1. Planning: How to convey the
key selling points and
narrative strands in our trailer
2. Key selling points
Our key selling points for our film include:
• The actors- well known actors that the target audience (12-25) may be
able to relate too as they are of a similar age and also if they are well
known actors among this age group then they will be able to identify
them before going to see the film. This may influence their decision in
whether to go and see the film or not.
• The fact that it was a book before hand and many people may have
read this book and may want to see how it can be shown on a screen
with actors. They also may be intrigued to see this films take on the film
compared to the book and any differences it may involve or even a
slightly different storyline, to see which is better.
• The music- new music that the viewers may not have heard before,
making it different to all other films of this genre (thriller/mystery). The
music will vary throughout but will involve several different new musicians
that have yet to be used in a film, making it different to all other films and
making it stand out from the rest.
• Links vaguely to the fairytale of snow white (the giving of the heart to
make it look like someone is dead).
3. Highlighted plot synopsis
Synopsis- for HOMESICK
• With a newly found sense of freedom and part time job Georgia has moved away from home for the first time. The family come together for a final time to
celebrate her 18th birthday party with her friends and family before she leaves. In the small village where her and family live she is a symbol of new life and
regeneration as she makes her own way and career for the first time. She and her sister are celebrating when she receives a nasty text message from an ex
boyfriend who she left a year ago. She had been with him but ended it when she realised he was intimidating her younger sister Steph. The celebrations
continue, the text ignored, and the village proceed to bid her farewell as she moves to another nearby village. She has arranged that she will see her family
every three weeks and keep in regular contact; however this changes for the worse.
• The family keep in contact with Georgia and they know her to be well. However in Georgia's mind things have changed and she fears telling her family
because if the large burden she feels she holds on them. She is back in contact with her ex boyfriend and is being manipulated daily.
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During the year that Georgia is living away she changes drastically and is made to think by her ex that her parents don’t want her and don’t care about her
so she should not go home and should stay where he can see her and ‘look after her’ because he has been in her head so much she begins to believe this
and becomes even more homesick. As the film goes on the the effects of her ex boyfriends manipulation are shown to the audience by Georgia doing
several things to harm her family as she has been made into thinking that she should do that and rebel against them.
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As the manipulation between Georgia and her 'ex' continues she gets back together with him as this is part of his plan and scheme to ruin everyones lives
as he has such a strong hatred for her family as they were the reason they split a year ago. Over a few months, since Georgia no longer lives at home her
now boyfriend has wormed his way into living with her meaning he can push his manipulation onto her even more without her knowing what is happening.
His forceful ways has meant that he has come up with a plan to sabotage Georgia and all her families life, as he wants revenge on them all for the split a
year ago. He convinces Georgia that her family do not care about her and will never want her back now she has moved out, and so gets her in on the plan,
little does she know she is the reason for this revenge and it is not just her family that he hates. Together they form a plan to kidnap Steph (Georgia's sister) in
order to frighten the rest of the family and get them 'prepared' for what is going to happen next (according to Mark- the boyfriend). Georgia and Mark have
been planning the kidnap for a good few weeks and then finally decide that it is time to get on with the plan (Mark being the main force behind starting the
plan). They kidnap Steph by Georgia arranging to meet her after school at a main meeting point in the village, which was the main bus stop. When Steph
arrives there is no one there until she gets a sudden shock from behind, without seeing her aggressor, she is hit over the head with a metal bar knocking her
to the floor. From a pool of blood they then smuggle Steph into the back of a car and hide her in a unknown place to the audience as they plan to use her
in the future to ruin her families lives.
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Georgia and Steph's family soon realise that Steph is missing and before long there were missing posters all around the village, that Mark would tear down if
he saw. The search continued for months, along with the new part of the plan that Mark had made which was texts to the family (mom and dad) sent from
an unknown number (Georgia and Mark) as if the person sending the texts is with them as they know the families every moves (which Georgia and Mark
know from the secret camera in the family house). In addition to this, Mark and Georgia are out to trick the parents by sending them packages of animal
hearts, making them think Steph is dead. While Steph is under their control, they are also manipulating her although the audience doesn't see this.
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The final part of the plan is when Mark attempts to set fire to where Georgia works (the bond). However Georgia catches him in the act and begins to go
crazy and screams for attention and attacks Mark for everything he has done because she realises it is all wrong and before she can get Steph from where
they have hidden her, Mark moves Steph to another location.
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Georgia has reached breaking point once she has left Mark and realises for herself the true impact he has had on her, and as she runs away, ignoring the
multiple text her bombards her with, she seeks protection, running back to her family home. Her parents aren't in the house and as they return the see
smoke appearing from under the door. At this unusual sight they open the door, not expecting to see their long lost daughter, and are shocked by the
events that follow.
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At the end of the film Georgia hits rock bottom and has developed a strong barrier against social influences, showing the reason why she deflects her
parents away from her. Due to this mental disorder and her weak mental state she turns solitary and is led to arson and criminal offence. She is taken away
to gain medical help after the traumatic experience.
4. What we want to show and what we
want to hide in our trailer:
• At the end of the trailer we will reveal the five main characters (Georgia, Steph, the
mother, the father and Mark- the ex boyfriend). These will be shown through close up
shots of them all individually and also all of the main family together (wide shot) and then
another shot of the ex boyfriend (Mark) on his own. We will show these main characters
along with their real names, which may attract the audience as the actors are one of the
key selling points of the film which will draw them into watching it. So if the main
characters are revealed right at the very end of the trailer that will be the last thing the
audience see so they will remember who is in the film.
• The part of the narrative that we will show to the audience will not include the whole of
the plot synopsis and will not reveal the ending, it will also not just be the opening to a
film, so will include lots different parts of the film without giving anything away.
• The setting that shown to the audience will include a variety of different places from the
different points in the film to show everything doesn’t happen in the same place. But the
amount of settings is limited as it is a story about Georgia and Mark, who are confined to
the flat because of Mark and his manipulation and devious plans, so the limited amount
of setting that is revealed highlights to the audience part of the storyline and helps them
to understand just through the trailer.
• We will hide the ending so it will make people go and see the film to find out what
happens next and what happens to Georgia, her family and her manipulative boyfriend
who is taking over her life.
5. Parts of the narrative that we will show:
• Georgia in her own home, in a friendly environment that she feels comfortable in,
showing he everyday life with her family. – Short snippet of this to show that it is short lived
and does not stay this way for long- quickly goes away from this into everything in her life
going down hill.
• Georgia getting a ‘weird’ text from her ex at her 18th birthday and looking worried about
what is to come (a shot of her phone and what the text says: ‘Meet me. 2pm. I know
where you are, so don’t be late.’) This continues for a few seconds showing her not being
able to concentrate on her party and her trying to put on a brave face.
• The trailer then skips to a brief shot of her moving out and continuing to carry on with
everything despite the texts she is receiving from her ex boyfriend.
• Then the audience will see her in her new flat, still receiving texts , but getting on with her
life and trying to distract herself with her job.
• Then we see a quick change in the direction of the trailer/film which is shown by Georgia
getting back with her ex boyfriend (a shot of them together, appearing to me happy)
and the start of the manipulation (Him telling her that her parents hate her and don’t
want her back).
• Next the different parts of the plan that Mark has come up with to sabotage Georgia’s
families lives is shown- a quick shot of Steph’s kidnapping, quick shot of the texts, and
them receiving an animals heart.
• Shots of Georgia’s families breakdown.
• Missing signs for Steph (mystery as to where she is- not seen again in the trailer.
• Mark with a lighter by Georgia’s work.
• Georgia screaming
• Shot of Georgia with a lighter by her family home.
