Pitch

Film Title – Weeping Widow

Plot Synopsis

Based on the Infamous Mary Ann Cotton of County Durham a new killer has been set loose in County Durham. Mary Ann Cotton was a troubled lady born in Sunderland who was married 21 times and her husbands would miraculously disappear and be found dead. Ava Spencer is a young, intelligent girl who like the infamous Mary Ann Cotton has grown up in a troubled household. Ava and her mother were living under the dictating rule of her father and were beaten and abused. She woke up one morning to find her mother dead in her bed throat cut and barely clothed. Ava knew immediately that this was her father’s doing and in her newfound anger she murdered her father and buried him in cement under their home. A young and ambitious detective called John Laing has been working a case for several years, tracking and hunting a young mysterious girl known as the weeping widow, this case could take him to a new stage in his career with the promise of promotion if this case is solved. In this film noir we follow Detective Laing through a dark and mysterious hunt for the weeping widow hat is Ava Spencer.

Opening Scene

In the opening scene we will see Detective Laing poring over old newspapers, photographs of victims, bagged weapons and clues. This will be set in an office cluttered and dark. The deceive will be tired and frustrated. The opening credits will come into display during the scene through transitions. Detective Laing will receive a text message from the killer before he arrives telling him of a surprise. We will then see Detective Laing arrive at the destination in which he will search for the body and in this part of the opening sequence the opening credits will

Film Idea
An ambitious detective is on the hunt for ruthless killer Ava Spencer a cold revengeful serial killer searching for brutal husbands to murder. If caught promotion is his reward.

Creative techniques

Shot reverse shot – This will be used to show the a picture of Mary Ann Cotton and then reverse to the characters face to show his concentration
Match on action – This will be used to show detective Laing performing an action and then concentrating on something else before returning back to the character
Point of view – This will be used to be able to see things happen from a characters perspective
Transitions - This will be used to introduce the credits in the 1st part of the opening scene

Funding
Dimension films will fund the film