Pitch for Thriller

Our film is a Psychological thriller. The protagonist falls victim to his mental state, and becomes unconsciously aware that he is the antagonist.
The Main character when asleep goes into a mental state and becomes a psycho killer.
How ever whilst awake he is a top detective try to figure out these un-ordinary

1) The Genre of our thriller film is psychological.
- This will meat the conventions:
The mystery is the psycho killer, who is unaware of his actions when awake. the Audience will be unaware the protagonist is the antagonist.
- The danger is at a mental level rather than physical, because its all happening in the protagonists unconscious mind.
- One solitary character in a mental conflict, main character is killer and innocent detective.
- At the end the Antagonist discovers hes the protagonist.
- Antagonist fascination with death is linked to his job, as a detective.
Also in his sleep hes got death on his mind.
- Dream and reality.

2) Dark office - Because the detective is hard at work late at night trying to uncover the truth behind the killings, then falls asleep at desk.
Dark rooms - to use flash backs of killings after action.
Outside(Dark) - flash backs of killings after action.

3)narrative
the opening starts off with the detective asleep on his desk surrounded by notes, establishing shot and panning over the documents
then the camera focuses in on a document near the detective this turns into a flashback, we create the flashback using a strobe light, dissolve and a whooshing sound effect.
in the flashbacks we will show the killer in low lighting standing over the body of his victim, and in other flashbacks, killing the victim. we will use over the shoulder shots to hide the identity of the killer and feel like your in his shoes and low shots on the corpse to show the killers strength.
we will continue panning and zooming into reports on the desk about 3 times and then at the end we will show the detective waking up in a sweat, looking disturbed.

4)
Adam - Detective and Killer
Bronwen - Victim
Dom - Victim
Harry - Camera work, maybe another victim.

5)Brand new film.
The opening is similar to identity but on the whole is different.
The theme we will use will be similar to the exorcists theme.

6) Titles: Opening slowing streaming characters names etc. Font slightly decrypting like in charmed opening credits, slightly gothic font.


7) We'll probably be using a spooky, psycho, mysterious feel to the opening theme tune, like the exorcist.


Shots - Establishing shot of his desk, panning across.
High shots over the detectives shoulder shot, to show how superior the killer is in the flash backs.
Close ups of reports and detectives notes. Similar to the Thriller Se7en.

Montage for looking over his notes and reports.

8)certificate 15 - It does not repeat strong language as we are not aloud to swear.
There will be no sexual content, drugs, discrimination or long scenes of violence.


Feedback from pitch

Corrected the meaning of narrative

Q: How are we going to let the audience know that a flashback is taking place?
A: We are going have a flash of light and a sound effect to make it clear to the audience

Q: Where are you going to film the thriller?
A: Inside the school because most of us do not live locally

Q: How are you going to show the credits?
A: We will have the credits opening up with a effect that looks likes it is decoding letters to reach the name of our cast