Initial ideas for film (Jushna)

1. Initial ideas for film:
Title:(Unknown)
Genre: Crime Thriller
Theme: Envy/Hatred/Anger/Jealousy/Revenge/Mental Health
Film plot/synopsis:
The filmstarts off with two best friends (Female characters) shown from when they were
little children growing up to when they are now at their mid-20’s (Kind of like a home
movie). Then it shows the good best friend (Name of the good best friend: Hannah) talking
to her boyfriend at home about how wonderful works going and about generally about her
family. However, they get on the discussion about the bad best friend (Name of the bad
best friend: Arabella) who recently got fired at work, and how her life has completely turned
around, Hannah is worried about Arabella. Little does she know that Arabella has been
jealous of Hannah’s life from having a boyfriend, work life and an amazing family.
Arabella who has jealousy depression because from the lack of love from her family etc and
which she envies Hannah from all the success from work/love relationships/family
relationships, then Arabella goes to her family house as she got an invitation for a family
dinner and starts killing off each member of her family because they are the reason why she
is unhappy, she thinks by getting rid of them will help her to move on with her own life and
be a better person. After both best friends and Hannah’s family (both families were really
close, from when they were young) go to the funeral as the police try to figure out the
murderer who killed the family. During this Arabella acts like she didn’t do anything and fake
cries about losing her family, when in reality she’s happy that they are dead. The
protagonist (Hannah) realises that there’s something up with Arabella and tries to talk to
her and get support for her, because of what she’s been going through.
So Hannah initially tries to go to the doctors to find a good therapist who can help Arabella
after she has come back from the office (Hannah’s work place) but when she goes there, she
finds out that Arabella already goes to therapy sessions in which she is diagnose with
jealousy depression, long before Arabella’s family was murdered. She finds out that if
Arabella doesn’t take her medication, it can lead to bad thoughts/intentions therefore could
lead to bad actions (like killing) and by talking to Arabella’s therapist, she also finds out that
her best friend hasn’t been going to her sessions for the past few weeks, possibly not taking
her medication. Hannah comes up with a question of whether Arabella killed her own family
from not taking her medication. Whilst this scene is going on, Arabella has also gone to
Hannah’s house, where Hannah’s boyfriend is. They start talking but Arabella kills himas she
wanted him way before Hannah and him got together.

2. The filmends with the protagonist (Hannah) going back to her house, where all the furniture
is messy and objects broken as if something bad happened. This is where the murder of
Hannah’s boyfriend has taken place. Hannah sees his body on the floor and a start
hysterically crying loudly and shouting things out, this is when she realises who has killed
him, because Arabella’s bag is at the end of hallway. She knows the antagonist (Arabella) is
still at her house, they both fight each other (Arabella admits her jealousy of Hannah’s life
and how she killed her family/Hannah’s boyfriend). The antagonist (Arabella) says she’s
going to kill Hannah so that Hannah’s life won’t be better than hers, but when she tries to
stab Hannah with the knife, Hannah moves out of the way, in which Arabella has accidently
kills herself with the knife when trying to kill the protagonist (Arabella dies). Then at the
final ending Hannah calls the police and tells them everything, after we see a flash forward
moment in time. Where Hannah has a happy life and moved on from the incident (from
many years ago), however you still see Hannah with her new family attend the graveyard to
see Arabella’s dead family and her dead boyfriend.
Feasibility:
Settings: A Family House (Arabella’s family house), another House for Hannah and her
boyfriend, an Office, Doctors/Therapist place
Locations: Haverstock School, Mahima Miah’s house, other potential location that
reminiscent of office/doctors/therapist place
Actors/Actress: Jushna Begum, Mahima Miah, Other male/female actors to play extra parts
(of the family characters, the boyfriend etc)
Equipment: Camera, Tripod, Dolly, Studio Lights
Props: Knife, fake blood, general office/doctors/house furniture