Treatment

Working Title: ‘The Swarm’

Proposed Duration: 90 minutes (approx.)

Completion Deadline: 28.03.13

Target Audience: Who is this video aimed at? Why? Young adults/adults, both

sexes, enjoys horror/thriller films.

Background: Why are you creating these videos? What is the aim /

purpose? Modern horror/thriller films are currently very popular due to the vast

amount of interest in similar films such as The Possession, The Apparition and

Paranormal Activity. This has influenced the storyline due to personal interest as

well as a current swell of attention from mass audiences. The purpose is to keep

the audience on the edge of their seats- without using severe over the top horror

conventions such as ‘guts’.

Research: Locations, props, applicable laws, etc.

Location: Private cottage, Great Dunmow (only location, throughout the cottage,

street leading into it and field behind it which is private property.)

Props: Fake blood, car, candles, cardboard boxes, books, old key and ring.

Applicable laws: Taking into consideration copyright issues, not de-faming or

humiliating anyone, no copyright issues with background music (track).

Synopsis: Think of a blurb on the back of a book... Give a brief explanation

of what is going to happen in your video, from the start to the end. A young

girl (18) moves into a new house by herself. She roots through old boxes and

possessions of the previous owner who died in the house and finds a ring in an old

fireplace and places it on the table. Releasing a dormant spirit back into the house

with her touch. Strange events begin to unfold such as candles being lit by

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