This document contains a plot summary and pitch for the horror film "The Move." The plot follows a young girl named Sarah who is reluctant to move house with her mother. Strange occurrences begin happening in the new house, and Sarah believes the house is haunted. Sarah starts acting differently and becomes possessed by an evil presence. The pitch argues that the film will be successful because it is similar to other Hammer Films productions. It also explains that the target audience of 15-25 year olds will connect with the plot of moving house and be drawn in by the supernatural elements and spooky storyline. Conventions of the horror genre like blood and dismembered toys will be used to show the corruption of Sarah's innocence.

1. Production Pitch to Hammer
Films
‘The Move’

2. Plot for ‘The Move’
The scene starts with a little girl named Sarah, she is dancing around in the living room happily
with music on the TV. Sarah's mum, Kirsty then comes into the room and announces that they are
moving house, Sarah is reluctant to move house and is deeply distressed. Kirsty and Sarah then
move into the new house, despite hearing tales of the house being haunted by an evil spirit- as
the neighbourhood vicar tells tales of evil occurrences happening in the house many years ago,
and the house has been abandoned since. Sarah has a bad feeling about the house, she hears
voices, but Kirsty ignores Sarah, telling her there is nothing to be afraid of. That evening Sarah is
playing on the floor with her toys in her new bedroom, she then stacks them neatly into a
cardboard box. The door then slams shut, the lights flash and Sarah sits shaking on her bed- she
looks down and her toys are scattered on the floor, the dolls are dismembered and covered in
blood. The evil occurrences continue, and Kirsty notices a great change in Sarah, she wont talk to
anyone and sits slowly rocking on her bed, humming to herself. When Kirsty contemplates the
villages spooky stories about the house being true, she contacts Reverend Oliver for an answer.
When Reverend Oliver arrives at the house he finds bloody footprints along the floor, and states
that he feels an evil presence in the house. He then goes to Sarah's room to find her slowly
rocking, and humming in the corner of the room, Reverend Oliver then says that he believes
Sarah is possessed by whatever evil presence lurks in this house and offers to perform an
exorcism. The scene then ends with Sarah looking up at the camera, blood smothered on her
face.

3. Why ‘The Move’ will be successful…
‘The Move’ will be successful as it is similar to
other films that Hammer films have produced
such as ‘The Woman in Black’ and ‘Let me in’
which are both of the horror genre and have
similar plots as ‘The Move’ as they both feature
possession or an evil occurrence happening in a
house.

4. How ‘The Move’ is suitable for our
target audience
Our Target audience is male and females of a
15-25 age range.
‘The Move’ will appeal to this age group as it is a
horror film featuring supernatural events and a
spooky plot line, moving house is also an
experience common within this age range,
therefore the plot line will connect to this age of
target audience.

5. Animatic for ‘The Move’

6. How our product is conventional of
the horror genre
We will use props conventional
of the horror genre, such as
blood, dismembered dolls and
various toys to show the
innocence of the young girl. This
is a typical convention of the
horror genre as the innocent
bystander normally ends up
getting hurt, or in this case-
possessed.