Film Treatment

Bright Light

A girl finds herself thrust into a world where there is no escape; with the help of her dead best friend, can she ever escape this world.

Story By

Emily Bennett

Key Characters

Susie: Teenage abuse victim who is in between two worlds. She meets best friend, Letty, who had past away due to a collision of another car. She recalls what happens to her.

Letty: Was Susie’s best friend who had been in a car accident due to a car collision of another car. She encounters Susie in this mystery world.

Four Men: Men surround Susie in a dark alleyway, happening to beat her up to uncertain death.

Susie’s Family: Four family members’ of Susie, including: mother, father and two siblings. They are oblivious to Susie’s appearance, they can’t hear or see her.

Susie’s Friends: A group of Susie’s friends who have the same appearance as her family.

Key Locations

Front/ Back Yard: Front yard of a house, her house is at the end of the cul-de-sac with a deserted street. A dark cloud surrounds the sky with sunlight shining brightly upon the yard. Back yard with a pool, tall trees surrounding the yard and a concrete bench.

Big house: Large lounge in front of the front door, a dinning room table with a candle stand in the middle. A bar with an extension room connected to the bar.

Street: A deserted street with streetlights looming above the street.

Alleyway: Dark alleyway with rubbish bins along the wall, light is dim, water on the floor and graffiti on the walls.

SYNOPSIS

A vista of a deserted neighbourhood street slowly comes into view, with a girl lying on the front lawn of her house from a bird’s eye view. There is no music. The girl’s face is shown before moving slowly towards the door. The door slowly opens showing a full perspective of the room with intense thrilling music. Thrilling music crescendos as a dinning room table comes into view, showing four people. The camera moves slowly towards a man, zooming in on his face, before moving to the girl shaking the man. Shifting towards a candle burning in the middle of the table after changing scenes to another room. A medium shot of the girl’s face exposes the screen with a gathering over her shoulder. She walks to the group as soft violins play. The camera views each solemn face from a low angle then moves upwards to an eye level position. Backing out into a mysterious garden, camera zooms onto a bench where girl runs towards it. Low shot of the girl seating down with another girl from a distance. Both girls circle each other as the music crescendos after a flash back of a deserted street. Dark night, streetlights shine on the street from a bird’s eye view, following the girl running away from four men by a dolly shot as the music increases with the intensity of the chase. The girl starts walking faster when the men jump in front of her from a dark alleyway, the music decrescendos but a deep tension is playing. A bird’s eye view of the alleyway after a dolly shot of the men circling the girl. A medium/low shot of a man pushing the girl onto the ground with dramatic music. Side of her face is beaten up with blood gushing out of her mouth and nose. A bird’s eye view of the antagonists starts to fade revealing the scene in the garden. Looking up towards her friend, the girl discovers there is no way back. Shifting towards the house, life returns with the girl watching her family like a silent ghost with music increasing with brightness and happiness, the scene fades to reveal the end.