The Pitch

Make a shortlist of thriller themes and plots that are of interest to you and what can be easily created with facilities you have available. When you have a preferred choice, write a brief synopsis (outline) of your film. Present the following information for presentation.

Ideas for the narrative: Write a brief a synopsis of your film

An un-identified man is seen in an office. He phones a hitman and orders a hit on an ex business partner who has refused to carry on dealing with him. The hitman is killed by the business partner he then decides to target the man who ordered the hit.

Explain how your ideas relate to Conventions of the genre

• Concealed identity of man – who is he?
• No insight into back-story
• Implicit violence.

Creative ideas for filming

• Extreme long shot
• Pan
• Black and white effect
• Gunfire

Justification: how you will convince the film company that these ideas should be taken up? Explain how your film will succeed at the box office (Don’t forget the unique selling point (USP).

• It has a 15 certificate so it will attract a wider audience - make more money
• Violence featured in our film will be brief and mainly implicit, so it is made more Psychological
• No drugs or sex scenes are shown
• Several conventions of a thriller film are used, such as black and white effect, implicit hints to the audience, camera shots such as close ups ect.
• Will use superimposed images and fast pace and jump cut editing to keep audience hooked