FILM: Developing a pitch

We had to consider the limited amount of time as we couldn't have a too complicated storyline as we wouldn't have enough time to show all of it, we didn't need to many characters as that would expand the story more all we needed was a simple story that we could make interesting by the way we directed the actors, through the camera techniques we used and music.

Our original idea was called 'Consequences' which was a drama and our pitch was: Consequences are soon learnt when a young girl separates herself from her group of friends because they have decided to have their own little party. Will they find out what has happened? Or would they even care?

But once looking at the time and preparation that would be needed we realised that it we wouldn't have quite enough time. We then came up with the idea called 'Emotional Effects' which is a drama and the one that we chose to go with as it seemed more possible the pitch was: Everyone loves this girl. Every where she turns people would speak to her but does everyone like her, is she really as popular as everyone thinks? Is it her fault this is happening? Or is it just jealousy? This is left to the audience to decide. This pitch seemed more doable as we could film it in the school and wouldn't need quiet as many actors we could also play around more withe the type of shots and angles to make the piece more unique to us but still making it look believable as a short film.

The original title 'Emotional Effects' thou it uses the device alliteration which makes the name easy to remember as it just rolls off the tongue it also more interesting than having two words that have no connection. The title also Incorporated what happens in the film without giving the whole story away but it doesn't grab the viewers attention as 'E' is a soft sound which doesn't cause it to stand out.

We then created a new title 'Twisted' which still goes with the plot of the film as we see how the girls life goes from being one way to dramatically changing to the other, it also shows how people themselves have become 'Twisted'. The title is more effective as the 'T' in 'Twisted' is strong and harsh which would draw more people's attention to it.