This is a pitch for a short film about a man moving from a community he is currently in to a new one.

2. Contents
Brief Synopsis/Storyline
Logline, Themes, Tone
Target Audience
Similar Budgets
Characters/Stars
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3. Brief Synopsis
1816, the industrial revolution is in its closing years. Howard Pope is a
factory supervisor in a male dominated community. He has been working
years to make his way into a leadership role but when one day he gets
impatient, his anger causes him to loose his job completely.
Pope has no option but to relocate as far away as possible. He moves to
Cornwall to work in a new factory in hope he can achieve his ambition to be
in power. However, his vision is crushed when he finds out it is a female ran
community. Pope does not want to work under woman in fears he will look
like a fool and appear weak. He does not acknowledge his female leaders or
listen to other woman telling him what to do for a considerable amount of
time, making life harder for himself until one day he realizes other people in
this community seem to smile (unlike the previous male ran one) causing
him to reflect on his actions. He starts to do what he is told by the woman.
Pope suddenly gains a vision of a multi-gender ran community. He realizes
not one gender is ’better’ than the other and pitches his vision to the upper
leadership. Initially his vision is rejected, however one woman is eager to try
it out and implements male leaders into the team. Eventually over time this
vision gets adopted into factories all over the United Kingdom. His vision and
experience ‘constructs’ equal communities everywhere.

4. Logline:
Howard pope works hard to make his way up to a leader in his patriarchal community. After a explosion of
impatience Pope loses his job and moves elsewhere where he enters a female lead community. He struggles
getting to grips with it until one day he has a change in mindset.
Themes:
The theme of ‘Construct’ is about sexism and how not one gender is ‘better’ than another. Even though the film is
set in the past, sexism is something that is still around to this day. I hope that by showing the most extreme
examples of it, people are opened to the fact that it is still around, even if it is not in them lengths.
Another theme throughout the film is power. Throughout the whole film, the protagonist is aiming to be in a position
which gives him more power. He is power hungry and is seeking power.
Tone:
The tone of this show will be quite serious. Their will not be much, if any humor in the film as the themes it tackles
are quite serious.
Genre:
Construct is a Period Drama

5. Target
Audience
Who is my target audience?
‘Construct’ will be targeting an audience with an age range of fifteen plus. It
will be specifically targeting people interested in history and gender equality
as well as your average movie-goer.
Why would they be engaged to the film?
My target audience would be engaged by the film due to its historical setting
and themes which link closely to something that they are passionate about.
They will be able to link it to real life historical events and will be looking
deeply into the mise-en-scene to establish how accurately the time period Is
portrayed. They will also be gripped by the serious themes of sexism and
linking it to sexism in todays society.
What am I trying to convey to the target audience?
This show will have an underlying theme of gender equality and sexism and I
am trying to get the target audience to understand that it is still around in
todays society in a subtle but also not so subtle way. It also shows how some
communities have more of it than others.

6. Similar Budgets
Budget: 17million
Revenue: 194.2Million
Budget: 10million
Revenue: 25.2Million
1.6million Per Episode
These films/tv programs all costed no more than twenty million, however all featured large casts with well known
actors which would contribute to a higher budget. I figure ‘Construct’ to be working to a budget of no more then
eight million.

7. Characters/Stars
In ‘Construct’ the protagonist is a character called
Howard Pope. I have envisioned Howard to be a
smallish man with combed back hair and black skin
colour. In terms of actors I would like to play him – I
am open to anyone who can portray his powerful
presence well.
Another character is the boss of the male led
community, who is eventually the one who goes onto
fire Howard. He is a large character who all the staff
fear.
The leader of the woman's community is a small,
smiley lady who carries a warmth with her.