Film Treatment

Film Treatment

Title: Serendipity

Duration: 4 - 5 minutes

Main Characters:

Michael – one of the main focus points of the film, he believes he is “one in six billion” and that he’ll never meet someone who thinks exactly the same but would love to.

Michelle – the other main focus point of the film, she like Michael also believes that she is “one in six billion” and that she wont ever meet anyone like her, at the start she is sceptical about the idea but then her opinions change come the end of the film just before meeting Michael.


Synopsis: Fades in and begins in the street, the camera then works its way towards the male character. The character notices the camera and starts to talk to almost talk to the audience/camera. As he makes general conversation, he starts to talk about the concept of “Great Minds Think Alike” as he talks about this the camera cuts towards the female character also talking about the idea of great minds thinking alike, finishing the sentence that the male character had started in the other room. This continues to a particular point where the audience then realises that the two characters are both characters are completely oblivious. Then both character come to the point that they would love to meet someone who thinks alike as them, they both turn the corner to walk towards their houses and then they bump shoulders, they apologise but there is a nervous pause from both characters, they don’t know what to say to each other, as they go to walk away from each other they step to the same side at the same time, then they pass each other and walk on living next door to each other which we find out in the end.


Soundtrack/ Score: naturalistic soundtrack. Emphasising the background noises possibly to keep this realistic state of mind continuous.


Creative Intention: To make the audience relate to both characters, that there could very well be a person who thinks and does the same as one particular person. To create a very realistic setting and environment. Make the audience believe that this could actually happen to them.