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Sweet Insanity

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‘Life goes on as normal, as Grace is driven to the brink of insanity’

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Psychological Thriller This sub-genre incorporates attributes of a drama into a thriller. Normally the suspense built in these films are less physical and more mind based, the mental state of the protagonist tends to not be healthy or alternatively they must reply on their mental capability to help them solve their problem. Due to their tendency to be jumpy and have a violent discomforting nature, films of this sub genre sometimes cross over with the horror genre.

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Sweet Insanity- Overview of our opening two minutesA bold black background presenting only our company logo, appears to start our opening sequence. Then an intense series of shots establishing the bathroom setting creates a tight atmosphere for our audience. This is where we are introduced to our female protagonist, Grace Smith. She is analysing herself in the mirror, dressed in a clean white towel conveying innocence. The harsh white bathroom lighting enhances Grace’s delicate features on her pale face. With warning from a loud alarming text tone, Grace receives a text message. Shown to the audience through an intense close up, Graces messages with her husband- these are not to be what is expected. After emphasising the light around our first character an intimate effect is created when the camera shot pans out to the dark corners of a back garden. Lurking in the shadows, introducing character number two- through their eyes a shot establishing Grace’s silhouette in the bright bathroom window, as she walks out we are still fixated on her womanly figure but through the unknown’s eyes. The next shot presents our female protagonist, standing preparing carrots in our candle lit kitchen setting. The tone of this serene setting makes the audience feel calm which then allows a shock when Grace’s phone begins to ring. She dries her hands in a rush before answering her call speaking “Hello babe”. Effectively, for the second time, the camera pans out into the taunting mystery of the back garden setting. Immediately establishing the French doors of the kitchen, which allows us to set eyes on Grace awaiting a reply from her husband on the phone. Character two is then properly introduced when Carter replies in a husky tone “Grace…” Revealing his presence in the back garden creates loads of suspense for the audience which is very effective as it will keep them intrigued. As the conversation dialogue plays out between our two protagonists, the establishing shot from the back garden starts to fade out into a bold black background presenting the film title “Sweet Insanity”, shortly after credits start to roll.

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CharactersSAFFRON PRODUCTIONSCHARACTERS

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Grace Smith Female Protagonist

Name: Grace SmithAge:24

Birthday: 12/01/1992Nickname: Grey• Zodiac: Aquarius

Occupation: UnemployedSignificant Other: Carter

Smith

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• Family: She is the youngest of 6 children. She has 3 sisters and 2

brothers. Her mother is a 60 year old librarian who recently became a widow when her husband died in 2014 when Grace was only 22

• Physical Description: Grace is a young beautiful woman with luscious long blonde hair, and

bright blue eyes. She is very petite and does not look a day over 18.

Physical Description: Grace is a young beautiful woman with luscious long

blonde hair, and bright blue eyes. She is very petite and does not look a day

over 18.Personality: Grace is a quiet and

sensitive young woman who is very family orientated and loves to see the

people she loves happy.Setting: Grace is originally from

Birmingham however she moved to live with her husband in Brighton and

that is where our film is set.

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Back StoryGrace grew up in a very loving and big family home, she had a special relationship with her father who she dropped out of college to care

for at the age of 19. At 18 she met Carter Smith- her now husband, at a bar in Brighton when she was out with her sisters. She later

married Carter at the age of 22, so her father could walk her down the isle. Not long after the wedding Grace's father passed away and

Grace could not get over his and living in their family home reminded her to much of him so

she decided to move in with Carter at 23 in his deceased parents house in Brighton.

Ongoing StoryGrace now lives with her husband Carter smith in a big house in Brighton. As she has moved

away from her family, she very rarely gets to see them and she hates it. As she dropped out of

college to look after her dad she has no qualifications and still remains unemployed and fully dependent of Carter to support her. Carter supposedly works as a senior ops manager for a company that sells cameras. Grace hates this as

she is at home by herself a lot of the time. Carter always lets her down with the excuse its really busy at the office when in actual fact he

spends his days monitoring Grace, watching her as he slowly leads her to insanity.

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Carter SmithMale Protagonist

Name: Carter SmithAGE:26

Birthday: 13/01/1990

Zodiac: AquariusOccupation: Ops Manager

for a camera companyGender: Male

Significant Other: Grace Smith

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Family :His Parents both died in an unknown incident when Carter was 16.

Physical Description: Carter is tall and slim. He is thick curly blonde hair and dark brown eyes.

Personality: Carter has a very possessive personality, he is not very sociable. He is quiet and observant, a

very cold characterSetting: Born in Brighton, and has lived in his

parents family home all his life- the house that our film is set in.

BACK STORY: Carters history is left as a mystery throughout the film, all we really know about his past is that his

parents both died in a tragic incident when he was 16 years old.

ONGOING STORY: Throughout the film, Carter lies to Grace about

working late at the office, when in actual fact he is watching her every move from their back garden. He

has camera systems set up around the house for Graces 'security' which he uses to monitor her during the days. His aim is to make Grace feel isolated, this

started when she moved away from her family in Birmingham. Carter makes sure that grace spends a

lot of time at home on her own which makes her start to resent her own company. Grace is being

smothered, spending so much time in an empty house by herself starts to take its toll on her and her

husband is behind it all. STRENGTHS: Carters main strength is the control over his wife that he has, as she is fully dependent on him.

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Target AudienceSAFFRON PRODUCTIONSTARGET AUDIENCE

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Our chosen target audience is A3- adults between the ages 16-34 as we think that our film is most suitable for these ages. As a psychological thriller is our chosen genre, we believe that this could make our film too intellectually demanding for a younger audience therefore an adult target audience is more realistic. We also believe that our film is suitable for both Men and Women as we have characters that can be relatable to both genders. Our protagonist eventually suffers from psychological health issues due to this we decided that our film rating needs to be 16+ as anyone of a younger age may be disturbed by the on goings of our film or they may not grasp an understanding of the concept that the film holds.

A3- adults between the ages 16-34

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SettingSAFFRON PRODUCTIONSSETTING

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Props & CostumeSAFFRON PRODUCTIONSPROPS AND COSTUME

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PropsBy having candles lit in our setting for the opening 00:02:00, we are trying to create a romantic atmosphere, to convey how much Grace values time with her husband. Also this prop can foreshadow the relationship between Grace and Carter as the candle flame burns slowly until there is nothing left- alternatively symbolising Graces mental state.

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Our male protagonist’s costume is going to consist of an all black hoodie and black jeans. We have chosen this costume as we believe it will portray the darkness of Carter to the audience. Using a black hoodie also could foreshadow this characters mystery and hidden secrets- which opposes Grace’s costume.

Costume

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As we are trying to portray her innocence, in our opening sequence Grace will be wearing minimal make-up. We hope that this will convey to our audience her vulnerability. As she is all natural, it could also convey how she has nothing to hide and she is completely honest.

Make-up

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Key TheoriesSAFFRON PRODUCTIONSKEY THEORIES

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Claude Levi-Strauss The key theorist we believed was most relevant to our film was Claude Levi-Strauss- we decided this as we believe one of

the main themes that runs through our plot is the idea of the Strong Minded manipulating the Weak.

Levi-Strauss was a French anthropologist who studied Myths and Legends. His theory was that narratives were structured by pairs of binary oppositions.

Some examples of these binary opposites are:

Good Vs Evil

Strong Vs Weak

Protagonist Vs Antagonist

Ignorance Vs Wisdom

The Binary opposite themed throughout our film I would say was ‘Strong Vs Weak’. I think this because our female protagonist Grace is a very vulnerable young women, who fully depends on her husband, Carter Smith. This therefore makes her weak allowing Carter to use this to his advantage and manipulate her mental state.

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TimelineSAFFRON PRODUCTIONS TIMELINE

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00:00:30A shot of graces

phone as she unlocks her phone and replies to the text from her

husband.

Sweet Insanity opening 00:02:00

00:00:00Saffron Productions

logo Appears against a black background

00:00:15A shot of Grace looking into her

bathroom mirror as she receives a text

message.

00:00:45Shot from outside of the

house, looking up into the bathroom window at

Grace's silhouette as she walks out of the room.

00:01:00A shot going into the kitchen where grace

stands at the sink preparing the carrots.

00:02:00'Sweet Insanity'

appears against a black background, then credits start

to roll.

00:01:15Graces phone starts to

ring on the kitchen counter

00:01:30Grace dries her

hands and answers the phone call

from her husband with "Hello babe"

00:01:45A shot from the back

garden looking through the kitchen French doors at

Grace as Carter says "Grace,"

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