Assessment 5: Pitch Idea

Synopsis

The male central character is a family man that puts family first in everything he ever does. They are a typical middle class family. That is until him and his family are tied up and set alight a dreadful arsonist attack that has left him scared and his family dead. He sets out to take revenge on the people that caused his families death but uncovers more than he bargained for; death, money and betrayal opening his eyes to the company he worked for. He takes the law into his own hands bringing down the company one person at a time.

Opening Sequence

There is a close up of the central characters face, which slowly starts to zoom out as he starts to recall the events that had previously happened. Flashbacks start as him and his family are tied up in the middle of a room. It then goes back to the present where the camera has zoomed out even more and he keeps talking about the events. The second flashback shows close ups of each family member and their struggle, moving back yet again to reveal more of the characters face. The third sequence involves petrol being thrown over the family by someone with an unknown identity, moving back again to reveal more of his face. The fourth and final flashback involves a match getting lit. The next part is up to the audience’s imagination. The camera continues to zoom out and finishes to reveal the fathers face burnt and scared. He then gets up puts a clip in a gun and loads it, there is a close up of the gun through this process, it then cuts to titles with the dramatic soundtrack.

Target Audience Appeal

I would give this move a 15 Certificate as from a business point of view you would get more viewers. This would also allow me to show violence even though it is only hinted through the opening sequence, it could be shown through the rest of the movie, an 18 Certificate would allow me to show more graphic violence but I don’t think that it is needed in this movie. Sometimes the imagination is scarier than what we see and reality, this means that I could just hint at the violence and the audience can make it as graphic as they want in their heads. If I looked at it through a whole movie perspective it would allow me to show more graphic scenes and make it appeal to a more adult audience but also allow me to keep the older teens in the target audience.

Creative Techniques

There will be a variety of camera angles and shots such as close-ups of props and faces, this gives the audience a sense of how the character is feeling and the close-up on the gun shows a sense of danger and creates suspense. The main character will be centrally framed starting with an extreme close up of his mouth, which gradually zooms out to reveal a close-up of the characters face to show the burns and scars left from the fire. There are also shots of the room and surroundings. There will be narration over the top of everything but there will be the screams and panic of the family on a low volume so you can faintly here it. It will also then go into a dramatic soundtrack into the titles. The lighting will be natural in the zooming scenes from a window behind the character, where as the arsonist scene will be dark with limited light. I will use effects to give the footage a more cinematic feel, which makes the movie itself look more polished and professional.