The document outlines Neil's ideas for an independent film project on the topic of stalking. The proposed film would tell the story of two students, Jane and Olivia, who develop mental health issues and receive support from their teacher, Miss Ann Sheila. However, it is eventually revealed that Olivia has been stalking Miss Sheila and manipulating Jane. The film would be shot across three locations - a house, park, and beach - to show how stalking can happen anywhere. Neil provides details on the characters, plot structure, target audience, equipment needs, and planning aspects like schedules, budgets, and permissions to bring his film idea to life.

1. Neil's assignment film
production/pre production

2. Initial ideas
The genres I would like to work with, is a psychological thriller and a drama. I would like to work with both of these
genres, because I want to base my ideas from real life events. The ideas that I am going to go with is a real life
stalker, who stalks people on a daily basis and it leads you down a dangerous path. I want to put the audience in
the shoes of the victim and show them what it looks like from their point of view.
I would like to outline the most important parts of the story, possibly towards the end of the movie and leave the
audience guessing what happens next. The practicalities of my movie are going to include, the victim trying to run
away and the predator is going to run after them. Other things that I am going to include in my movie are
flashbacks of past events, from the beginning and the middle of my movie.

3. Characters
Needs to be part of the
friendship circle!
• Music
• Pictures of this person
• Videos
• Poems
Olivia Stalker ?
(kay)
Stalker ?
(Sabrina)
The person who
gets stalked.
(friend of
Sabrina's)
Someone who stalks Sabrina
(Eva)
Someone who stalks Sabrina
(Emelia)
Background extra/ supporting artist
Describe the relevant characters in
detail that are present in my idea.
Jane
Miss Ann Sheila

4. Film proposalFilm synopsis
My project is based on real events that happen, and I want to make people more aware that stalking can come in all forms. It could be someone
quiet close to you, it could be a neighbor, or even a student! I am passionate about making this film, because the internet is a dangerous place,
stalking happens on a daily basis and people don’t usually see the dangers.
The logline
A school teacher attempts to fix two students who are both suffering a mental illness, until it spirals out of hand and one of them turns out to be a
stalker. The other student is unaware, until the very end when the truth is revealed and the stalkers self-image is released.
Screenplay structure
Act 1: Whilst still students at the college, jane and Olivia gain support for their mental illness from Miss Ann Sheila. She is eager to help the
students through their exams, until something bad happens to Miss Ann Sheila. One of the students turns out to be a stalker and both get
questioned by the other teachers.
Act 2: Janes anxiety gets worse to a point where she can't leave the house, and she ends up falling out with Olivia. Then Olivia's anxiety gets bad,
so she decides to see Miss Ann Sheila who attempted to help before, but when Jane goes back to school, she isn't allowed to see Miss Ann Sheila,
because she is accused of being a stalker.
Act 3: In the end, Jane confronts Olivia and everyone that was against Jane finds out the truth, and Olivia's true face is revealed to them and all
the photos, videos and poems are released of Miss Ann Sheila, the person she has been stalking all along and there is justice for Jane through all
the pain.

5. The Pitch
My film is going to be about three people, one of them is a teacher who bonds with her students well. Both of the students
have mental health problems and she helps them both, however there is a twist in the story and it all turns around when one
of the students turns out to be a stalker. Plus the other student doesn’t realize until the end of the movie when the puzzle is
put together and everything starts to make sense.( 30 second plot)
My script is going to be about two people who are friends and get on well with a teacher the two students names are Olivia
and Jane , until the teacher thinks that one of them is stalking her, so she asks Jane if she is stalking her. But she didn’t realize
that it was actually the other student that was stalking her and she was manipulating Jane into thinking that she wasn’t
stalking her. Plus, she made her think that the teacher was the one that was stalking her, then the teacher falls out with Jane,
even though she didn’t do anything because she believed that she was the one making the videos, photos, music and poems
about her. As the other student gets away with it.
The reason I have chose this as my pitch, is because I think that it will grab the audiences attention and it will be handed out
to each potential investor for my movie.

6. Change of plan

7. Screenplay structure
Visual industry. The person
reading my proposal, needs to
visualize my story.
Break down into three acts:
Beginning
Middle
End.
In the beginning,

8. Film Treatment
Part of the film proposal.
Should read like a story.
Written in the present tense.
The film treatment presents the entire story even the ending.
More detail than the synopsis.
May include details of directorial style that an outline omits.

9. Target audience
What is my unique selling point that helps my project stand out from the crowd?
who is my envisaged audience?
How do I know that this is my audience? (Talk about how codes and conventions reveal my target audience)
How can I justify that my project fits well with the interests of this demographic?

10. Initial ideas

11. Proposal

12. Notes for script
• Dialogue
• Format it.
• Self ex website

13. script

14. Story board
• Templates
• Sketch shots

15. storyboard

16. Equipment/resources
The equipment I am going to use, is a canon camera, microphone that will attach to my camera and a tripod.
The props I am going to use are; poems, videos, pictures, music/songs made by the predator about the victim.
Mobile phones will also be considered and used as props as they will display different images of the victim. My
characters will need to bring their own clothes that a normal teenagerteacher would wear, but they mustn't
have any logos on them as this would be advertising a certain brand.

17. Personnel These are the people who
are going to help with my
production work and
filming too.

18. Location scouting/Recces
My movie will be shot in three different locations, the first location will be at a house and I have permission
from the owners, my second location is going to be a park in Sunderland, so I will need permission from the
council to film on their property, this will also apply for the beach too. I have chosen to shoot in these
locations, because they are out in public places and I'm showing the audience that stalking can happen
anywhere and at any time and it can be someone you know well, or it can be someone that isn't close to you,
but still knows you and you can feel betrayed by them.

20. Health and safety/risk assessments

22. Budget planning

23. Permissions for filming

24. Copyright clearances

25. Contributor release form

26. Shooting schedule

27. Music reference sheet

28. Minutes of any meetings undertaken to discuss project