Production - Treatment One - [INITIAL]

Film Title: “The Clarkes”
Production Company: Picture Frame Productions
Length of Film: 2 minutes (roughly)
Audience: 15 – 30’s, horror genre fans, aimed at both male and female audiences. Certificate 15 due to running themes of:
• Threat and menace
• Dangerous behavior
• Strong language
• Use of violence prohibited for the viewing of those under the age of 15
Related films are; “Captivity” (2007), “The Strangers” (2008) “The Girl Next Door” (2007)
Basic Synopsis: - A twist on ordinary family life. What appears to be an ordinary father, coming home to his wife and three teenagers, soon becomes a frantic fight for survival. We start the film with Steve Clarke, driving home from work. His inner monologue narrates the first scene, stating that he is an ordinary man with an ordinary family; he seems content with his life. He reaches his home and talks to his wife Jane, who tells him one of the kids, Lola has upset her today. He leaves and walks to a  locked door and it soon becomes apparent that something is not right. Opening the door, the room behind it is in complete darkness until he switches the light on and a single bulb swings above. There are three chairs in the room and tied to each chair are three teenagers, two girls and a boy, and they are all gagged. He walks to Lola, removes her gag and asks her what she has said to upset "mum". Lola replies, “She’s not my fucking mum, please just let me go, please.” and with this, Steve snaps. He grabs her hair and kicks the chair out from beneath her. He begins dragging to the door by her hair to punish her. Kate, the second girl hostage, starts to cry and scream through her gag. She has seen this before with another hostage and fears for Lola's life. Steve tells Jane, who has now joined him at the door to “Go sort her out!”. She pulls off Kate’s gag and replaces it with duct tape she keeps in her apron pocket and tells Kate to, “Be a good girl now will you?” in a mothering way. Steve continues to drag Lola away and her screams fade into the distance. End of extract.
Suggested Elements: Interesting location, shot within a claustrophobic/confined area, twisted plot line, unique story, original narrative from an unexpected point of view, disturbing props, interesting light features, pulling focus shots.