short film pitch document

1. Pitch 1
Genre:thriller/drama/ social realism
+ Key conventions
- Vulgarlanguage
- Violence andgore
- Hero / villain
- Notalwaysreturnto equilibriumbut
do ina lotof cases.
- Camerawork sometimesunorthodox
to create an atmosphere.
Narrative:
- Hero / villainestablishedthroughout
filmopening.
- Voice over
- Use of props andmise enscene to
create a character.
+ Ideology
- Challengingandconformingto
stereotypesof youthculture.
“Youth culture”
+ Stereotypes
- "Violent!Asbos!Hoodies!"
- “Theyare all thieving,knife-carrying,troublemakerswho
waste mostof theirtime dossingabout”
- Heldresponsible foralotof crime
- Notproductive
Aimof short filmisto challenge butalsoconformtothese
stereotypes.
Inspiration:
+ Shortssuch as “1150” for use of camera, withits
continuousmovement.
- Unveilingnewpartsof the scene.
- Newstylesandtechniques.
- Insteadof cartoon itwill be live action
Audience profile: niche audience
A typical viewerof thissortof shortfilmproductionwouldbe inthe
age bracketof 15-25 yearoldas it’snotsuitable foryoungerages
and toovulgar fororders,althoughsome anomalieswilloccur.They
will be in a range from E-C1 social classbracketas its veryraw and
relatable contentincertainways,parallel withthe age.Thiswill also
linkwiththeireconomicstatusof middle classandwill certainlybe a
mix of rebelsandsucceeders.Basedonthe contentitwill be aniche
audience thisisbecause it’smore of anart filminsteadof a
mainstreamproduction.