BlueSkyStudios

Pitch

Final Film IdeaOur final film idea is a psychological thriller. It will feature a male teenager who has developed into a psychopath. The film will be set in an urban area, with some scenes featuring a school. The main storyline of the film will focus on the psychopathic character having a troubled life, and very much feeling like an outsider. While we focus on his character being an observer of people we will be able to develop the characters personality of being abnormal. The teenager would begin to do things in the film which suggest his changing personality and ultimately he will end as a serial killer and have a obsession with killing victims who treat him badly in his school.

Psychological ThrillerWe chose this genre and storyline as all our synopses were similar and the results of the survey suggested that we should do a psychological thriller. The sub-genre of our opening sequence is psychological thriller. We chose this sub-genre because the majority of people who took our survey said that they would prefer this genre. Furthermore, there are lots of ways that we can make this, due to the broad variety of options.

ConventionsOur opening conventions are going to include a production logo which promotes institution. We will also have opening credits stating stating the directors or actors names. We will mainly focus on developing an understanding of the character for the audience rather than the storyline, mainly because the character is so mysterious and sinister, giving the audience a more chilling atmosphere form the start.

Main CharacterThe main character (the psychopath) will be the focus of the introduction because we want to show the audience his perspective of life and develop a relationship which will make him seem more unusual throughout the scene. We will show him in a dangerous way but not reveal to much of what he could potentially do in the rest of the film.

Other CharactersThe victims of the psychopath will only be featured briefly and they will not give away to much of their character as that could give away the storyline. The other characters will only be used to develop the story for the audience rather than give any detailed understanding of the character.

Visual StyleWe will focus on using low key lighting to create a dark and mysterious atmosphere as well as having a variety of very fast and slow paced cuts to create a mixed feeling of tension for the audience. The use of sound in the opening sequence is essential. We will mainly use intense camera angles, such as close ups, to build up tension and enigma. The colours we will use will be mainly reds and blacks, this is because these colours are usually associated with this sub-genre and were the most chosen colours in our survey.

Target Audience We have a target audience of teenagers, with a certificate of a 12A. From the results of our survey the majority of our participants were 16 – 18. Making it a 12A means that we can vary our options and make it appeal to all ages.

Unique Selling PointThe unique selling point of our thriller film is that we are having the main character as the psychopath and seeing the film from his point of view. The audience is going to like this film over other films because this is a rare feature used in thriller films.