Pitch first draft
- 1. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO, TO PROTECT THE ONES YOU LOVE?...THE WORLD IS A DANGEROUS PLACE. TRUST. NO ONE.
- 2. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION I am making a thriller opening in media to conclude a term of research on the genre of thrillers in the film industry, and the aspects that are included in this genre. My thriller will include crime and murder with motive, which is a key aspect in this genre. Thrillers are often very dark and creepy, another trait I have included in my opening which will establish the mood and theme for the rest of the film.
- 3. PLOT SUMMARY Set in modern day, two friends lead a fairly normal life style. Or so they think. One of the friends is secretly obsessed with the safety other. They have photos of this person in various places from every single day, as if hey are tracking them through their every move. They become obsessed with keeping them from others, killing people who come into contact with the victim. However, when an argument turns nasty, their mission takes a dark turn.
- 4. OPENING SEQUENCE The very first scene is dark and gloomy, creepy like the stalker who is the main villain. This sets expectation for the atmosphere for the rest of the film. The first murder is committed here, meaning that there is more to this in the rest of the film. It establishes the lengths this stalker will go to, and their motivation is very powerful. The purpose of an opening sequence is to hook the audience and make them begin to start asking questions. My opening will achieve this by only revealing half the story behind the first murder. Why were they angry with this person? Why are they following them so closely? To protect them? If so, from what?
- 5. GREAT SUCCESS Divergent, Gone Girl… These are names of the most popular thrillers to come out in the past year. With so much diversity in the thriller genre, there is something for everyone’s taste with mystery, action, or even supernatural thrillers. Mystery and crime thrillers are some of the biggest thrillers to make money in the box office, meaning that my thriller will have a huge chance at being the next must-watch movie.
- 6. In a recent survey, my audience sample of 10 people aged 16-17 said that they would most like to watch a mystery/horror thriller, which is why I have made the opening suspenseful. The suspense building up to the first murder sets the expectations high for the rest of the film, meaning that the opening has served is purpose and hooked the audience.
- 7. TECHNICAL DETAILS A target audience is required to estimate who we are going to try and sel the thriller to. A target audience gives us an idea of what age the audience will be, so we can give the correct certificate for this film. For my thriller, I think that it will be most popular among 16 and above, males and females, and due to violence it is nor suitable for those under this age. From asking a target audience of 10 people aged 16-17, I found that everyone in this group liked suspenseful style thrillers, that contain deaths and chase scenes. From this I know that this will be a successful thriller.
- 8. MARKETING With modern technology and social media, marketing and advertising will be an easy way to spread the word about this new thriller. With the great enthusiasm of this target audience, merchandise opportunities are endless. T-shirts, posters, accessories are all highly profitable in the market with the audience we want to sell this to. Thriller TV shows are becoming increasingly popular, such as The Killing and Sherlock, so this makes my thriller a good opportunity for a new TV show to become developed. A unique selling point of my thriller, is the different motive behind the actions of the killer. A stalker is a common factor in a thriller, however they are usually doing it with intention to kill someone in the first place. My thriller is unique because this killer is trying to protect their target, however when they fail their motives turn dark.