This document outlines the plot and characters for a proposed action film called "The Trojan Complex." It involves an espionage expert named Agent 37 tracking down two notorious hackers, Simon Giles and Arthur Smith, in London. Simon is an extremely intelligent ex-FBI agent gone rogue, while Arthur helps the government. The document discusses the target 16-36 age group for action films and provides results from an audience survey about action film preferences, including expectations for pacing, special effects, and protagonist attributes in the opening two minutes.

1. By Silver Bullet Productions
THE TROJAN COMPLEX

2. Our idea
• 3 main characters in the opening 2 minutes: Agent 37, Simon Giles, Arthur Smith.
• Synopsis: On his latest mission, Ex espionage and tactical combat expert Agent 37
is on the hunt to track down the most wanted notorious internet hackers, who have
a long dark history of internet crimes against the government.

4. Simon is a hacker on the run
Extremely educated
Past career in the FBI
Greed for power and money
Originally from London
Best friends with Arthur Smith
HACKER 1: SIMON GILES

5.  Genius hacker
 Tries to infiltrate Governments top secret files
 Ex-FBI agent gone rogue,
 Born in London
 Moved to America to pursue a chance to become a
top FBI agent.
 Returned to England
HACKER 2: ARTHUR SMITH

6.  Espionage Expert
 Confident
 Mysterious
 Intelligent
 Combat Trained
 Tactical
 Versatile
 Fueled by his wife's death
 Used to work in the SAS
 Works for the Government
AGENT 37

7. Settings
Locations:
- Lanchester Field
- Chester Road

8. Age group: 16-36
Market Research – This is the age group that enjoyed action
films the most.
Age Groups 15-24, 33% of all people at the cinema in 2014.
TARGET AUDIENCE

9. AUDIENCE RESEARCH
1. What is your age?
16-20 = 85% 21-35 = 10% 36+ = 5%
16-20
21-35
36+

10. AUDIENCE RESEARCH
2. What do usually expect from the first 2
minutes of an Action film?
Most of the answers revealed that people
expected fast paced action.
3. What action films have you watched in
the past?
Most people answered with the Star Wars
film series and the dark knight, although
there were a variety of answers, for example
a person in the 36+ age group answered Die
Hard.
4. Do you like action films?
Yes
No
Yes = 97% No= 3%

11. AUDIENCE RESEARCH
5.Do you prefer the protagonist in action
films to be male or female?
Male
Female
Male= 70% Female= 30%
We gained feedback from this
question and were asked for a “No
preference” option.
6. In your opinion what are the key
components an action film must have?
In general the answers showed that an
action film must be fast paced and
should contain special effects.
7. What attributes should the main
character have?
Overall the answers showed that the
main character should be brave and
heroic.

12. AUDIENCE RESEARCH
8. What do you think will be the biggest film
of 2015?
The film that was mentioned the most was
Star Wars : The Force Awakens.
9. What type of camera shots would you
expect to see a great deal of in an action
film?
Most people answered suggesting that there
should be long shots and establishing shots
of the locations.
10. What special effects do you
expect to see in an action film?
CGI was mentioned, as well as
blood and gunshots.
These 10 questions will help us
create our first 2 minutes of our
film, for example we can look at
what Star Wars films do with
things such as camera shots and
special effects to guide us.

13.  The opening will engage the audience
 Fast paced music and audio
 Interesting plot
 Fast camera shots
 Editing
 Effective Mise-en-scene (Props, costumes etc.)
WHY WILL OUR OPENING 2 MINUTES BE
EFFECTIVE?