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1. Daniel Hopkins
PitchScript
Daniel Hopkins
Hello,myname isDaniel HopkinsandIam here today withmycompany,Hasta La VistaProductions
to pitchthe ideafor myfinal majorproject.
My ideaisfora shortfilm,thoughIdo not have a definitivetitle yet.A couple of workingtitlesare A-
headof the game and me,myself andI.
The genre of myshort filmisa comedy.Itis goingto be a verywacky,somewhatmadcapcomedy
reminiscentof variousskitsfromvariousBritishsketchshowsandtoa degree,filmssuchasAirplane
and Hot Shots.
There are manycodesand conventionsforacomedy.Firstandforemostitshouldbe funny,with
manyfilmshavinghumorousshockstoassistinthe advancementof the plot.Iwant myhumourto
be intelligentthoughhave some more shockhumouraswell foraunique blend.
The ideafor my shortfilmbeginswithateenagerbeingapproachedbyagirl at a busstop, who
beginstalkingtohim.Shortlyafter,she willaskforhisnumberandhe will hesitate,whichwill bring
the filmtothe place where aperson’sthoughtsgothroughtheirpaces- inthe mind.Inthe mind,
anthropomorphicemotions andcharacteristics, eachlookinglikethe teenagerwithslight
differences, will argue overwhatdecisiontomake.There will be conflict,dramaandof course
comedy,asthe variousemotionsdecide whattodo. My filmwill capture the comedyandwackiness
by usinga cloningtool inadobe premiere pro,soitwill appearthe emotionsare all talkingto each
otherface-to-face.
There are several otherproductsmyideaissimilartoo.The bookandfilmDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is
aboutthe nice dr Jekyll whoturnsintothe cruel andnasty Mr Hyde.Anotherinfluence isidentity,a
filmabouta man with12 personalities,eachone slowlybeingpickedoff byamurderousone.
Anotherinfluence isfrompiratesof the Caribbean,atworld’s end,where jacksparrow engageswith
hallucinatedfiguresof himself. The comedicinfluencesforthisideacome fromcomedianssuchas
Mitchell andWebbas well asothersketchshows.Several of theirsketchesare quite zanyandwacky
and I have modelledmycomedywritingafter there’s.
The mediaproductis generallyaimedatteenagersandpossiblyyoung adults.Ihave electedtogive
an age range of approx.16 – 25. Hopefully,thisaudience will enjoymyproductasits humourshould
be in line withcomedythatteenagersandyoungadultswatch. The mainsellingpointsof myidea
are the cloningeffectsandcomedyinvolved,whichIhope people will enjoy.
Are there any questions?
