We pitched our developed initial idea to the rest of our class to get feedback and possible improvements, this is our pitch:
This is the guideline script we used for our pitch:
TITLE Leonie:- Hello, we are Covert Productions, before we start, I would like to explain why we decided on this name. Covert means ‘not publically acknowledged or revealed’ much like the many of the answers that answer the questions that are asked during stereotypical thriller films therefore, we decided that this name was fitting with the conventions of the thriller genre. Now onto the ideas, we would like to hear you opinions at the end, on if you think the idea fits the thriller genre well.
OPENING SCENE Sam:- Our main idea is an opening sequence for a film called ‘Experiment 3098’. Our Opening sequence will be made up of two halves: one where the man is blinking and going between his distorted memories (like being in an exam, as a fully grown man or being called by his family and him not being able to respond) and one when it is a flash forward to after the man has gone through the narrative, as a closing scene.
GENRE Ellie:- Like ‘Dexter’ and ‘American Psycho’, our opening scene for ‘Experiment 3098’ is a Psychological-Thriller. It is all about a man who has a mental illness and at the same time, is being tested on; we aim to distort the audience’s view on reality by using fast paced editing and almost no dialogue.
THE STORY LINE OF THE FILM George:- These are the main points of the potential narrative (let all of the notes come onto the screen) This would explain why the man is constantly in different scenarios –he is reliving different memories that he doesn’t recognise as memories- but only after he closes his eyes to blink- a blink which represents a small moment in time when he falls asleep, only to wake up in another memory/ dream.
TARGET AUDIENCE Ellie:- From our research, we chose our target audience to be a PG age certificate as this is the age category that we have the most information about and it is stereotypical of the Thriller genre.
REPRESENTATIONS Leonie:- There are two main representations in our opening sequence; people with mental illnesses and men. We have a stereotypical representation of mentally ill people; vunerable; confused; worried; distracted: however, for the same reasons that we have a stereotypical representation for mentally ill people, we also have an antistereotypical representation of men. Men are stereotypically strong, both physically and mentally and it is more common for someone with a mental illness to be portrayed by a female character however, it is a thriller convention for the protagonist to have a weakness or downfall so we are still following the conventions of the thriller genre.
GRASPING ATTENTION Sam:- The fast paced editing will mean that the audience are more than likely going to miss pieces of information. This will cause the audience to ask questions and create enigmas, a common convention of the thriller genre. Jump cuts will be used for the same effects. A dramatic soundtrack will consist of low and slow brass and/ or string instruments as these are closely associated with tense moments in almost every genre. Every time the man blinks, we might use a non diegetic sound effect of a bang or slam which will make the audience wonder what the sound is. The sound would be later revealed in the film, as a machine noise, coming from a machine that is being used to test on him.
George:- Thank you for listening to our pitch, do you have any questions or feedback for us?
This is the guideline script we used for our pitch:
TITLE Leonie:- Hello, we are Covert Productions, before we start, I would like to explain why we decided on this name. Covert means ‘not publically acknowledged or revealed’ much like the many of the answers that answer the questions that are asked during stereotypical thriller films therefore, we decided that this name was fitting with the conventions of the thriller genre. Now onto the ideas, we would like to hear you opinions at the end, on if you think the idea fits the thriller genre well.
OPENING SCENE Sam:- Our main idea is an opening sequence for a film called ‘Experiment 3098’. Our Opening sequence will be made up of two halves: one where the man is blinking and going between his distorted memories (like being in an exam, as a fully grown man or being called by his family and him not being able to respond) and one when it is a flash forward to after the man has gone through the narrative, as a closing scene.
GENRE Ellie:- Like ‘Dexter’ and ‘American Psycho’, our opening scene for ‘Experiment 3098’ is a Psychological-Thriller. It is all about a man who has a mental illness and at the same time, is being tested on; we aim to distort the audience’s view on reality by using fast paced editing and almost no dialogue.
THE STORY LINE OF THE FILM George:- These are the main points of the potential narrative (let all of the notes come onto the screen) This would explain why the man is constantly in different scenarios –he is reliving different memories that he doesn’t recognise as memories- but only after he closes his eyes to blink- a blink which represents a small moment in time when he falls asleep, only to wake up in another memory/ dream.
TARGET AUDIENCE Ellie:- From our research, we chose our target audience to be a PG age certificate as this is the age category that we have the most information about and it is stereotypical of the Thriller genre.
REPRESENTATIONS Leonie:- There are two main representations in our opening sequence; people with mental illnesses and men. We have a stereotypical representation of mentally ill people; vunerable; confused; worried; distracted: however, for the same reasons that we have a stereotypical representation for mentally ill people, we also have an antistereotypical representation of men. Men are stereotypically strong, both physically and mentally and it is more common for someone with a mental illness to be portrayed by a female character however, it is a thriller convention for the protagonist to have a weakness or downfall so we are still following the conventions of the thriller genre.
GRASPING ATTENTION Sam:- The fast paced editing will mean that the audience are more than likely going to miss pieces of information. This will cause the audience to ask questions and create enigmas, a common convention of the thriller genre. Jump cuts will be used for the same effects. A dramatic soundtrack will consist of low and slow brass and/ or string instruments as these are closely associated with tense moments in almost every genre. Every time the man blinks, we might use a non diegetic sound effect of a bang or slam which will make the audience wonder what the sound is. The sound would be later revealed in the film, as a machine noise, coming from a machine that is being used to test on him.
George:- Thank you for listening to our pitch, do you have any questions or feedback for us?
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