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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