Media Studies A2 Project

1. ALENA
TREATMENT BY AMIR

2. STORY SYPNOSIS
Set in the early 1950s, a serial killer is on the run.
The famous actress Alena is killed in a brutal death
and the tension of the city reaches an all time high,
as anyone else could be next! Two detectives who
have been investigating the case for ages always
are lead to dead ends, but this crime was different.
The story follows the detectives investigating Alena
death, whilst trying to keep the city at peace, and
catching the serial killer. However, the closer they
get the more secrets they uncover.

3. BEGINNIN
GThe film is set in the 1950s, showbiz is at its prime and the
streets are heavily lit with stars as huge crowds wonder through
the busy streets of London to see the best talent in the world.
Our story starts with the actress Alena putting on her make up
whilst looking in huge mirror; she is about to go on stage. We
see her manager and team leave the room and her husband
enter to give one final prep talk. Then, he leaves the room to
allow Alena to prepare herself to go on stage. The lights in the
room suddenly turn off and only the glow from the mirror fills up
the room. Then, when Alena searches around frantically, she
sees a black figure walk into the room and close the door, and
then we hear Alena being attacked with screams.

5. Detective Foreman and Murray investigates the
murder, we see them investigating the crime scene
and take it back to his office where his been trying to
catch the killer for ages, they name the killer crimes
the “Moonlight Murders”. There has been a series of
murders around the whole city and one thing
connects all of them. The serial killer paints the
victims nails pink before he leaves. However there is
something different about this case. The last known
person to see Alena was her husband, and now he
was missing.
Middle

7. END
Detective Foreman and
Murray chase down the
husband to his house, they
break down the door and
jump in with their guns at the
ready. His shoes and jacket
are still at the door this must
mean he is at home. They
run up the stairs screaming
“Police! Police!”.
Kicking down door after door
they cant seem to find the
husband, where could he
be? The last place seems to
be the attic, they climb up to
a room in complete
darkness, Foreman points
around his flashlight onto a
lump in the corner, they get
closer and closer but cant
seem to make out what it is.
Suddenly it all becomes
clear, the husband lay in the
corner, dead. Murray checks
his hands and only one has
the nails painted pink, the

8. CHARACTE
RS
THE SERIAL
KILLER
ALENA
These characters stay mysterious
throughout the trailer, we don’t see his
face or what he looks like, but he is
causing the chaos in the city and needs
to be stopped. His character treads
carefully and covers his tracks; he paints
his victims nails pink before flying away
into the darkness of the city.
Even though, the story starts with the
death of this character, her past is full
of twists and secrets linking her to the
serial killer. As the detectives
investigate the murder they uncover
more of Alena’s past, they discover
many things she did to climb the ladder
to become the world’s re-owned
actress she is now.

9. DETECTIVE FOREMAN
CHARACTE
RS
DETECTIVE MURRAY
PAUL “THE HUSBAND”
This character is one of the two main
detectives. He’s clever and pragmatic,
and never lets anyone get away. His
friendly personality and smiley face
makes him very popular in the city.
The other detective is much more quiet
and mysterious. His heart needs justice
and he wants his kids to grow up in a
safe world. Although he is more
aggressive, Murray stops criminals
right in their tracks and never lets
anyone get away.
Paul is a loving husband and he’s
devastated when he hears the death of
his wife. His grief is something shown
throughout the film, and how he deals
with the death. We see him in denial , and
not wanting to move on. Finally, he flees
the country to start again, but the
detectives come after him, as all the
evidence points on him.

10. LOCATION
SUNDER HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE
DETECTIVE OFFICE
HYDPE PARK
We see the detectives looking
for clues of the serial killer.
They find a weapon in the
sand.
This is where the detective
investigate. There is a huge board
connecting all the murders and
their investigations. The lighting in
this setting is yellow lit and warm;
this is where the detectives feel
safe.
The detectives search
around the park for clues.

11. EMPTY HOUSE
ALENA’S DRESSING ROOM
ATTIC
LOCATION
S
This room is where Alena is
murdered, the investigation goes
on here and its where the story
starts.
The detectives break intro the
husbands house and find it
empty with nothing aroud, they
find this suspicious and suspect
he is moving countries.
This is where they find the
Husbands dead Body, the room
is dark and light creeps in
through the ceiling. There is
loads of dust and boxes. His
body is found in the corner.

12. Due to this film trailer being based around a murder, the
demographic we are targeting are between 18-35. This age
group is really wide due to the appeal and ages of the actors
themselves. From what we've seen in recent years, thriller films
is all about suspense, and especially nowadays there's a lot of
blood & violence included.
That’s why I have to discard the audience below 18. But on the
other side, this genre is usually attractive to the adult audience,
and it can clearly engage a wider number of spectators to see a
film of this type.
This is from the BFI, it shows how the Thriller genre is more
appealing to audiences of male's age between 25-34, but
second is 15-24. That's why we aim for people with an age of
18-35, both genres, to cover a wide range of audience.
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