Treatment
Working title: Echoes
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Duration: 1:40:52
Target Audience: Middle class between 25-45, working class between 25-45, fans of the horror genre.
Outline: Our film is about a couple who have lost their child in a car accident (which is later revealed to have been plotted by the women’s deranged ex in order to murder the husband, but instead kills the child).
Almost a year later, the woman finds herself pregnant again. She, already having to be the voice of her depressed husband, falls into despair and runs off to live with her parents. Now alone, the husband starts to hear baby cries on the baby monitor he had taken out in his dark solitude, challenging his already fragile mental state. Is he hallucinating, or is this something more supernatural? Desperate for answers, and closure, our protagonist is forced to investigate the true nature of his child's death.
Almost a year later, the woman finds herself pregnant again. She, already having to be the voice of her depressed husband, falls into despair and runs off to live with her parents. Now alone, the husband starts to hear baby cries on the baby monitor he had taken out in his dark solitude, challenging his already fragile mental state. Is he hallucinating, or is this something more supernatural? Desperate for answers, and closure, our protagonist is forced to investigate the true nature of his child's death.
Visual elements: Lighting, Camera movement, Editing, Setting, Actors, Props and Costume.
Audio elements: Soundtrack, Dialogue
Rationale: We developed this idea because the storyline features a psychologically challenging and even harrowing narrative, implementing the horror genre in some aspects, and we personally think it is unique. It features relatable topics such as angst over pregnancy and coping with loss, and this also makes it easier to portray as these themes are often portrayed so research isn't difficult to do, but it's also not too realistic or cliche so it's not too mundane or uninteresting. This storyline will appeal to a large target audience which will benefit our product into making it successful.
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