One page pitch

For our thriller opening task we had developed a one page pitch to present to a potential investor in our film. In this we included: Working title, film genre, length, target audience, tag line, a 'what if' premise, the story synopsis, statement of intent, visual realisation, and audience appeal. These all came together to create the meaning for our short film based around the life of a psychopath killer couple, satisfying themselves with the torture of innocent civilians whilst living a normal life outside of their unforeseen garage of torture.

­­­Working title:  Duct tape – has conations of capture.

Film genre: Horror thriller in order to captivate the audience and keep them on the edge of their seats.

Length: 120 minutes allows us to show a lot of detail so they audience can engage with the characters and understand their backgrounds. It also allows time for the story to unfold.

Target audience: The film will be a 15 rated because it although it does not include some features like frequent strong language and drug taking, it contains strong violence which may not be suitable for children under the age of 15.

Tag line: Taken and never returned.

A ‘what if’ premise: If Ian and Myra continue to torture the innocent lives of the public, who will they get next?

The story synopsis: A story of a serial-killer-couple who balance their love between a normal, social life, and torture the innocent for a therapeutic experience. As the story of their crimes unfold to the public a bounty is placed for the two as they must escape and finally come to the end in a ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ esque shoot off.

Statement of intent: This story can help symbolise a message of how people’s first perceptions of others may not turn out to be what they have first thought. The film may also have a popular audience for this genre as a large percentage of people today are attracted to the horror genre of films as well as reminiscing historical events which have been recreated for modern interpretation.

Visual realisation: Dull/low saturation. Grungy effect to the room.

Audience appeal: Horror enthusiasts above the age of 15. Rated by the bbfc.