media pitch

Media StudiesG321: Our Pitch

Genre: Thriller

Group: Lauren Burge, Laura King, Siobhan Hayes and Mat Smith

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

The Genre - ThrillerIconography 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

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

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

Danny Dyer

•Typical hit man•Plays scary characters•Fighting/gangster films

Jessica Alba

•Stars in the film awake

•Great romance actress

•Plays the twist of them movie excellently

Jason Statham

•Typical thriller actor•Scary

•Great gangster actor

Audience• Rating for this film will be• BBFC classifications:• Theme• Language• Nudity• Sex• Violence• Imitable techniques• Horror• Drugs

Budget Range

• Release date in the UK: 2nd October 2011

• Distributor: MGM

• Budget: £100,000,000

• Jessica Alba: £10,000,000

• Jason Statham: £20,000,000

• Danny Dyer: £10,000,000