Homework: My Film Pitch

My Film Proposal - Subconscious:

Hero: Abbie, 24 years old. Doing time in prison for involvement with a major bank robbery. Played by Ellen Page. She is an anti-hero and has ability to manipulate people’s minds, planting suggestions (think Derren Brown). This ability is not supernatural, but simply the result of research and skill.

Villain: Nathan, 30s. Head of the crime ring (the boss) that snitched on Abbie, getting her sent to prison.

The film is set in present day, in a major American city, such as New York.

Equilibrium: There is not really an Equilibrium to this film, as it begins with Abbie in prison, locked up for her involvement as the brains behind a major bank robbery. Using her stealthy and manipulative skills, she escapes prison where she plans to search and frame the four main leaders in the crime ring as revenge for what they did to her. She does this by using her powers of suggestion to make them perform crimes and/or plant evidence which will get them caught, one by one.

Disruption: Her plan has been successful so far, putting away 2 of the 4 bad guys. Abbie realises that Nathan is catching onto her, and has to be even more careful. When she finally puts away the third gang member, her brother (who also works for the group) is also set up, thanks to Nathan. Abbie now has to find a way to prove that her brother is innocent and finally put away Nathan for good.

Resolution: Abbie comes up with her most cunning set-up yet, managing to release her brother and put away Nathan with one plan. Abbie and her brother leave town to a place where she is not a wanted criminal and to start again.

This idea was influenced by the idea of having an unconventional female hero. Abbie uses her cunning, manipulative skills instead of being a particularly strong fighter. Action is featured throughout the film by including chases and the crimes that Abbie sets up for Nathan and the other villains. Abbie is also an unconventional hero as she was involved in some shady crimes before she was locked away, and her reasons for imprisoning the villains was mainly to enact vengeance on them for what they did to her.