After beginning to shoot our short film we started to think of new ideas and new ways that it could end. Along with this, we decided to remove some scenes that we were previously going to include e.g. the flashback of the mother giving Madison the necklace. The idea for the 'Group Help' scene to conclude the film also was dropped as we thought a more effective way to do it was that the flashbacks were all a dream/nightmare and she wakes up at the end, shocked (but still married to the paramedic who saved her). This is to show that yes, it was a nightmare, but a true one and something that happened to her. At the opening sequence, we have decided to involve a car crash also, as this is what leads into the flashbacks, she has been given a 'second chance' in life and the final scene shows her recovering, with the help of her husband who has saved her once before hence the name 'Saviour'.
On the other hand, the name 'Saviour' was also chosen as it is designed to reveal that only you can save yourself and help can only be given if you are willing to receive it. Therfore, the storyline can be interpreted two ways. Did Madison help herself or would she have failed without the help of Brendan, the paramedic and her future husband?
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