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Treatment Cross Media Promotion Package (Teaser Trailer) Film Title: Line of Descent Name: Robin, aron, !

!ack, "abiba #enre: "orror $%b&#enre ("a'(ard): Ps'c)ological "orror Final Plot $'no*sis ('o% ma' (ant to s%bmit a se*arate scene b' scene breakdo(n)
+li,ia Rile' is a t'*ical college st%dent (alking )ome from college- "er *arents are (aiting for )er to arri,e )ome at )er %s%al time of .://*m- 0' 1:2/*m )er *arents begin to serio%sl' (orr' as t)ere is no sign of +li,ia so t)e' contact t)e *olice to re*ort a missing *erson- s t)e mot)er is on t)e *)one to t)e *olice, +li,ia (alks in- "er *arents are (ar' of +li,ia as s)e a**ears to be acting o%t of t)e ordinar'- +li,ia comes )ome, )er *arents s)o%t at )er 34)ere )a,e 'o% been56 +li,ia res*onds 3Lea,e me alone, 7 can do ()at 7 (ant-6 T)e *arents are o%traged b' t)is %ne8*ected o%tb%rst b%t also feel it9s o%t of c)aracter for +li,ia- "er m%m las)es o%t at +li,ia, 3#i,e me 'o%r *)one: ;o% (ill not s*eak to me like t)is6 "er dad lea,es t)e room, )eading to )is basement+li,ia stom*s %*stairs and s)e *%ts )er iPod on blasts m%sic lo%d- $)e logs onto )er la*to*, s)e begins on reading an article abo%t a fat)er and son killing d%o ()ic) incl%ded a *)oto- $)e stands %* and s)e drinks a bottle on )er bed side table, s)e begins )a,ing flas)es of a room and being dragged and tied do(n- "er ,isions gets bl%rr', and s)e loses )er balance s)e )ears footste*s into )er room and *asses o%t$)e later (akes %* later t)e ne8t da', )a<' abo%t ()at )a**ened t)e nig)t before- $)e goes into )er *arents9 bedroom looking for )er confiscated *)one, s)e ram*ages t)ro%g) )er *arents dra(s, %nable to find it s)e looks into t)e (ardrobe, s)e finds a black bo8- $)e %nlocks t)e bo8 and onto is )er *)one s)e t)en finds ne(s*a*er cli**ings- $)e grabs )e *)one and slammed t)e bo8 s)%t %na(are of t)e old *)oto falling onto t)e floor, s)e (alks o%t t)e room- Lea,ing t)e old *)oto, t)e camera <ooms into t)e *)oto, allo(ing t)e a%dience to link t)e old *)oto to t)e article (abo%t t)e m%rderer and )is son)$)e arri,es to t)e college, a gro%* of girls are )a,ing a general con,ersation ()ilst (alking do(n t)e corridor ()en one of t)e girls b%rsts o%t la%g)ing, and +li,ia belie,es t)e'9re la%g)ing at )er- +li,ia starts )a,ing flas)es and bl%rred ,ision, s)e s%ddenl' )ears a male ,oice in )er )ead telling )er to kill- +li,ia begins to )a,e a *anic attack, s)e begins to )all%cinate- 7n )er )all%cination s)e sees t)ose girls coming to(ards )er, (it) blood all of t)emsel,es, t)e' are c)anting, t)e' begin to s%rro%nd +li,ia %ntil s)e corned- +li,ia scared and angr' %na(are t)at s)e is )all%cinating s)e grabs t)e closest t)ing in )er bag, ()ic) is a *en- $)e screams ()ile attacking one of t)e girls, +li,ia seemingl' begins to en=o' ca%sing )arm, blood s*lattering e,er'()ere +li,ia is starts )'stericall' la%g)ing- T)e girl is l'ing on t)e floor (it) +li,ia o,er )er- T)e ot)er girls tr' to *%s) +li,ia off t)e %nconscio%s, realising ()at s)e )as done, s)ocked s)e r%ns a(a', ()ile r%nning s)e *asses a mirror s)e sees )erself dis)e,elled and co,ered in blood- "er reflection gi,es a de,ilis) grin-

$)e gets )ome (it) )er fat)er is t)ere and )e confronts )er, s)e is cr'ing )'stericall' as s)e tries to e8*lain ()at )as )a**ened to )er fat)er- "e s%ggest s)e goes %* and c)anges into clean clot)es, as s)e does )e makes )er a drink- +li,ia )as fallen aslee* after drinking t)e drink, )er fat)er is seen *%tting a blanket o,er )er- +li,ia a(akens in a dark room, t)e lig)t flickers and s)e disco,ers )erself co,ered in blood- $)e )ears )er m%m screaming ne8t )er, ()o is tied %*- T)e fat)er (alks into (into t)e lig)t) t)e room smiling and telling +li,ia 3s)e (ill kill6- 0ecomes into a transfi8ed state ()ere s)e foc%s9 on t)e mot)er and grabs a knife l'ing beside )er- $)e )olds %* t)e knife aiming to )er mot)er a ,oice in )er )ead c)ants 3kill6 and t)e screen c%ts to black-

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$toker (Park C)an&(ook, >/?2)

$tr%ct%re@$cenes to incl%de
+li,ia is (alking )ome from college+li,ia arri,es )ome late, )er *arents s)o%t at )er, (it) +li,ia acting o%t of c)aracter b' ans(ering back to )er *arents"er m%m demands +li,ia to gi,e )er *)one to )erT)e fat)er lea,es t)e room, )eading to t)e basement+li,ia is on )er la*to*, s)e disco,ers an article abo%t a fat)er A son killing d%o ()ic) incl%ded an old *)oto$)e begins to )a,e a ,ision of being in=ected b' a m'sterio%s fig%re$)e is in )er *arents9 bedroom and finds a black bo8, in t)e bo8 is )er *)one and some ne(s*a*er cli**ings- $)e grabs )er *)one, slamming t)e bo8 s)%t, not noticing, an old *)oto falling on t)e floor+li,ia arri,es at college, s)e goes to t)e toilets, and a girl enters t)e toilets, la%g)ing as s)e reads a te8t on )er *)one- +li,ia t)inks s)e is la%g)ing at )er, s)e )as bl%rred ,isions and flas)es as s)e )ears a male ,oice in )er )ead, telling )er to kill- $)e )as a *anic attack and begins )all%cinating- s s)e )all%cinates, s)e sees t)e girl coming to(ards )er co,ered in blood+li,ia attacks t)e girl (it) a *en ()ic) s)e *%lls from )er bag- $)e screams as s)e is attacking t)e girl+li,ia r%ns a(a', *assing a mirror ()en s)e sees a reflection of )erself co,ered in blood- "er reflection gi,es a de,ilis) grin-

#eneric Con,entions C)aracters@$tereot'*es: (Con,entionall'@ De,elo*ing@ $%b,erting)


+%r film (ill %tilise se,eral con,entional elements to t)e *s'c)ological )orror genre in order to create somet)ing ()ic) is disting%is)able and familiar to t)e a%dience-

T)e antagonist (ill fit t)e con,entional role of a *s'c)otic killer ()o *la's mind games (it) )is ,ictims, note t)at )e is also male ()ic) is also B%ite con,entional to t)e s%b&genreT)e mot)er fits t)e stereot'*ical caring, n%rt%ring, nai,e role ()ic) follo(s t)e idea from T- Parsons9 t)eor' of #ender rolesT)e lead female c)aracter, +li,ia, is a c)aracter ()o transforms t)ro%g)o%t t)e film, ()ilst also dis*la'ing final girl B%alities as s)e is t)e last girl standingCollege Corridor "o%se@ 0asement Park@ Pat)

$ettings@Locations

Pro*s@Cost%mes
Cas%al 4ear T)era*ist Coat 0ack*ack Pen (4ea*on) Cnife Fake 0lood Coffee M%gs

Cinematogra*)'@Lig)ting
Nat%ral Lig)ting 0acklig)ts (s)o(ing sil)o%ette@ s)ado() "and&)eld s)ots to con,e' fear@ tre*idation Close&%*, s)o( emotion (sinister e8*ression of fat)er) Tracking s)ot, s)o(ing =o%rne' of c)aracter

Dse of $o%nd
Non&diegetic m%sic to b%ild tension@ Parallel $o%nds C)aracter Dialog%e M%sical $tings

Editing and Effects


Montage (s)o(ing main c)aracter s*iralling o%t of control) Fast *ace c%ts 0l%e tint to add to t)e mood of certain scenes (m%rder) 4)ite tint, slig)tl' bl%rred screen (flas)backs) Distorted a%dio (flas)backs, dr%gged state)

Title screens@T'*ogra*)'
Title of Film (Line of Descent) before Dad (alks into lig)t Release date of Film at t)e end of trailer

Target %dience@Dses and #ratifications@Points of 7dentification


+%r film (ill )a,e a certificate ?., (it) o%r target a%dience being male and female, aged ?.&2/- 4e decided to go (it) t)is categor' as it allo(s %s more freedom to e8*lore different con,entions associated (it) t)e )orror genre, as (ell as allo(ing %s to o*en o%r film %* to more *eo*le- T)e film (ill incl%de scenes of m%rder, )o(e,er, t)ere (on9t be a lot of gore- t)eme of dr%gs in order to infl%ence (ill also be establis)ed in t)e trailer-

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