angles and tilts for the villain to show his power in the situation
- Offset angles to create an unsettling feeling for the audience
Audio elements:
- Diegetic sound from the scenes
- Non-diegetic sound effects
- Heartbeat sounds for a rise in tension
- Deep, manipulated voice for the villain to hide identity
Influences:
- The Film 'Buried' starring Ryan Reynolds
- The Film 'Phonebooth' starring Colin Farrell
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