The Only Lifeline Joe Griffiths & Rebecca Stanway

We chose the title name because in our storyline the main part of the film is based around a Syrian border which people use to cross to safety. This is many peoples only way out! Their only lifeline is so cross the river without being caught.

Why we chose the title name?

: Channing Tatum, He would attract the female audience to watch the film, he also has stared in other romantic war films for example ‘Dear John’

Charlotte: Mila Kunis: We have chosen this star because she is a mega star who everyone would be interested in seeing what character she plays in the film.

: Dwayne Johnson: We have chosen this character because he is known as a tough actor who always plays a very serious character but has a softer side when it comes to certain matters.

Characters

To create interest we in release a trailer with snippets of the film for example;

The begging of the trailer will be a shot of the still river, this tranquil image will be disturbed by an explosion, the camera will black out to flashes of explosions, soldiers (including Channing Tatum) holding back civilians from the river. The next shot will be in slow motion showing both Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum looking terrified running through the river, it will then show them in jail, a small shot of Dwayne Johnson in military uniform with an explosion behind him will also feature. The credits will appear at the end. By doing the shots of out sequence it will create an enigma in the audience because they are not sure what has happened in the time between shots.

Hopefully this enigma will boost sales.

Creating Interest (enigma code)

The storyline to our film is relatively simple, it involves a young Syrian soldier who feels sorry for the local people and decides to try and help them. It is set in Syria in the middle of the war that is going on. The young Syrian soldier has been ordered along with his colleagues to watch the border and make sure that no more civilians leave the country. But Asad (Channing Tatum) cannot let these vulnerable people suffer anymore so he decides to take brave action and helps sneak people through the border to safety.However one day he gets caught helping a young girl Charlotte (Mila Kunis) through, they are taken to the nearest prison and are locked up. The soldier who is guarding the two starts to recognise the young girl in the cell. He keeps having regular flashbacks and finally realises that this girl is his sister, they were split up when they were very young due to their mother and fathers deaths and they were both put into care. The young soldier decided to help his sister and the other soldier out, he races to get the to the border as he knows he can get them to safety but unfortunately as he is helping them across the border they are caught and there is only enough time for two to cross, the brother decides to sacrifice himself for his sister and her male companion as he is shot dead in front of her.

Storyline, Settings, Themes

Our film is different because it is relevant to the current situation in Syria, although dramatized for film the bases is still the same. The target audience is for teenage girls with the genre of war, this has never really been done before making our film unique to other war films, although there are two love interests in the film the central point is the conflict in Syria.

What makes our film different?

To create interest we will put a link to the trailer on networking sites we will also promote on Twitter.

The first 200 to view the trailer will get a meet and great session with Mila and Channing.

We will also do a film premiere for the first 1000 to view the trailer.

We will set up interviews for the radio stations, TV and you tubers.

How will we create interest?