P1(a) Treatment

Title: ABDUCTED

Medium: Short film, 24 FPS, 1080p

Run Time: 3:31 

Synopsis: This short film follows a young man who is obsessed with a woman in his building. He has access to cameras that he can see the woman on every day, and he watches them religiously, even as the woman is with other men. One day, he sees that the woman is in danger and because of his high level of surveillance on the woman he is able to intervene and save her. 

Key Scenes: The first key scene is the opening shot. A dark and decrepit room is lit by a single lightbulb. It sets the tone for the movie as being dark, gritty and a little creepy, but it also signifies that there will be a “light” at the end, or some form of hope. This is followed by a close up of tree branches which indicate the surveillance that is present in the film. The audience “creeps” through the branches like Man 1 creeps on Woman 1. 

Another key scene is one where the young man is watching a woman and another man on the elevator. He watches as they kiss each other and is clearly excited by it. This establishes the level of obsession the man has for watching other people. It is not clear whether this is his footage and, if it is, whether he got it with the people in the film knowing he got it. It shows that he knows what he is doing with a camera and that he is a bit of a voyeur. 

The final key scene is of Man 1 in the end. There was a close up when Woman 1 first gets attacked where the man looks unsure what to do. Later, after he follows the group that takes her away, his face looks more sure as the camera zooms in on him. It’s not clear if he is going to save her but the fact that he made it that far makes it seem like he will chase the attackers off. He is also finally making himself known to her, which he will presumably have to explain. 

Target Audience: This film is for the people who should be at least over 12 years old. It is dark and creepy and involves and obsession that is not suitable for young audiences. It is meant to make the audience feel uneasy, at first because of the surveillance involved but by the end it is even more unsettling because the person who would save the woman who is being watched is the one who watches her. It makes the audience give a second thought as to who a “hero” is and what people do behind closed doors even if they come off as being heroic and kind.