Film pitch presentation

Film pitch presentation

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  Film Pitch Presentation MiddleMan
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  Plot  My filmidea is about life after death and the mystery of finding out how the main character has died. It follows the thriller/mystery genre and is about a person who has been killed but continues to exist unseen to the average eye. In the opening scene he realizes that he is dead and has to come to terms with being unable to be seen and then attempting to find out how he died.
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  Character  This openingscene introduces the character well giving a pretext on him and sets the scene of the rest of the movie. The style of the movie is journey/mystery as the man needs to discover how he died and maybe how to properly die as to not being stuck between life and death.
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  Brief overview ofopening scene  Starts with a zoom in into a black screen with the sound of a crash and sirens in the background. The shot starts with a view of a dead body and then pans around too a shot of the ‘dead man’ walking along side the opposite side of the street. The shot then switches to a point of view of the walking man as he walks towards the incident.  He then comes to the realisation that the dead man is himself and then a voiceover begins by him as he attempts to communicate with the people around him. He then walks up to the body, returning back to it. A narration type scene then begins as the dead man talking about what’s happened and wondering why he can’t communicate.
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  Setting  The settingwill be by a roadside or similar area where a man has been involved in some sort of accident. The setting could be at night with rain if equipment allows it. If this is not possible then the morning will work as we can interpret a rush hour scene.
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  Sound and Music The opening scene will feature a soft, almost eerie song in the background that resembles something like sirens wailing in the background to represent an ambulance.  Sound will involve the adding of screams, ‘whooshing’ sound effect for the zoom into Earth, the narration type scene by the main character and any dialogue he attempts to say to people. These will be added throughout and some attempt to create a chaotic scenario to attempt to present the chaos of an accident.  Asynchronous sound will also be included as the sound of sirens can be heard but not seen.
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  Themes  The themeof the movie is loneliness, mystery, journey.  Loneliness- The main character has to come to terms with being incapable to communicate with those around him and so is indefinitely lonely.  Mystery- The mystery around the plot is the main character attempting to discover how he died and why he is still able to consciously think but not communicate.  Journey- This theme is involved as he must have a ‘mental’ journey, attempting to accept his state while discovering how he died and how to live like he now has too.
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  Target audience  Thetarget audience of the movie will primarily focus on the middle aged or intellectual thinkers as it is a more serious movie about the ‘what-ifs’ of life after death. Furthermore the movie may not be suited to a younger audience due to the graphic nature of the opening scene.
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  Titles  The titleswill be introduced by having them appear along street signs or after cars drive past. The titles will be a simple white text that is bold to catch the audience’s attention but not take to much focus off what is going on in the opening scenes. The titles will not appear for too long and will disappear in a fading motion to represent how life can be short and can end quickly.
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  Actors  There willbe many ‘extra’ actors in this opening scene and most likely only one with an actual speaking role. These extras will be of all ages including, adults, teenagers and parents while the main character will be a male that is either played by a middle aged man or a young adult/teenager.  This means that there is good variation in actors and makes the setting appear more real and immerses the audience in the world.
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  Skills  Camera- Thesetting of the opening scene allows for great use and experimentation as the use of POV shots, pan and tilts can all be added along with mid-shots, long-shots and close ups.  Sound- The sound quality has the potential to be good as it can be added post shooting as Foley as the main character’s mouth does not have to move his mouth as he just has to think and post effects can be added.  Dialogue- The dialogue can be very insightful and should be methodically written to portray the distress of the main character.  Editing- The editing should be able to show the chaos of accidents with sharp transitions. Furthermore, the Foley must be matched to the video which will involve good editing skills as it must be almost perfect to not distract the audience.
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  Inspirations  The musicvideo ‘Day I died’ is a heavy influence for the idea of the movie and the basis of the main character and his attitude. Also the actor for the main character should look similar to the on in the music video as it will more optimal for the target audience chosen as he will be more relatable to the audience.  https://vimeo.com/31965093