My Original Narrative

The narrative for my trailer will commence with a shot of a new mother and father and their new baby boy (Patrick). It will then flash forward to when the child is two and is seen to frequently have psychotic rages and is extremely violent. The parents are unable to cope with him and give the child away for adoption/ mental institution.

We then see the boy 15 years later and his behaviour and his obsession with his old family are becoming increasingly worse. When he is in his 20’s and can legally set himself free. He appears to be ‘normal’ again convincing the doctors that he is stable enough to live his own life. This is in fact untrue.

 He discovers the house where he used to live only to find that he has been replaced. Patrick then has an ‘episode’ and plans to kill his replacement in order to come home. Ryan the ‘new brother’ feels as though someone is watching him and following him and he seems to be becoming more and more paranoid. His girlfriend Lydia is becoming increasingly worried for his safety however unknown to her, she is Patrick’s next target.

The development- My main victim Ryan will experience alot more paranoia and disturbance in his life. The killer will be playing mind tricks with Ryan and making him believe things are happening when they are not. The audience will be made to believe that Ryan is lying or seeing things by having the other characters not believe him and dismiss his ‘cries’.

The Problem-

Patrick’s face keeps appearing everywhere, in crowded corridors, in parks, at school and whilst driving, thus leading Ryan’s paranoia to increase. There is an incident that happens that makes his girlfriend Lydia say she has had enough. The incident happens when they are driving. They are arguing in the car because Ryan is adamant that someone is constantly following him Lydia screams at Ryan to stop as someone is standing in the road. Ryan swerves the car of the road and swears blind that it was the same face he keeps seeing everywhere. Lydia having enough, moves her belongings into the spare room needing space from Ryan.

-The discovery-Whilst Lydia is sorting out boxes in the spare room she comes across a locked case, guessing the password she gains entry into the box. She discovers old medical records and photos of another baby. She looks at the photo and discovers that it looks like the face Ryan described. After reading the report she hears footsteps behind her, thinking its Ryan she stays on the floor and looks up. To her surprise it is the man from the photos ‘Patrick’. There is a struggle and Lydia’s bracelet falls of her hand, Patrick overpowers her and strangles her.

.-The Climax-Ryan then comes home and looks for Lydia.He starts to read the paperwork, as he reads the tension is building, the phone rings breaking the silence. It is Ryan’s dad, just as Ryan says everything is ok, but has found something peculiar the phone goes dead.

-The Final Scene-Patrick is standing behind Ryan as he has emerged from the closet that resides in the spare room, there is a struggle between them,but Ryan manages to break away. He runs down the stairs and finds that every door has been locked, and the keys are missing. He then runs to the kitchen for a weapon to find that all the knives and sharp objects have been removed all but one thing, a spade by the back door...