Film Pitch:
Round the Bend
           Ted Hazell
              and
          Kiran Saghir
‘‘Crime Thriller’’
• Summit Entertainment is an American film studio
  and a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment.
• When using http://www.the-numbers.com/ it tells us
  that Summit Entertainment is ranked 13th in the
  world distributors and on thriller films alone, it is
  number one.
Opening of the film
Opening Layout of the film
• Spencer and Lily return from their camping
  trip
• We see Joseph watching Lily and Spencer
  return from his house
• Spencer sends Lily to Joseph's house to return
  something
• Lily gets abducted
Characters- Victim
                          Lily Fox

The victim of this film is a 10 year old girl. Using the
   spheres of action, she is the princess. She is also the
   focus point of this film as if there was no girl then
   there would be no story.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tDBUHj7JWg (1)
I believe that Mackenzie Foy would fit in with this role
    perfectly and it would give the character more of a
    dominant part in the film.
Costume for Lily Fox


                                                      The bright colours to
                                                      symbolise that she is
                                                      a main character and
     The teddy bear                                   to contrast from the
      to connote to                                       surroundings.
      the audience
     her innocence



                                                     Alone with
                                                     nobody else
                                                     around


This is a link to the surroundings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcK2xPh9jo&feature=channel&list=UL (2)
Characters- Hero
                              Spencer Fox

The hero of this film will be the father of the victim that was
    kidnapped, and I have chosen Patrick Wilson to play him. I
    believe that Patrick Wilson would be perfect for this as I feel
    that the father in this film should seem innocent and just a
    typical dad, but then seems to have all the great physical and
    mental attributes that make him a great hero and detective.



I also wanted the actor I chose to be able to show emotional pain
     and fear as that is what I believe you would feel if your child
     was abducted. He does this in Hard Candy. Even though he
     plays a pedophile in the film the tides turn and he becomes
     the victim and shows real fear towards his life and emotional
     pain and fear through people realizing who he actually is. All
     we got to do is change the reason why he is experiencing pain
     and fear to an abducted daughter and there you go!
                                                                     Hard Candy trailer
                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_xFaKhLsI (3)
                                    Sterotypical Dad Impressions (Dan from Watchmen)
                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avBtin729NU (4)
Costume for Spencer Fox

- White/Light grey shirt (untucked)
- Blue Jeans
- Sleeves rolled up (preferally)
- Relaxed feel of the costume
- Possibly Converse or trainers
- Reading glasses

 I chose to keep him as casual as possible so there is a
 difference between him and his friend. He is more of
    the playful side of things and always has time for
      family, etc. and his friend is more serious and
controlled. The use of reading glasses too give you the
 feel that he is a bit nerdy or innocent and you would
  expect him to be someone to indulge himself into a
                     situation like that.
Characters- Villain
                            Joseph Hawke
If you have seen any of the new Batman films, then you would
     have seen the Scarecrow character also known as Dr. Crane
     played by Cillian Murphy. This character is very relaxed and
     calm but inside you know he is screaming and definitely
     messed up in the head. This is exactly how I wanted the
     villain in this to seem like because in the storyline he is the
     ‘helper’ (spheres of action) to the hero. By making the
     character like this it gives off the use of subversion which is
     where you destroy loyalty – so In this case the best friends
     loyalty to the hero.




This short scene from batman begins, is exactly how I want the
    villain to seem behind closed doors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO1gYEPIghE&feature=relm
    fu (5)
Costume for Joseph Hawke

When normal                               When kidnapping
- White shirt (with the                   - Full suit (formal
  sleeves rolled up)                      trousers, blazer and
- Formal trousers and                     shoes)
  shoes                                   - Red tie
                                          - Black gloves
- Red tie
                                          - Ski Mask




                    I have chosen the costumes to be similar to
                    drop a hint to the audience that he may be
                    the kidnapper but later on in the film there
                       will be many twists that lead to other
                     suspects. Also the use of the ski mask and
                   gloves basically hides any trace of identity to
                            who the kidnapper might be.
Other characters
                - that you don’t see -
- Detective – Marshall Peters (played by Gary Oldman)
Is the main detective and ‘helper’ to Spencer.

- Joseph’s Wife – Jacqueline Hawke (played by MillaJovovich)
Becomes depressed and doesn’t play a large part.

- Lily’s Uncle – Matias Rivera (On her mothers side) [played by Javier
  Bardem]
Becomes a suspect in the film.

- Mystery Bad Guy (Josephs helper) – George Wu [played by Ken
    Watanbe]
Is the man that Joseph sends Lily to.
Setting’s and Mis en scene
 We will be using three different locations for our opening to film.
 1. The first location will be shot in a quiet side road called Cupid Green Lane.

                                            Characters: The only character we will be using in this
                                            shot is the stereotypical young girl Lily (the victim)
                                            who will be walking on her own. She will be wearing
                                            colourful clothing to connote to the audience the
                                            bright and happy character she is. The shot will also
                                            have her holding a teddy bear to symbolise her
                                            innocence and her fragile role.
                                            Lighting: The lighting in this shot will be very dark.
                                            This will prevent the audience from seeing much
                                            around her, or the character themselves and create
                                            unease and mystery.




This is a link to the surroundings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcK2xPh9jo&feature=channel&list=UL (6)
2. Our second location will be on St. Agnells Road. This is a main road and cars
      will appear in the shot also. This is where the first actions begins to take
      place.


                                                 Characters: The shot will again focus on the
                                                 young girl walking. She will be walking
                                                 towards the camera. She will still be holding
                                                 her teddy bear to capture her innocence.
                                                 Lighting: The lighting will be high contrast
                                                 lighting in this shot. The darkness will contrast
                                                 with the headlights from cars and streetlamps
                                                 allowing the audience to see the young girl
                                                 more clearly and see what she is holding.




Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcK2xPh9jo&feature=channel&list=UL (7)
3. Our third location for filming the opening will be in a dining room:




                                               Characters: The characters in this shot will
                                               be the father in distress. He will check the
                                               time on his watch(props) to show the
                                               audience his eagerness.
                                               Lighting: The lighting will be high contrast to
                                               allow the audience to see the characters
                                               facial expressions and body movements
                                               throughout the shot. However the backdrop
                                               will be rather dark.
                                               Colour: Significant colours in this shot will be
                                               red to highlight to the audience the high
                                               emotions density within the shot.




                                                                            Taken Opening
The Opening itself
A brief summary –
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=6910326&height=267&width=200

     Our opening consists of an
   abduction of a young girl. The      In our opening we have applied the ‘Binary
   young girl walks to her fathers     Opposition’ theory (by Levi Strauss). The
 friends house to drop something       oppositions relevant in our film is ‘Good vs
off, but during her journey she gets   Evil’ which is the most common binary
             kidnapped.                opposition applied to crime thriller movies.
                                       The child’s father will be the hero within the
                                       film and the kidnapper being the villain. For
                                       instance the following crime thriller have
                                       implemented the binary opposition theory:
The Opening itself
        (cont.)
      Another narrative theory that we have
   implemented into our film opening is Vladimir
      Prop's ‘Sphere of Actions’. For example:

           • Lily Fox (victim) - The princess
          • Spencer Fox (father)- The hero
      • Joseph Hawke (kidnapper)- The Villain

    The three characters in our film opening are
     represented to suit these roles and this is
     shown within the opening of the film. For
     example, in the film Spiderman the use of
   spheres of action is demonstrated in the trailer
                        alone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3YaybNJ2s(8)
Thank you for watching.
Do you have any questions?

Film pitch

  • 1.
    Film Pitch: Round theBend Ted Hazell and Kiran Saghir
  • 3.
  • 5.
    • Summit Entertainmentis an American film studio and a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment. • When using http://www.the-numbers.com/ it tells us that Summit Entertainment is ranked 13th in the world distributors and on thriller films alone, it is number one.
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Opening Layout ofthe film • Spencer and Lily return from their camping trip • We see Joseph watching Lily and Spencer return from his house • Spencer sends Lily to Joseph's house to return something • Lily gets abducted
  • 8.
    Characters- Victim Lily Fox The victim of this film is a 10 year old girl. Using the spheres of action, she is the princess. She is also the focus point of this film as if there was no girl then there would be no story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tDBUHj7JWg (1) I believe that Mackenzie Foy would fit in with this role perfectly and it would give the character more of a dominant part in the film.
  • 9.
    Costume for LilyFox The bright colours to symbolise that she is a main character and The teddy bear to contrast from the to connote to surroundings. the audience her innocence Alone with nobody else around This is a link to the surroundings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcK2xPh9jo&feature=channel&list=UL (2)
  • 10.
    Characters- Hero Spencer Fox The hero of this film will be the father of the victim that was kidnapped, and I have chosen Patrick Wilson to play him. I believe that Patrick Wilson would be perfect for this as I feel that the father in this film should seem innocent and just a typical dad, but then seems to have all the great physical and mental attributes that make him a great hero and detective. I also wanted the actor I chose to be able to show emotional pain and fear as that is what I believe you would feel if your child was abducted. He does this in Hard Candy. Even though he plays a pedophile in the film the tides turn and he becomes the victim and shows real fear towards his life and emotional pain and fear through people realizing who he actually is. All we got to do is change the reason why he is experiencing pain and fear to an abducted daughter and there you go! Hard Candy trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_xFaKhLsI (3) Sterotypical Dad Impressions (Dan from Watchmen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avBtin729NU (4)
  • 11.
    Costume for SpencerFox - White/Light grey shirt (untucked) - Blue Jeans - Sleeves rolled up (preferally) - Relaxed feel of the costume - Possibly Converse or trainers - Reading glasses I chose to keep him as casual as possible so there is a difference between him and his friend. He is more of the playful side of things and always has time for family, etc. and his friend is more serious and controlled. The use of reading glasses too give you the feel that he is a bit nerdy or innocent and you would expect him to be someone to indulge himself into a situation like that.
  • 12.
    Characters- Villain Joseph Hawke If you have seen any of the new Batman films, then you would have seen the Scarecrow character also known as Dr. Crane played by Cillian Murphy. This character is very relaxed and calm but inside you know he is screaming and definitely messed up in the head. This is exactly how I wanted the villain in this to seem like because in the storyline he is the ‘helper’ (spheres of action) to the hero. By making the character like this it gives off the use of subversion which is where you destroy loyalty – so In this case the best friends loyalty to the hero. This short scene from batman begins, is exactly how I want the villain to seem behind closed doors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO1gYEPIghE&feature=relm fu (5)
  • 13.
    Costume for JosephHawke When normal When kidnapping - White shirt (with the - Full suit (formal sleeves rolled up) trousers, blazer and - Formal trousers and shoes) shoes - Red tie - Black gloves - Red tie - Ski Mask I have chosen the costumes to be similar to drop a hint to the audience that he may be the kidnapper but later on in the film there will be many twists that lead to other suspects. Also the use of the ski mask and gloves basically hides any trace of identity to who the kidnapper might be.
  • 14.
    Other characters - that you don’t see - - Detective – Marshall Peters (played by Gary Oldman) Is the main detective and ‘helper’ to Spencer. - Joseph’s Wife – Jacqueline Hawke (played by MillaJovovich) Becomes depressed and doesn’t play a large part. - Lily’s Uncle – Matias Rivera (On her mothers side) [played by Javier Bardem] Becomes a suspect in the film. - Mystery Bad Guy (Josephs helper) – George Wu [played by Ken Watanbe] Is the man that Joseph sends Lily to.
  • 15.
    Setting’s and Misen scene We will be using three different locations for our opening to film. 1. The first location will be shot in a quiet side road called Cupid Green Lane. Characters: The only character we will be using in this shot is the stereotypical young girl Lily (the victim) who will be walking on her own. She will be wearing colourful clothing to connote to the audience the bright and happy character she is. The shot will also have her holding a teddy bear to symbolise her innocence and her fragile role. Lighting: The lighting in this shot will be very dark. This will prevent the audience from seeing much around her, or the character themselves and create unease and mystery. This is a link to the surroundings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcK2xPh9jo&feature=channel&list=UL (6)
  • 16.
    2. Our secondlocation will be on St. Agnells Road. This is a main road and cars will appear in the shot also. This is where the first actions begins to take place. Characters: The shot will again focus on the young girl walking. She will be walking towards the camera. She will still be holding her teddy bear to capture her innocence. Lighting: The lighting will be high contrast lighting in this shot. The darkness will contrast with the headlights from cars and streetlamps allowing the audience to see the young girl more clearly and see what she is holding. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcK2xPh9jo&feature=channel&list=UL (7)
  • 17.
    3. Our thirdlocation for filming the opening will be in a dining room: Characters: The characters in this shot will be the father in distress. He will check the time on his watch(props) to show the audience his eagerness. Lighting: The lighting will be high contrast to allow the audience to see the characters facial expressions and body movements throughout the shot. However the backdrop will be rather dark. Colour: Significant colours in this shot will be red to highlight to the audience the high emotions density within the shot. Taken Opening
  • 18.
    The Opening itself Abrief summary – http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=6910326&height=267&width=200 Our opening consists of an abduction of a young girl. The In our opening we have applied the ‘Binary young girl walks to her fathers Opposition’ theory (by Levi Strauss). The friends house to drop something oppositions relevant in our film is ‘Good vs off, but during her journey she gets Evil’ which is the most common binary kidnapped. opposition applied to crime thriller movies. The child’s father will be the hero within the film and the kidnapper being the villain. For instance the following crime thriller have implemented the binary opposition theory:
  • 19.
    The Opening itself (cont.) Another narrative theory that we have implemented into our film opening is Vladimir Prop's ‘Sphere of Actions’. For example: • Lily Fox (victim) - The princess • Spencer Fox (father)- The hero • Joseph Hawke (kidnapper)- The Villain The three characters in our film opening are represented to suit these roles and this is shown within the opening of the film. For example, in the film Spiderman the use of spheres of action is demonstrated in the trailer alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3YaybNJ2s(8)
  • 20.
    Thank you forwatching. Do you have any questions?