1) A hit man hits a woman over the head with a baseball bat in a foggy graveyard, only to discover that the victim is his wife.
2) The document outlines ideas for a thriller genre film including stock characters, settings, narrative structure, and potential actors like Danny Dyer, Jessica Alba, and Jason Statham.
3) The proposed budget for the film is £100 million, with £10 million each for Jessica Alba and Danny Dyer, and £20 million for Jason Statham.
1. Media Studies G321: Our Pitch Genre: Thriller Group: Lauren Burge, Laura King, Siobhan Hayes and Mat Smith
2. The Opening Fogy graveyard - Cold Dialogue exchanged between the gangster and hit man Women goes to visit her father’s grave Hit man hits women with a baseball bat round the head Women is dead, hit man looks at the women and realizes its his wife ENIGMA CODE
3. The Genre - Thriller Iconography Stock Characters Weapons – axe, shotgun, baseball bat Make-up/mask/injuries Transportation – time machine Dark colour contrast Vulnerable (Women) Music – tracking (follow) Hero – man Love interest – wife, girlfriend Victim – family member, really rich Villain Psychologically disturbed Police – FBI Setting Narrative Stormy seas Abandoned street Empty forest Foggy setting Alley way Seasons: breathe (cold) Warehouse/houses Mystery – alone – unknown Quiet Graveyard Psychological twist Murders Parallel narrative Fight Open ended feeling Damsel in distress Change in place ENIGMA CODE
4. The Narrative Act 1: Narrative, characters, style, reason to care, leading to… Plot Point 1 = THE PROBLEM Act 2: Problems grow, confrontations with enemy, leading to… Plot Point 2 = SHIFT OF POWER/PURPOSE Act 3: Hero takes control. Face off with the enemy
5. The Characters Characters involved in our film: - The hit man - The gangster (mysterious character) - The women (wife) Actors we think would fit the part: - Danny Dyer (the gangster) - Villain - Jessica Alba (the wife) - Princess - Jason Statham (the hit man) - Hero
6. Danny Dyer Typical hit man Plays scary characters Fighting/gangster films
7. Jessica Alba Stars in the film awake Great romance actress Plays the twist of them movie excellently
9. Audience Rating for this film will be BBFC classifications: Theme Language Nudity Sex Violence Imitable techniques Horror Drugs
10. Budget Range Release date in the UK: 2 nd October 2011 Distributor: MGM Budget: £100,000,000 Jessica Alba: £10,000,000 Jason Statham: £20,000,000 Danny Dyer: £10,000,000