Switched

Switched

Pitch

Narrative

CHARACTERS• Harry : The good friend who wears the white

band.• Ben: The bad friend who wears the black band.• Lucy: Harry’s sister• Harry’s Mother

Todorov Narrative Theory

• Equilibrium: Harry and Ben are friends.• Disruption: Ben knocks out Harry, swaps their

identities, kills Lucy and tries to trick Harry’s Mother.

• Recognition: Harry’s Mother releases that what he’s telling her is true.

• Repair: Harry’s Mother tells him to stay in Ben’s body.

• New Equilibrium: Harry keeps Ben’s identity to escape prison.

Audience

AGE• Our Target audience is 13-25 year olds.• Films with genres Fantasy and Thriller are aimed

at an audience of this age group.• Examples• Sucker Punch – Action, Fantasy, Thriller - 12A• Elektra – Action, Fantasy, Thriller – 12A• Ghost Rider – Action, Fantasy, Thriller – 12A• Dorian Gray – Drama, Fantasy, Thriller – 15

GENDER• Characters are of both genders and so

Switched should appeal to both genders.

LOCATION• Switched is set inside of an ordinary

working class home and so is likely to appeal to an audience from a working class background.

Genre• Switched is a Hybrid of Fantasy and Thriller.

FANTASY• Supernatural events – Ben and Harry swap

identities.• Magic – Wristbands• Escapism – Harry tries to escape the magic of

the wristbands and when he finds he can’t he accepts his fate in order to escape prison.

THRILLER

• Shock – Ben knocks out his friend Harry unexpectedly.

• Suspense/Tension – Lucy drinks poisoned drink.• Anxiety – Harry’s mother don’t believe him.• Uncertainty – Whether Harry’s mum will believe him.• Plot twist – Harry has to compromise and keep Ben’s

identity and lose his own.• Cliff hanger- Harry looking like Ben tells the Police to

come in.

Mise-en-scene

• Costume – Wristbands• Props – Mirror, Poison, Baseball bat, Note• Facial expressions – e.g. Evil :Ben, Confused:

Harry and Harry’s mother• Body Language – e.g. Pain: When Harry is

electric shocked by wristband.

Camera

• POV shots – To show what the character sees – e.g. Ben sees Harry’s reflection when he looks in the mirror.

• Close ups – Capture character facial expressions – e.g. Harry’s shocked face when he finds Lucy dead.

• Extreme close ups – used to create emphasis – e.g. poison sign on bottle.

Sound

MUSIC• Tense music – e.g. When Ben Pours poison in

Lucy’s drink• Music building in Climax – e.g. As Lucy dies

SOUND EFFECTS• Magical – When Ben swaps the wristbands.• Electric Shocks – when Harry tries to take off

wristband.

Editing

• Slow motion – Creating suspense – e.g. When Lucy picks up poisoned drink.

• Cut to Black – To signify when a character has been knocked out – e.g. When Ben Knocks out Harry.

Representation GENDER• The narrative revolves around the two male

characters, making the two female characters the supporting roles.

AGE• Harry’s mum is the eldest character enabling her to

make the decision in who to believe and what’s to be done.

OTHER• Switched doesn’t look at any other representational issues.

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