Treatment 1 by Maria and Lauren

Film Name: Blackout

Duration: 90 mins

Audience: Mainly aimed at an audience of ages, 15 - 45. The film is a thriller which will appeal to both males and females, therefore our audience is unisex.

Resume: Blackout is about an 18 year old girl named Cassandra (Cassie) Dione who has blackouts and headaches, which is a result of her having Multiple Personal Disorder (MPD.) The story follows her struggle to cope with the disorder. She has to deal with having another person in her body, who she had no idea about. The two people are completely different, one timid and shy the other outgoing but has a short temper that can easily get out of control, resulting in a death of a loved one.

During the film it will consist of multiple flashbacks and has the main character Cassandra narrating from her padded cell in a mental institution. She is talking to her psychiatrist about what has happened, which is shown to the audience in flashbacks. Cassandra (the shy timid personality) wants to get help but Ivy (the outgoing short tempered personality) doesn't. Ivy is fighting with Cassandra's boyfriend, Michael, because he wants her to go get help but Ivy is stubborn and thinks nothing is wrong with her. When Michael calls Ivy, Cassie by accident she loses her temper and kills him. She is caught by the police and taken to the station where her psychiatrist is contacted. She is then moved to a mental institution where she tells her story.

Suggested elements:

1. Flashbacks - This is used to show different stages in Cassie's life, what she is remembering.
2. Narrative Voice Over - This is used throughout the film, mostly during the beginning and end, the voice over is Cassie, this goes with the flashbacks, she is trying to explain her story.
3. Moody lighting- this creates a dark, eery setting which will mostly be used when Ivy is around as it goes well with her character.