Target Audience

Age:
The age range for the thriller I am going to produce is going to be for 15 year olds and above. Using this age range we don’t have to worry about using content that is too mature for the genre and for the group’s age range.

Gender:
We are going to aim the thriller opening towards both genders as it will be easier to cater for both genders as we will be open to use more ideas. It will also rule out obvious ideas such as over sexualising men or women as it is for both genders.

Background:
The background we are going to use a more professional background because we can then make the opening less obvious and give the viewer more enigmas. Given a professional background we can also try and relate our style to that of a professional style, for example relating to professional hobbies and interests. We will be able to give a more sophisticated narrative to as the people will have had a higher education.

Demographics:
For the demographics we are aiming towards C1-A. We have done this because it will fit into our background of viewers more because they are from these categories.

Interests:
The interest of these demographics can go from reading books to going on track days to even spar days. With such a wide range of interests we can use many things in our production.

Other media the audience would use:
The demographic we have chosen will have interest in most media if not all. We would expect them to read newspapers and books, as well as listen to the radio. They will watch TV shows that have meaning and interest such as historical TV dramas and even chat shows. They may also find interest in Series TV shows such as Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. The music they listen to is probably very much open to opinion. We suspect that the music they listen to will be popular music from there time period they grew up in.

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Pitch Powerpoint

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Production Company and Ident

A production company is a company which helps to create the film. Things that a production company can help with when creating a film are budgeting which is essentially getting the money together for the production of the film. They also assist with casting and what this is is when people are casted to find the right actors for the characters of the film, they must be sure to find the best talent possible so that the film is the best it can be and the actors are as realistic and talented as possible in respect of things such as budget. They deal with scheduling which is simply scheduling the filming of the shots needed to make the film and this could be which shots are going to be filmed on each day and the timings of the filming of each shot as there are strict schedules when filming to create a film as they have a release date to work to which they have to get the film together and ready by. Scripting is also a thing that the production company deal with and this is what each character says and also at what times, this scripting will be given to all the cast members and they will have the lines which they have to learn. Not only this but they also have the responsibility of finding a director which both fits the film and also will want to actually be the director of the film.

A production company will oversee the film from start to finish and this is from when it is just an idea to the completion of the film. Having the production company oversee the film from idea to completion will mean that they can have a good input to the film and be able to provide things such as finance for the film even in its early days.

The production company also have liabilities which will fall on them and these are things which could go wrong with the film and the filming of the film. For example if an actor were to be doing some form of stunt and the equipment used wasn’t either set up correctly or just wasn’t safe and the actor became hurt due to the improper equipment then the production company would be responsible for anything that went wrong. This could make them legally liable and could cause them to face legal trouble.

Production company ident

An effective production company ident should have a number of different things and the first one being a soundtrack which makes it different to other idents and one that also attracts the viewers’ attention.  The animation should also have aspects which attract the viewers’ attention meaning it not just a still image and it should be moving in some way. Lighting is also essential in the production company ident being effective as it makes it stand out to the viewer and make it clearly seen making it more memorable for the viewer.

 

Lionsgate is an effective production company ident and the reason for this is due to the fact that. Firstly there is a moving animation within the ident and this is also effective as this can change depending on the film that it is at the start of. This therefore makes the ident more interesting for the viewer as it’s not just the same animation for every film they are Production Company for. The lighting for the ident is good as well which makes the animation well seen to the viewer and also helps to highlight the name of the production company which makes it stand out to the viewer.

The production company we would be using would be Lions Gate Entertainment. This production company’s headquarters is based in Santa Monica, California. The reason why we would use Lions Gate is due to the fact that this production company has made a number of good thrillers from “Inception” to “Lord of War” meaning that they have good experience in making thrillers and would be able to give us the right help and guidance we would need to make a good thriller. Having the production company based in the US could prove to be a problem however there is no problem with them coming to the UK in our eyes.  The way that the thriller would be funded is by having the Lions Gate get the funds together for our film and we would also invest some money ourselves.

 

Sound

Sound

When it comes to sound we will be using a soundtrack which we have found on YouTube which is royalty free which means that we can use this without any copyright issues. We will also use sound effects and recorded sounds within the thriller opening.

The first sound effect that we will use within our opening will be a match being struck as this and this match will be seen accompanied with the title ‘In Association with DMLN’. This will then be followed by an image match of a cigarette being lit by a match in the first shot of the opening titles. After this has been seen the soundtrack we have found will then start.

Our soundtrack is very stylistic of a thriller soundtrack and the reason for this is because it contains orchestral instruments which provide build up and in turn providing a tension and building up aspect to the soundtrack. There is also a heavy beat in the background of the soundtrack which really adds to the atmosphere of the soundtrack. The heavy beat in the background also helps to add to the pace of the soundtrack which helps to really gain the audience’s attention. Our inspiration for liking this soundtrack was from The Bourne franchise of films and especially Bourne Ultimatum where we found that our track was similar to a track which we really liked within the Bourne film. This soundtrack that we were inspired by contains the same elements as the soundtrack we will be using as it contains orchestral instruments which help to create tension and a heavy beat which creates pace and attracts the viewers’ attention.

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Thriller Pitch Notes

Thriller pitch

The pitch includes 8 slides and is a summary of the detailed tasks you complete.

Each slide in the pitch will link to a task.

Slide 1

·         Introduce yourself

·         Create a company logo

·         What are you doing (creating a thriller opening)

·         Who’s your target audience

·         Create a target audience profile

·         Level 4: create a company logo and compare to real companies

Slide 2

·         What is your concept and USP

·         What happens in the opening

·         Narrative and genre (and sub-genre)

·         What style are you going for?

·         What is different about your thriller than any other out there

Slide 3

·         Shot list and storyboard – brief description for the shots in your thriller and how they engage the audience

·         Task – shot list and story board

·         Level 4: At least 40 shots prepared with a detailed story board

Slide 4

·         Thriller ideas – Mis-en-scene

·         What are your MeS

·         Props

·         Style

·         Genre and sub-genre

·         Actors

·         Locations

·         Task – MeS, location scouting and actor auditions

·         Level 4: Mis-en -scene and analysis of genre

Slide 5 and 6

·         Slide 5

·         Typography and ident – How are the titles going to be shown

·         Poll everywhere for finding the best font

·         Slide 6

·         Create an opening title timeline for your opening thriller of other thrillers

Slide 7

·         Sound and effects

·         What sound track have you chosen/going to make?

·         Give a small snippet of the track in the pitch

·         What thrillers has influenced your sound choice

Slide 8

·         Risk assessment

·         What are the potential hazards within the film and how will you overcome them?