Basic Planning

Basic Planning Sheet

Title	‘Telepathy’
Characters	Sarah Hobbs played by Emily Nightingale Mrs Hobbs played by Bethan White Steve Hobbs played by Ethan Hawke Hannah Hobbs played by Emily Nightingale
Plot	In the beginning of the scene, old videos are playing of Sarah and Hannah when they were younger. (Returning to the present day) Sarah Hobbs is looking at a photograph of her and her twin sister, Hannah, who has died unexpectedly. She puts her hand on her daughter's shoulder to comfort her. As she puts the photoframe back on the shelf, it falls of unassisted and smashes onto the floor. In the kitchen, her mother is making dinner, chopping and boiling potatoes whilst Sarah is in the garden and appears to be talking to the swing that has no one on it. Mrs Hobbs is worried about Hannah and texts her husband Steve. As she looks up from sending her text, Hannah has moved in a split second to right in front of the window that Mrs Hobbs was looking out of before sending her text.
Location	In the opening scene, the location from the home videos is varied and then when it cuts to the present day, it is set in a home. The scene with the photo frame is set in a living room, the mother is chopping potatoes in the kitchen and Hannah is in the garden towards the end of the opening, which is in the same house.
Casting Ideas	Ideally, we wanted to cast Leonardo Dicaprio in our film as we knew this would gain us the most box office. However, typically, Dicaprio doesn’t act in horror films, therefore it would be more appropriate to cast a male to play Steve, who has starred in horror films. This is the reason for Ethan Hawke in our horror film as he has been in horror films such as Sinister and The Purge.
Target Audience	The target audience for our brief is young adults and teens between the ages of 15 to 25.
Genre	Horror film with the sub genre of paranormal.