PitchThe Break Of Faith

By Crystal Bukenya

Synopsis The genre I have chosen to do is a Drama/Thriller, as I will be able to incorporate

unexpected fragments within scenes, which will deliver my shock factor. The 5 minute sequence is about a young woman, who is also a writer called Faith, and meets a young man called Luke as she observes him reading an interesting book. After he offers her a seat next to him on a bench, they exchange numbers and begin a relationship.

Messages and values The sequence will present to the audience both the highs and lows of their relationship,

which unexpectedly turns dark when he begins to abuse her. My aim was to demonstrate how things can develop over time and circumstances may change at any point in anyone’s life. This is my way of relating to viewing audiences as they can think deeper about decisions they make. Furthermore this is my main intention as a director to, The Break Of Faith.

To accompany this moral of the story, I will incorporate a voiceover from the beginning of the sequence until the end, which will be the voice of Faith exposing her thoughts and questioning whether she would remove all of their memories and make a different decision if she had a choice.

Target audience

My target audience will be both male and females aged 15 to 35. This is because I do not think the certification 12A or below are ages mature enough to fully understand the serious themes of abuse that I will input into my sequence, and they will also not have as big an audience that can relate to abusive relationships as they are still young to be in serious commitments. The average age teens tend to begin dating is from aged 16, however most serious relationships begin at the age of 20+. This is another reason why my target audience will reach up to age 35 as many grown adults will have experienced a lot of things in their lives up to that point.

I also believe the drama thriller will interest both genders as it is not a typical romance film, so men will not feel that it is completely feminine themed. However, women may be more likely to watch my sequence as the protagonist is a female victim, and so they may feel more sympathy towards Faith as she also has a miscarriage at a stage after she is first abused, which is a sensitive topic for many women.

Character profiles

Name: FaithAge: 19Occupation: Faith works as

a coffee lady for a newspaper company. She then gets a promotion as a writer for the company.

Role: She is the main protagonist that becomes abused by her partner.

Name: LukeAge: 20Occupation: Works in an office selling new products on the phoneRole: Faith’s partner who becomes violently abusive towards her

Influences My drama thriller is inspired by the BBC Three Drama, Murdered by My Boyfriend. This film is

about a girl who meets a guy, in which they also begin to date, which turns into a serious relationship when they move in together. Within a year the relationship becomes abusive when he hits her unexpectedly during an argument, however, she takes him back and in result , a few years down the line he murders her in front of their daughter.

My sequence follows a similar theme in terms of an abusive relationship that is difficult to get away from, however, the audience are left unaware of whether she does survive, and whether she would do it all over again just to relive the happy moments. She also questions herself about whether she would erase the memories she shared with Luke, from the moment they first met, if she had the choice. This is the main mystery element of the drama thriller, and the storyline that takes an upside down turn and change in direction when a relationship that seems happy in the start becomes a worst woman’s nightmare.