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1. Absent Minded
The purpose of this pitch is to interest you in this new, flawless idea. ‘Absent minded’ is a short thriller
film based on the film ‘The sixth sense.’

2. Absent Minded
Storyline
Beginning
Hook: various close ups of a women's body (bloody and bruised)
Middle
The girl stands (mid-shot - not showing the floor) and confused runs towards the nearest help, a person
passing by, and asks for his help. The person passing by does not notice her and she becomes confused. The
man then falls back, startled.
End
Twist: The girl wonders what he is looking at and follows his gaze, seeing her dead body on the floor. It then
changes to a close up of her shocked face.

3. Absent Minded
Unique selling point
The unique selling point of this idea is how we get the storyline from the main character and therefore are
just as confused as she is, putting us in her position. This makes us relate to both her and the movie more.
The film also begins as a thriller and the audience will not guess that something supernatural will begin to
happen, making it surprising.

4. Absent Minded
Locations
Requirements: Woodland, quiet, desolate.
It also doesn’t cost any money meaning that it will not be added to the final bill.

5. Absent Minded
Revisions and changes/development of idea
The majority of the film was disregarded and only the shock ending was kept.

6. Absent Minded
Primary research
Social networking sites
• Possible trends and links between horror and other genres. (Horror and supernatural are tightly linked)
YouTube
• Audience research (university age and over)

7. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
This movie is based on ‘The sixth Sense.’ which was a very successful movie.
Box Office
Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $26,681,262 (USA) (6 August 1999)
Gross: $293,501,675 (USA) (12 May 2000)
8.1Your rating:
-/10 Ratings: 8.1/10 from 666,079 users Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 2,072 user | 231 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com

8. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
This movie is based on ‘The sixth Sense.’ which was a very successful movie.

9. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
Budget
The budget of this movie will be pretty small.
• All of the equipment and studio time will come free from the school.
• 5 pound for make up.
• Around 20 pound in order to feed the actors.
This comes to a total of about 25 to 30 pound.
Considering the small budget I looked on a website which told me about working on a small budget. It said that the
story, location, image, sound, and organisation is important.

10. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
Budget
Distribution
London short film festival (Best Lo-budget short film)
YouTube
Possibly Netflix

11. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
Budget
Distribution
Film classification

12. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
Budget
Distribution
Film classification

13. Absent Minded
Secondary research
Influences research
Budget
Distribution
Film classification
Guidance
I went to various sites and looked at some advice which helped me improve my film. It said that my script,
storyline, acting, twist and techniques were everything.
I also did some guidance research into location scouting when I came to picking my location. It told me to
breakdown and analyse all of the different locations and then work depending on my budget.

14. Absent Minded