Preparing for the Pitch

GCSE Film Studies

Pitch

•Logline

•150 word overview

Pre-Production

•Screenplay •or

•Storyboard

Production

•Poster Campaign •or

• Magazine Feature

Evaluative

Analysis

•350-750 written analysis

Overview of Assignment

You need to make reference to:

oThe narrative of your film oHow your narrative relates to genre

conventionsoRefer to at least one other film to illustrate conventions

oYour main characters and who might play them oYour potential audience oHow your idea will be successful

All this should work within the codes and

conventions of the HORROR genre

Characters Who is the main character? What is their goal?

Conflict Who is the villain of your film?

Distinction What makes your film different?

Setting What is time period and setting?

Action What drives the narrative forward?

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You must have this completed for John’s class on Monday

List the SUB-GENRES of horror below

Which is your favourite? This is the one you are working with....

Write in here why these are conventional?

Find 3 more key PROPS from your sub-genre of Horror

Write in here why these are conventional?

Find 3 more key settings from your sub-genre of horror

Find 3 key villains and list their motivations here

Crazy possessed girl from evil dead, wants to kill everyone as demons have been released from The Book of the dead

Find 3 different and key character types and list their goals here

Main character in Evil Dead (played by Bruce Campbell), starts out as an ordinary guy but becomes courageous and heroic (and a bit crazy) as he battles demons

You might need this slide to list continue listing charcters....

Now think of three contemporary actors who have played similar character types and/or been in horror films

Jack Nicolson has been in horror before and he is also good at playing the scary and crazy bad guy, he is also very famous and will have a predetermined fan base, but he is a bit old for the target audience of 16-30’s

You might need this slide to list continue finding actors....

Write in here why these are conventional?

Research the pitch or synopsis from 3 films from your sub-genre of horror (use IMDB) and list main points of action here

You might need this slide to list continue listing the narratives....

Find 3 more movie posters from your sub-genre of horror and analyse briefly like this

• Lists the actors and director• Red suggests danger• Font of Psycho suggests something has gone wrong or is broken• Tag line shows the film is new and exciting

You might need this slide to list continue analysing the posters....

You might need this slide to list continue analysing the posters....

This must be complete for John on Monday – print and bring

Now put these individual elements all together i.e. Crazed killer possessed by demons Action happens in isolated location Hero must fight his fears as well as the villain Villain gets possessed, starts killing, hero stops him

before he reaches the orphanage Ryan Gosling as hero and Jack Nicolson as villain My movie is different because possession comes in

the form of the roman god of war Mars Directed by Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm St,

Scream)