This is our pitch.

1. Not all secrets stay hidden under the surface…

2. One man’s quest to find his daughter leads to questions
he may never want to answer.

3. Plot Twists
Serious Plot
Build up of music
Binary Opposites in locations/characters
Fast paced
Isolated ares
Realistic
Mental health issues
Foreshadowing

4. Begins with a panning shot of the house panning across (few seconds)
Cuts to Sam in the kitchen making a packed lunch, softly singing along to
music in the background.
Tracks Sam around kitchen, see pictures of the family posted everywhere
and shows glimpse of missing posters.
Close up shot of Sam breathing heavily, eyes glazed over as if remembering
something.
 Calls up to Ellie to come downstair to go
Pans up to Ellie at the top of the stair case, she is dripping wet and does not
appear to react
Cut to park scene where you see Sam pushing Ellie on the swing, someone
approach Sam to talk and mentions being sorry to hear she is still missing
Cut back to wide shot and Sam is pushing the swing with no one on it
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5. Sam and Ellie are spending quality time at the park together. People keep telling Sam that they are “here to
help” which is confusing for him. People cannot see Ellie, but Sam can. Ellie is always dripping with water.
Ellie is on the roundabout at the park but suddenly, she disappears from Sam’s view when he is speaking to
somebody. He shouts, running around, desperately trying to find her. “She was literally just there!” Suddenly
someone stops him and tells him that Ellie has already been missing for 3 years.
Sam is alone at home and is worried and confused – he has become a recluse and drinks away his time. His
estranged sister, Laura, comes to his aid and cleans him up. She decides to help Sam let go of Ellie by helping
him to exercise his fantasy.
At first, it was just a ploy to help Sam, but the siblings uncover some truths about Ellie’s mysterious
disappearance. Ellie keeps appearing to Sam, where he runs after her, but she is no where to be found. Laura
does not know about Ellie’s appearances to Sam.
Laura finds out about Ellie’s appearances to Sam and begs him to get help but he refuses and shuts her out,
Sam starts to begin to realise that it is not really Ellie that appears but a figment of his imagination.
He starts to remember what happened the night Ellie disappeared and goes to Laura for help. Together they go
to the lake and find Ellie’s body at the bottom. Sam remembers the night he drowned her because he thought
he was helping her.
Ends with them both deciding to out the body back in the lake and never speak about what happened. Sam
decides to get help.

6. Voyeuristic Shots
Cliff Hanger
Foreshadowing
Voice over (from Laura, as if she is recalling the story
and telling it to us)

7.  Early 40’s
 Unemployed – used to be a lawyer
 Looks disheveled
 Wife has left him
 Estranged sister
 Schizophrenic
 Traumatic childhood
 Spontaneous
 Always cracks bones
 Likes to bake

8.  8 years old
 Daughter of Samuel Loch
 Died from drowning in lake
 Wears the same outfit
 Always dripping wet
 Adored her father
 Pale, blonde hair, big blue eyes
 Uncomfortably, unusually quiet
 Was popular at school
 Missing
 Loved nature
 Loved swimming

9. • Sam:
-Tall,
-broad build,
-brown hair
-Unkept hair/beard
-Jeans
-Untucked shirt
-Pea coat
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• Ellie
-Petite
-Short
-Brown hair
-Long hair
- Dark eyes
-Summer dress

10. Late 30’s
Single
Sister of Samuel
Primary school teacher
Very involved aunt
Helps Sam to find Ellie
Traumatic childhood
Always has a plan, keeps a cool head
Extremely honest
Has a habit of fiddling with things when she's nervous
Great care in appearance

11. Kara Loch
-Mother of Ellie
- -Ex-wife of Sam
- -Left Sam shortly after Ellie disappeared
-Young and couldn't handle Sam's illness and losing
their daughter
• Friends of the family
• Police looking into Ellie's case