Film Treatment

An alarm clock goes off at 6am, the girl gets out of bed and puts on her clothes.  She goes down stairs and makes herself a coffee. 

The girl walks out of the porch, showing the front of the house. Various shots are shown of the girl walking to school whilst eating breakfast showing she’s in a rush.

The girl makes her way through school, running up the stairs and fast walking down the corridor, until some bullies hold a door open for her and then slam it in her

face, bag falling on the floor and contents of bag flying out across the floor. The girl picks up all of her books and puts them back in her bag.

The girl sits down and an F grade paper is placed on her desk, this happens another three times in different classrooms. On the last one, bullies throw paper at her and she slumps down onto the desk, putting her head on her desk.

The girl walks home in the rain, and then looks sad the whole way and then gets home, shutting the door.

She empties the dishwasher, pulls with effort to get the washing out from the washing machine. She hoovers still look sad. Scrubs viciously at the stove. Then throws the duvet of a bed into the air.


The girl stares into the camera, and pushes herself up so she’s sat on the edge of her bed, still looking sad and fed up. She then trails her eyes across the floor and then fixes her eyes on the sports bag. She still shows no emotion. 

She pulls all of her clothes out of her draws and immediately puts them into the sports bag in a rush, looking as if it were a chore.

The girl walks slowly down the stairs, looking over the banister a little bit to see if anyone is there.

She rummages through a kitchen draw and grabs a purse, opening it, and then slowly taking out the money, and running her thumb across it.

She walks towards the front door, opens it takes one last look at the house and then shuts the door quietly, posting her keys through the door.

Girl looking left and right on a busy road, then crosses road, looking unfocused.

Girl walks down a street looking around at her surroundings looking a bit happier but still sad.

Girl look happier and have a neutral expression but is no longer sad, walking in the forest bits of a park, climbing in parts of trees he can’t get past.

Girl drags stick along the floor, with neutral expression on face, but still taking in surroundings.

Walking down a street, looking agitated as she thinks people are looking at her.

Waits for bus with no expression. Looking sad out the window of the bus, huddled up in herself as if to comfort her self. Girl walks quickly off the bus.

Girl walks down steps looking forwards.

Sat on swing, gently pushing off so it creates a rocking motion. Sad/ no expression, looking around slowly at her surroundings.  

Film Certificate Research

Here are the certificate ages that are put on movies to ensure that the right audience are watching them, and people can see what movies they should be viewing.

U stands for universal and is suitable for anyone from the age of four and upwards. Mild bad language such as "damn" and "hell" would be used. Characters can be seen cuddling or kissing, any mild violence can only be shown for a few seconds but the outcome must be reassuring. Drugs wouldn't even be mentioned, unless it's for an educational use in which a young audience would understand

PG stands for parental guidance, the appropriate age would be for children aged eight and up can watch the movie, however even though children can watch the movie, it can still be aimed at adults. More topical themes such as bullying and racism can be passed through the movie. Mild bad language is allowed in the correct context. Violence is allowed but not allowed to be shown in detail, for example how the action is carried out or what impact the action has in detail. Only references are allowed to drugs, or again like U for educational purposes are drugs allowed to shown.

12A  movies may be viewed by children younger than 12 if accompanied by an adult. However, all of the topics and action in the film are suitable for twelve-year-olds an up. Therefore, it's up to the adult how the movie will affect the child. Themes or genres that may affect a 12A audience wouldn't be passed for that age group. Sex may only be displayed briefly and discreetly. Moderate violence is allowed, however it's not allowed to show the violence for that long or show too much blood. Horror movies can be passed at the age of 12, however they can't be overly disturbing.

Only people at the age of 15 or over are allowed to view the movie. A lot more is allowed in a 15, such as strong language, strong violence, portrayals of sexual activity, drug taking and discriminatory language. Drugs can be shown, but not to promote them in any way. Impact on behaviour in the film will be considered, and they would keep away from harm that could influence vulnerable teenagers.

People at the age or over 18 can watch 18 rated movies. Stronger issues such as frequent bad language, very strong violence, sexual activity, sexual violence, strong horror, strong blood and gore, discriminatory language and behaviour can be shown.  Strong frequent language can be shown in any circumstance. Discriminatory behaviour or language must link to the themes of the film. There can be detailed violence that can dwell in the pain caused. Horror movies can be strong and include gore. Drugs may be shown, but not promote drug misuse.

For my film, I would rate it a 15 as it can cover issues of drugs, and the bad effects of them. There would be a limited amount of strong language used, to cause impact on certain situations. Any violence at any situation would not dwell in the pain that it has caused or on the actual injury itself. My target audience are from the ages of 15-19, as the issues and topics shown will be suitable for them and will educate them on it therefore, making the age rating certificate of 15 suitable for my film. 15 year old's will be engaged  to see my film as it covers issues that they may relate to, and it has adventure and drama in it, therefore they would find it entertaining. Also they would expect more from the film because it's rated a 15, therefore they would be more engaged to go and watch it because they know it wouldn't be a light hearted story.

Characters/Actors

If I were to hire real actors for my film, I would use

Jodie Comer for the main character who is the only character shown properly in the first part of the film. She can look like a teenage girl, and would be suitable for the role of a drama, adventure movie. She has been in My Mad Fat Diary, Justice and Lady Chartterly's Lover. Which are all drama based TV shows, therefore she would be able to go through the movie playing her role in her character.

Also because she has been in programs that target an audience of fifteen plus, the teenagers would want to go and see the film because they know of her, and may be a fan. The fans would spread the word about the film and therefore would engage more people to go and see it from the hype they have created.

Diary Post-knowing more about my film

Font research

These are the types of fonts I want to use for my main title in my film. As you can you see most of them are thin and quite plain. I want them to be like this because it's how a girls writing is imagined to be and the type of font a teenage girl would use. It's simple, therefore the title doesn't draw away too much attention from the camera footage. I don't want the title to be a work of art and amaze people, I just want it to say what the title is and relate to the girl as well. They all look like different types of hand writing, therefore it could represent how it's going to be the journey of the girls life, like a diary.

For the inter titles on screen I would still use thin writing, to match the main title of the film font, so that it keeps in the same theme as the rest of the film. However instead of using the "avenir condensed hand" text- which I would maybe use for the main title- I would use the "hipsterish" font instead as it's a bit thicker, which would be easier to read when in a smaller size.

For my main text I would use either "a little sunshine" or "avenir condensed" as they are simple but also thicker than most of the text that would be used. The font would give the film a simple look, but not look too boring or overwhelming at the same time. They would target the audience of teenagers, because the titles are like handwriting, and it would make the audience think that the movie is going to be some sort of diary which could be quite outgoing. This would appeal to my target audience because they would want to see a film where they see the girl go through her life, so that they can relate and learn from it.

Non Copyright Music Research

All of these music videos of royalty free music are suggestions for the music I will be using.

The first music video is the music I would be using in scene four and five. I think it would be good to use because it uses piano which is gentle and links to the emotions of the character.

The second music video is a suggestion also for the fourth and fifth scene. It would set the mood of the scenes. However I think the choir voices sound too holy for those scenes. The music is a little too slow pace for the type of music that has been produced. Therefore I don't think I will be using this music.

These music tracks would portray the mood I'm trying to get across to the audience about the girls emotions and how she feels about the situation she is in. I would want the audience to enjoy the film more by the music used, as they may be able to relate to the film more because of the music, therefore creating more of an emotional connection between them and the film.

I also chose a track from this website called Vivacity. I think it would suite my film because its bright and bouncy, suiting the satire tone of my film when the girl is going through a rough time. It would let the audience know that nobody takes her seriously as the music doesn't sound very serious.


I also came across this track which is bouncy and sounds innocent. This would suit my film because it shows how people think that her life is innocent and full of happiness, but in reality she is suffering as shown on screen. I would slow this music down on the second half of the film where she decides to leave home to show that she is showing her true feeling and doing this by taking actions.

Shot List

This is my shot list of what shots I'm going to use in my film. It adds up to 2 minutes 19 seconds. I will follow this to create my film, and it will give me an idea of how long I should be filming for and if I will have enough footage. I can clearly create the shots that I want to use for my film, and there will be no confusion when coming to film, because everything will be written down on this shot list that I can refer to. By planning out my shots, I was able to think about what I want the shots to mean and how I could create the shots in an interesting way. Therefore this will enable me make my film look more interesting, and I won't be stuck when creating my film.

Film institute research

Here are some film institutes I can use at the beginning of my film. I will choose one that will be suitable to produce my type of film, according to locations, budget and genre as well as audience.


Universal are based in America and is a member of the Motion Picture Association Of America. It's the world's oldest major film studio and was founded in 1912. They have produced films such as JJurassicPark, Terminator, Scott Pilgrim, E.T and Jaws.






 Paramount Pictures  is in the 'big six film studios of Hollywood' and was founded in 1912 and are based in America. They have produced films such as Titanic, The Godfather, Transformers, Indiana Jones and Star Trek.

Warner Bros  are based in America, and produce; film, music and television. They have one of the world's biggest film and television studios. Also, they were founded in 1923. They have produced movies such as Harry Potter, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit and Orphan.





Working Title Films create British films, and create a lot of different type genre films. They're based in London and are owned by Universal Studios. They produce feature films and some tv programs. Films they have produced include; Hott Fuzz, Bridgit Jones Diary, Johnny English, Nanny McPhee and Wild Child.



I think that I would like to use Working Title Films for the beginning of my film as they create British Films and are located in London, which is great because it's easy to get to. They produce a range of movies, therefore my film would fit into it, and it would create entertainment as well as giving the audience a moral at the end of the film.They create independent and blockbuster films, therefore my film would be more easily recognised as they appeal to a large audience across the globe. Working Title are well known, therefore people will be engaged to see the film, because they always expect a good production from them. They would also be able to create a budget that I would be able to work with on my film, to ensure that I get the right locations and equipment that I need.