F I L M P I T C H
- 1. p i t c h a y u s h a
- 2. o p e n i n g s e q u e n c e My film is about an unstable, psychotic artist who murders people just to satisfy his need to paint them. He is seen with a shrine of all his previous work that is well documented through his photography over the years. His character is portrayed in a way that would make my audience feel very uncomfortable since he personally addresses my viewers by his narration. He is seen as a ruthless and an inhuman being– a bit like Norman Bates from the movie ‘Psycho (1960)’.
- 3. ‘ t h e c a n v a s ’ I chose to name my film ‘the canvas’ as it is a short but catchy title. The word canvas relates to artists, creativity and a new start. It manages to give a hint of what the film could be about, but yet, it doesn’t give away too much to the point where there is no suspense for my audience. The name of my production company will be called ‘Ellipsis Films’ and I chose this because the ellipsis symbol is three dots that are placed right after one another. It is used when there is more to a text or when the writer is trying to achieve suspense.
- 4. t a r g e t a u d i e n c e I have chosen my target audience to be within the ages of 15 to 58 as my film genre suits the age bracket and it is quite simple to understand in terms of the narrative. I plan on targeting both the genders, however, I do feel that this would be more appealing to the males as it includes violence– which I gathered from the questionnaire I had carried out, that majority of the males preferred ‘action’ and ‘horror’ over the other genres. In terms of psychographics, I would say that my film would attract the ‘strugglers’ as they, by definition, seek escape and are disorientated. This film would be a 15 as it contains violent scenes as well as a disturbing storyline.
- 5. g e n r e The genre of my film is psychological horror and the way I will make this evident throughout my film is through the use of music, narration, editing, mise-en-scene and shot types. The font that I will be using for titles would be a rough and grunge typeface with a hint of red so it could denote the implication of blood within the film.
- 6. t e c h n i c a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s I plan on using many close-up shots of my characters in the film as this would help the audience to empathise with them (depending on which character my camera focuses on). For example the close-up of the ‘corpse’ would evoke a feeling of pity and sadness within the audience as they realise he is just another helpless victim. Within my opening sequence, I will use fast edits such as jump cuts and fast cutting. This will help keep the viewers on their feet as it increases the height of the film. The sound techniques that I will be using are contrapuntal sounds since it will confuse the audience and divert their attention from the serious aspects of the film.
- 7. l o g i s t i c s Locations: A dimly lit study room, a wide corridor and a theatre. Cast: Omar Elatabany as the artist and Malik Attanayake as the corpse.