My TreatmentKATHRYN THORNTON

Working Title

My short film is set

in the Thriller

genre.

The working title

for my short film is

‘Isolated’

Plot

1

The story Is about a man in his early

thirties who grew up in an unstable

environment, with abusive parents. He

was constantly moved from care home

to care home when her was younger.

This caused him to have severe

depression

2

He lives in a run down council estate

where there is a high crime rate. The

story is told through his point of view,

and the audience would get to see

both sides to his true personality.

3

The audience sees him also struggling

with his demons as the depression

causes him to be forced into a darker

situation.

Main characters

The story ‘Isolated’ only

has one main character

who’s point of view we

see the story from.

‘Isolated’ However, his

parents do feature as

well in his memories.

The character is called

Thomas who is in his

early thirties and he lives

in a small council estate

situated on the outside

of a small town with a

high crime rate.

Thomas is the main

protagonist of the story,

he is lonely and society

sees him as an outcast

because of his mental

health problem.

Audience Demographics

Age: 15 +

Where they live: Council estates to relate to the character more, Also, middle class areas may be interested in the storyline

Job: Any job

Raise awareness for mental health issues.

Audience Psychographics

Favorite Films/ Genre:

Thriller or Action films

Income: Average

income

What clothes they

would wear: Tracksuits,

Very casual wear.

What they would eat

for breakfast: Cereal

and Orange juice.

What they would eat

for dinner: Fast food

Who would direct my film?

Ken loach would direct my film as he has produced successful films such as; ‘I Daniel Black’ which is a Socialist Drama and ‘Route Irish’ which is a Thriller.

Problems I may encounter

Location: May not be able to film in the exact location that I have in mind when planning my short film. As I am planning to film it on a council estate, I may have to do the external shots on a council estate but film the internal shots elsewhere.

Thank you!