AS Media Opening Treatment

Lost Property

 Full Movie Analysis

A man is held captive in a storage warehouse against his will; he doesn’t remember who he is or what he did before waking up in the warehouse. There are then flashbacks to show that the man had been given a briefcase, but the briefcase had been stolen from him, these flashbacks give hints to his past but are never made clear. The man is then approached by a figure in a suit called Mr. X and is told he has 48 hours to find the briefcase or England as he knows it will be changed forever. The man races against time, investigating clubs, houses and hotels to find the man who stole the briefcase. He finally catches up to the thief who is revealed to be an American spy ordered to retrieve the contents of the briefcase. The two men fight on a rooftop and the man is victorious, he returns the briefcase to Mr. X, who promptly shoots the man in the head, killing him instantly. The content of the briefcase is never revealed, nor is Mr. X’s identity.

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Opening analysis

A long zooming shot of a man tied up in an empty warehouse, he is beaten and bruised, and he looks weak. There is a flash back of his life where he is performing a strange deal with a suitcase, there is then a reaction shot of this flash back of guilt. Another flash back to another friend opening the briefcase with a smile, while the man is behind it looking lost in thought. Another reaction shot of the man looking in great sadness. A third flashback to the man holding the briefcase and wrestling it away from someone, third reaction shot of the man looking agitated. A final flashback of someone walking away with the briefcase while the man is on the floor with a look of horror. The final reaction shot is of fear, as if he is about to break down in tears. The final shot is the first long shot zooming outwards, and just as the directors’ credit appears, the legs of a man walk on camera. The name of the movie ‘Lost Property' appears on screen. Cut to black.