Presentation Preparation

Individually we all had to express our inital idea's to a panel of three experts, below is the content of my film pitch.

My Idea itself:

The opening to my two minute film shows a wide overview of a city. My film consists of five main characters who are from a range of different ethnic backgrounds and all communicate their different ethnicities through the medium of dance. Each actor/actress introduces themselves by the means of a voice over, whilst visually on screen the audience see them performing their specialist type of dance. The characters will each look authentic and appear as though  they’re from the nationality known for the dance that they are portraying. Not only this but their voices on the voice over will have accents relating to their individual backgrounds. Furthermore, music will be playing in the background which fits with their style of dance and where they come from, in order for the audience to establish a feel for their cultures. For one of the characters there will also be a flashback of a home video clip witnessing them dancing at a young age (around 8) to emphasise the idea dancing has been a passion of theres from a young age. Once the character’s have done their introductions there will be a key/significant point in the opening, when all the characters will come together in a line. They will not acknowledge one another’s existence but it allows the audience to see visually that no matter where you come from, or the colour of your skin, you can still all share something in common that can unite you all together – which in this case is dance. The end shot will be of a dance academy with a cue of hopefuls lined up outside showing that all five characters are attending an audition.

Locations:

- Wide shot of a city landscape

- Dance school

- A street in Norwich

- Local pub

- A living room within someone’s home

Actors:

Five characters of different races who are a mixture of male and female and communicate their backgrounds and cultures through dance.

What makes your film so special?

Even though there are films that have been produced based on dance, none of the mix different forms of dance and different races to create a message. – This message being that everyone is equal to one another and can share something in common, regardless of where they come from.

Why would people go to see your film over everything else available?

Dance films such as Step Up, Billy Elliot and Fame have already proved to be successful, with Billy Elliot making a turn over of seventy-two million, eight hundred and fifty-tree thousand, five hundred and nine pounds. Although the film is arguably more catered to females of a younger generation (between the ages of 15-14) and for people of a lower class, as a variety of areas of dance are covered it doesn’t matter what area people are interested in they can come and view the film. Various races will also be interested as people of different nationalities are constantly featured. By using a common idea the film also expresses a deeper meaning, which will hopefully intrigue viewers in to watching it.

How does it express your creativity?

It’s an original movie, including original music with designed titles and credits.

How can you guarantee success?

I’ve done research and looked at my target audience. Out of 15-24 year olds, which is the age range my film is mostly focused on 73% said they were interested in dance films, which is a relatively large proportion of the market.