Ellipsis Treatement (2 Minute Opening) - By Emma Mitchell and Clare Bannister

Film Title: Ellipsis (Working Title)
Duration: 2 minute opening,
Audience: 15 – 30. Although the film is not target at a niche audience, the film may be target more towards females than males, as the film presents dominant female characters. However, it could attract some male attention, as it involves blood and gore.
Resume: The film commences with the main character Mary-Alice tied to a chair located in a black, dimly lit room. She is stained with blood, in her state of unconsciousness; it appears that she has been tortured. The story then unravels to show the location of a forest, where the character will later be camping. The narrative then begins with Lucy Barnes and Kate Preston, along with Mary-Alice, speaking and laughing about the prospect of camping. But what will happen to the three characters, in order for Mary-Alice to be tortured as shown?
Suggested Elements:
1. Flash-forward – of Mary-Kate being tortured, and also of the shoots in the forest scene (to suggest the camping location for characters.
2. Lots of dissolves, and fades to black during the forest scene, to show different clips of the location.
3. Film illustrations – similar clips from Wrong Turn, and Blare Witch Project.
4. Title sequence – red, black and white stern font,
5. Orchestral Music, during the opening scene, to add a mysterious element.
6. Credits
Film Days: 2 Days (Wednesday 24th March 2010 and Friday 25th March 2010)
Budget: £40,000