My Film Pitch - Initial Ideas

Narrative:

Abnormal activity is taking place within the middle of the woods. A group of friends are getting drunk. One friends comes back from the toilet and says that he saw a girl who looks possessed in the woods. His other friends go ahead to record the girl freaking out as what they see as a funny moment to see is the girl is still there. However, when they go to investigate, they find that in sight was only one of the girls in the groups expensive bracelet that she had lost when she was a child after what she thought was a dream. She turns round to her friends to confirm what she has just seen. When she tells them the story of her horrific dream as a child, unconvinced of her story, they turn back to their hangout. This is when they hear a snap of a twig although no one is around. Looking down they see that the bracelet had disappeared. Further on through the whistling trees, they see an outline of what looks like a teenage girl. In her right hand was the bracelet they had saw moments ago. Huddled together they realise a girl had gone missing from their group. Feeling the alcohol taking an effect to them in the humid air, their instincts tell them to run when they see the possessed girls face. When they fall they believe it is a tree but looking down they see that it is really the arm of a dead body belonging to their missing friends. Looking on further they begin to see the rest of the body pale white and muddy skin. This is the moment that they realize that it is not the drugs that is making them see like this.

Genre:

The genre for my film is horror. I have chosen something that would surprise the audience and want them to get the unexpected which is something that many people want to see in a horror film. Many people have watched horror films and so by doing a horror, they sort of have an idea of what to expect or how they could relate it to other films about how similar or different it is to the average watched horror film.

Target audience:

The target audience for my film would be people aged from 15+ because it is mainly based on horror. This is clear for the target audience to notice because it is based on a setting where stereotypically creepy things take place. I think it would be aimed at men and women as both the male and female characters play an equal role in the film and so this would be something that may entice viewers of both sexes to watch it. The film may also appeal to someone that could relate to something in the film and so this may be a reason why they want to watch it.

Main Characters:

The main character is going to be a mixture or boys and girls. They are all going to be teenagers as they are the more likely people to go into the woods at night for fun. By doing this, it also makes both men and they women feel equal as no one is necessarily given prevalence in the film.