Tumbling Down The Rabbit Hole

By Jackie Hodge

• Synopsis of project• Where my idea has come

from/ Inspiration• My characters/ Character

profile • Is my project original? • Is there other projects like

mine?• My unique selling point?• My target audience• Locations• Budget• Equipment needed• Actors needed

Contents

Synopsis

Set in the present day a young woman heads home, As she is walking She begins to hear voices. Upon arriving at home and

settling in front of the TV she Falls asleep and begins to dream. Her dreams are rapid and surreal and as she awakens she is haunted by its reoccurring themes. A white rabbit, and a strange man in a Top

Hat.

The lines between reality and Fantasy are blurred, as she starts tumbling into Madness.

INSPIRATION• Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland (book)• American Mgee’s Alice (Game)

CharactersALICEMAD HATTER

WHITE RABBIT

Strange, voiceless character that appears as parranoia

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Shady Grotesque character, resembling the darkness inside Alice.

Young Alice and Her decent into madness. Paranoid, absent minded, Daydreamer.

Imagery

OriginalityAlthough this piece uses references, imagery and quotes from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in wonderland, The plot is in no way similar. The use of the child's story is to emphasise the vivid imagination in children , that when present in Adults is viewed as insanity. Alice was picked because of the surreal characters and obvious symbols (e.g white rabbit, playing cards)

Play on words/Hidden Meaning:Tumbling down the rabbit hole = Falling into insanity

The only similar product is the game American Mcgee’s Alice. The Plot is a dark interpretation of Alice in wonderland, set in the Victorian era where Alice’s fantasy becomes twisted due to the psychological trauma other parents death and her maturity into Adolescence.

American Mcgee’s Alice game

In American Mcgee’s Alice Her toys become wepons and she becomes murderous and blood thirsty None of that

Similar FilmsThe Machinist follows a character that suffers from insomnia which then develops into paranoid illusions

Mr Brooks, a Buisness man, a husband and a father struggles with his day to day life as he secretly hides his addiction to killing. His Murderous desires are personified in an alternative personality.

Don’t look down expresses that fear can overpower the mind. A Woman becomes increasingly paranoid after her sister falls to her death, creating fear and paranoia that she will meet the same fate

Pan’s Labyrinth- as her world changes around her she starts to wander into a dark fantasy world, unknown to her which reality is real and which is not

Unique selling pointArtistic and surreal to inspire empathy

Lack of similar products

References and homage to Alice in wonderland (plays on the childhood of a now mature audience)

Appeals to young adults, horror fans, artists

Target Audience

Fantasy/Horror/Thrillers are viewed more by young adults to adults

Males and Females aged 18 -24Students

LOCATIONSsSELBYReasons:• Easy Access for Actors,• Several quiet Alleys to film,• Several flats to decorate as sets,• Everything within short walking

distance for tighter schedules,• Several “green” natural areas for

surreal scenes

BUDGET

ITEM NEEDED FOR PRICE (estimate)

Mad Hatter Costume Character £35

White Rabbit Costume Character £10

Props (e.g. Tea set) Mise en Scene £5

Total: £50

Travel Expenses for crew Estimate

£5.70 For a four man crew: £ 22.80

Equipment Price Rent From College

Camera Approx. £400 Free

SD Card Approx. £40 Free

Battery Approx. £30 Free

Tripod Approx. £40 Free

Props will be funded by myself.

Equipment rental is free from college.

Crew will have to fund their own transport.

Equipment neededEquipment

Camera

SD Card

Battery

Tripod

Props/Costume/Mise en Scene

Mad Hatter Costume

White Rabbit Costume

Alice Costume

Tea Set

Wine Glasses

Fake wine/ Tea

Cigarettes

Playing Cards

Dice

Actors needed

ALICE – Samantha Whittaker

Mad Hatter – Kris Argyle White Rabbit – Paul Burns