This is the final pitch for our thriller. We presented this pitch to our class and teacher. This is so that everyone has a clear understanding of our idea and also shows that we have planned successfully.
This slide shows what films inspired us with our idea. The Sixth Sense inspired us because it has young children in it. It is also a pyschological thriller which is what we aim for ours to be. The Omen also inspired us because because it has a child with psychological problems. The secret Window inspired us because it was set in the woods and that is where we plan to have our film set. This is also the case for The Blair Witch Project because that is also set in the woods. The Blair Witch Project also uses hand-held camera work and we plan to use that effect in some areas of our film. . Ashes to Ashes inspired us because it used a little girl carrying a red balloon which signified her innocence. The Brothers Grim and The Village also inspired us because it is set in woodland areas where suspicious events occur.
We have decided to use Dakoka Fanning as the the younger sister who died on the swing and is back to haunt the older sister. We chose her because she looks very sweet and innocent and she is at the right age we want the younger sister to be. Dakota Fanning has starred in a lot of films. She starred in The War Of The Worlds which is a science fiction thriller. This shows that she would have a lot of experience acting in thrillers. We chose Kristen Stewart to play the older sister because she recently starred in Twilight and she can play a dominant character. We chose Johnny Depp to play the man who is writing instructions down for the little girl. He will not be seen properly in the film, it will only be the back of his head and his hand writing which will be shown. We chose Johnny Depp because he has a very low voice and he can change his accent very easily. His voice is very deep and will be suitable for a mysterious man. We decided to use Bruce Willis as the father of the two sisters. We chose him because he is a very dominant actor and will be very suitable for a protective father. Finally, we chose Meryl Streep as the caring mother. Our main reason we chose her is because she looks a lot like Dakota Fanning which shows that they are mother and daughter. We also chose her because she looks caring.
We chose Buena Vista because films such as The Sixth Sence. Brother's Grim, No Counrty for Old Men and The Others. Buena Vista is also Universal Studios. We will probaly use Universal Studios as they are more well known and Buena Vista is commonly known for doing children's films.
The entire narrative is that two girls are playing on the two swings and having a good time. This is where everything is normal. This is called the equilibruim. The disequalibrium is when something goes wrong. This is when the little girl falls off the swing and the older sister runs off (the little girl thinks she has been left to die, but the older sister has actually run for help), but unfortunatly the little girl is already dead. The disruption is when the older sister is being chased (disruption) by her younger sister (who is dead). The younger sister then draws a knife out to kill her sister (this is where our piece of film will stop). The camera will then fade to black and then the older sister is back to normal in her bedroom ( as if it were a dream), however she soon realises that no one can see her (she is dead - the younger sister did in fact kill her). This is called the recognition. The restoration of the equilibrium is that the two sisters start to talk again because they are both dead. The equilibrium at the end is that the two sisters are both together again. At the end of the film, everything will be concluded and explained that the older sister was in fact running to get help for her little sister (this piece of film will be shown at he end).
This is a concept board of what our opening sequence will look like. The first shot shows the younger sister looking out onto a beauliful landscape. This is when she is looking for her older sister. As we did not have a balloon when we were taking these photos we could not show it. This shot is an over the shoulder shot with the girl standing to the left of the screen to show the audience the landscape she is looking at. This is where the younger sister would let go of the balloon. The next shot is a high angled shot of the older sister walking through the woods. This is to show that she is not dominant or powerful because high-angled shots make the character look small. In this shot, it is where the older sister will pick up the balloon and read a warning message. In the next shot, the camera will be looking at the older sister from behind a tree. This will make it seem that the older sister is being stalked. This shot will be handheld and as soon as the older sister looks at the camera, the camera will hide behind the tree and pan around the tree and watch the older sister walk away. The next shot is a shot of the older sister running through the woods. This will be a long shot and the closer she runs to the camera, the closer the shot will be. This is to signify that the closer she runs to the camera, the more she is understanding why she is being chased. Also, the closer she is to the camera, the more closely related the audience feel towards her and the audience start to feel the character's fear because they can see her facial expressions easier. The next shots show what the older sister had a flashback of. It is of her and her little sister at the park, playing on the swings and then the little. This will be a two-shot with the older sister pushing the younger sister on the swings. The younger sister will then fall off the swings and the older sister will run away. The next shot is of the swing swinging to show that the younger sister is alone.
A the end of our presentation we asked the audience if they had any questions to ask. There were a few questions about how are we going to make it clear what the flashbacks are so that the audience will not be confused. We said that we will be putting the flashbacks into black and white to show that it was in the past. There were also a few other questions about the target audience our film is for. We said that it is aimed at a wide target audience because younger people will enjoy the violent aspect of it and the older audience will enjoy the mystery aspect of it.
