Treatment: our planned film narrative

The concept for our story follows Todorov's theory of equilibrium; this gave us a set structure to follow when creating the narrative. It is also a trusted theory used in many films that ensures the audience are able to understand the narrative.


Our film narrative is similar to that of 'Remember Me'. From it's narrative we came up with our own narrative as explained below:

A young woman gets back to normal life after tragedy strikes. Equilibrium: Jess’s (protagonist) life is turned upside down after Michael; her boyfriend of two years dies. She isolates herself from her surroundings as she’s trying to cope. At the start of the new academic year, Jess has been finding it hard to deal with the death of her boyfriend. She starts college along with her best friend Alex. He acts as a guide for her.

Disruption: Jess decides that if she can’t cope with her life the way it is, then the best thing to do is to create a new one. A new Jess, with new motives and a new outlook on life. She begins skiving off college, going to parties and taking drugs. She turns into the complete opposite of normal self.   Resolution: Alex cannot stand by and watch while Jess continues this spiral of decline. He decides that it is time to step in and force Jess back onto the right path, because he knows this isn’t the true Jess. The two of them bond over this event and become close to one another. New Equilibrium: Jess realises that she isn’t being true to herself and that if she continues then she is only heading towards self-destruction. Alex and Jess have become an official couple. The two of them decide that the best way to honour Michael’s memory is to plant an evergreen tree in her back garden.