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The Ripper is a dramatic thriller filled with suspense with many different twists. It will be a certificate 15 as there is only mild swearing and scenes of violence, there are no references to sex or drugs.

Concept:- A boy becomes a murderer who eventually gets locked in a mental institution but escapes & goes on a killing spree, however the police are out to catch him.

Synopsis:-
Beginning:- Charles was a regular boy, he played out like every other 10 year old, throughout the years he started to develop this unhealthy obsession, unknown to his parents he collect dead animals and stored them in the shed, at the end of the garden. Each animal increasing in size as the years past on. Charles was about 16, he moved out to pursue his education, or so his parents thought, however one day, he committed the most unholy act, killing another human being. He kept this secret from his parents for a number of years; at 18 they bought him a house to congratulate him on his exam results. However his parents were still totally unaware that he had an extremely dark sadistic side. He abducted women and decapitated them, storing them in the basement of this new house. Charles was a loner, a lost sheep. He remained to himself but did have the odd friend and he didn’t venture out into clubs and bars like any other teenager, he just wanted to stay at home.

Middle:- When Charles had friends over he wouldn’t leave them alone for to long, just in case they were to root around and find that he had an extremely sadistic secret. This friendship of his soon developed into a relationship and Charles and Annie soon started dating, he kept this secret from her and acted like there was nothing wrong. They soon moved their relationship to the next level, and Annie moved in with Charles causing him to move all this items to the basement of his new house. The months past on, and Annie decided to end the relationship with Charles, saying she’s found someone else. One night a devastated Charles released his secret upon Annie, kidnapping her and torturing her in the house she once called home. Days became months and people started to wonder where Annie was, what had happened to her? And why wasn’t she answering her calls? The police soon got involved and all the evidence came back to Charles, he was the last person to have contact with her, the last to see her. They brought him in for questioning but he remained silent. The police were getting nowhere. Eventually they got a warrant to search his house, and soon found out his sadistic hidden secret. They found Annie along with numerous other female victims hidden away in his basement out of sight from any wondering eye. He was convicted of murder and was sent to a mental institution for the criminally insane. But what would happen in the next few years would change history forever!

End:- As the years passed, Charles came up with a plan on how to escape. He knew everything about times, where people were. He’d been watching them for that long, yet they were all completely unaware of what would happen next. Days passed and Charles saw his chance to escape and took it. Back on the streets, she sought revenge on the female population. His addiction had taken over him; he was like a chain smoker going cold turkey something which would only lead to the person back into that bad habit. And it was true; Charles started to kill again, but remained completely anonymous from the police and they didn’t expect anything. Since they couldn’t find him, they couldn’t stop the murders. He stumbled around town in need of his next fix, following woman around like a love sick puppy. Eventually he saw his chance to kill again; he followed 3 girls and killed each one. However unknowing to him, each of them dropped and item which would lead in Charles recapture.

Opening Scene:-
The opening scene is shot in only 2 locations, the park & a retirement home - "mental institution". The sequence starts with Charles escaping the retirement home, and then it goes to a shot of Natalie & Melissa walking in the park with Sophie following behind them. One by one, the girls get murdered leaving an item of theirs behind.

Target Audience:-
The film should appeal to a older teenage audience - 15 ~ 19 - because the thriller would be intrigued to the violence and to the sadistic plot line however it could also attract an older audience, as it's set in everyday life therefore it's more realistically appealing.