One Page Pitch

One Page Pitch

Working title: Shortcut

Film genre: Horror thriller

Length: 120 minutes

Target audience: 15 – 24 year olds

Tag line: ...and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!

What if premise:  Max is a mentally unstable teenage boy (16) who suffers from schizophrenia.

What if he were to be all by himself in a perilous situation, with no one to call on but the voices in his head? 

In an environment he is completely unfamiliar with?

What would you do in his situation?

The story synopsis: This is about the happenings and occurrences when a schizophrenic 16 year old teenager called Max is left to fend all for himself. Max thinks he is taking a short cut home but it turns into one of the worst mistakes he ever makes.

Statement of Intent: The moral of this is to show the vulnerability of people like Max in this kind of situation.

Visual realisation: The look of the film is quite dark and gloomy, this brings negative connotations to the audience and makes them feel uncomfortable. The pace of the film starts off slow to build tension and then the tempo gradually increases throughout the film. It eventually leads to a climax. An example of this is in a film called Wrong Turn 6.

Audience appeal: We believe that our target audience will enjoy this piece as it has extremely scary values and this is ultimately what they are looking for.