Pitch

Pitch

By Sarah Ghile

The Challenge – KSN PRODUCTIONS

Genre• We will be doing a 2 minute opening sequence of

a thriller film. • It could be considered a physiological thriller as it

emphasizes the psychology of its characters and their unstable emotional stat.

• Action packed and full of suspense

Log line – Darren is forced into a series of challenges that test his mental strength as well as his physical endurance.

Plot (opening sequence)• Young male named Jake falls asleep in his bed• Wakes up in a forest confused and disoriented• In front of him is a mat that reads “welcome” and on the mat are the

following items: a chisel, a hammer and an x ray of his penis with a capsule in it

• Beside him a phone rings, he answers it and a voice says “your someone who likes to set people challenges, you’ve had your chances to change but refused to. In your penis is a capsule, you have 60 seconds to remove it or you will be killed. Your challenge starts now.”

• The count down begins and is shown on the phone screen• In a panic he quickly grabs the hammer and chisel to where the –ray

indicated the capsule was and tries to build up the courage to do it• He shakes and flinches but raises his hand as if to do it• The screen cuts to black and the rest is left to the audiences

imagantion

Similar Films• One of the main focuses of the Saw film series

are the traps created for their victims. In the movies, the serial murderer, Jigsaw, places individuals into traps for having wasted or misused their lives; each trap serving the purpose of testing the victim's will to live. As such, these devices force subjects into near-death situations where they are typically given the opportunity to either save themselves or die. These traps are referred to as games and the whole concept of this film was very influential to our plot. Similarly to saw, our film centres around the idea of these life and death situations being “games” or as we refer to them as “challenges”. The challenges that our protagonist faces are set up by an antagonist that is clearly twisted, but again similarly to saw is trying to teach the protaginsit a lesson.

Similar Films

Target Audience• Our film is targeted at those aged 15-45, both

males and females all though the violent nature and plot of our film may appeal ore to the male audience.

• It’s mature content of philological mind play may appeal to more older audience who could have a better understanding of the mental affects and the mental battle between the antagonist and protagonist.

Cast• Our cast for our opening sequence will consist of

one person.• A young male – the protagonist (actor is yet to be decided)

• Our film will also feature a ‘voice’ • (voice yet to be decided)

MISE-EN-SCENECinematography Camera shots: • An extreme long shot, POV shot, close up, extreme close upLighting• Low key, out door natural lighting (grey skies to set mode of gloom

and danger)

Props• Chisel, hammer, x-ray picture, mat, a phone, Costume• Ripped, shredded white shirt, and slightly ripped, dirty grey shorts,

black or brown socks, no shoesLocation• Hainault forest

Location