L6. Pitch of Thriller
Content
Thriller Pitch
Year 12
Lesson objective •What
is included in my pitch?
Pitch Deadline Friday 13th November Every Group will do their Pitch on Friday in Ms Kaur’s lesson
Tasks and Pitch
Your PITCH (8 Slides) is a SUMMARY of the detailed TASKS you will complete
Each slide in the pitch will link to a task
You will need to work on these tasks in your own time in the run-up to the pitch
Thriller Company Pitch
You are a company who create AWESOME opening titles for films You want to pitch your film in order to get signed by a big production company!
Who are you? And who is your audience?
PITCH SLIDE 1
In your pitch give a brief description of…
Introduce yourself and who you are - Create a Company Logo What you are doing?
(creating a thriller opening titles)
Who is your typical Target Audience Profile?
TASK: Create a Target Audience Profile
Level 4: Create a Company Logo and compare with real companies
Thriller opening
In your pitch give a brief description of…
What is your Concept and USP?
Unique Selling Point USP PITCH SLIDE 2
What happens in the opening? Narrative and genre (and sub-genre) What style are you going for? (e.g film noir) USP: what is different about your thriller than any other out
there? What intertextuality links are you making to other films?
TASK: Final Idea: Concept and USP
Level 4: Analysis of genre, subgenre and style (compare with real thrillers)
Thriller opening
PITCH SLIDE 3
In your pitch give a brief description of…
Shot List and Storyboard Give a brief description for the shots in your thriller and
how they will engage the audience
TASK: Shot List and Storyboard
Level 4: at least 40 shots prepared with a detailed storyboard
PITCH SLIDE 4
Thriller Ideas: MeS
In your pitch give a brief description of…
What are your MeS ideas? MeS Props Style Genre and sub-genre Actors Locations
TASK: MeS, Location Scouting and Actor Auditions Level 4: Mise-en-scene and analysis of genre
Thriller opening In your pitch give a brief description of…
PITCH SLIDE 5 and 6 (6 = timeline)
Typography and Ident
How are your titles going to be shown?
Create an opening timeline for your opening thriller Label your Titles ‘T1, etc…’
TASK: Typography and Ident and Timeline
Level 4: Get screenshots from existing films to compare how they have inspired your opening timeline.
Sound and Effects
PITCH SLIDE 7
In your pitch give a brief description of…
Sound and Effects What sound track have you chosen/going to make?
Task: Sound and Effects Level 4: what thriller have influenced your sound and how will it intrigue the audience?
Health and Safety In your pitch give a brief description of…
Risk Assessment What are the potential hazards within your
film and how will you overcome them?
Task: Risk Assessment
PITCH SLIDE 8
Pitch Deadline Friday 13th November Every Group will do their Pitch on Friday in Ms Kaur’s lesson
Year 12
Lesson objective •What
is included in my pitch?
Pitch Deadline Friday 13th November Every Group will do their Pitch on Friday in Ms Kaur’s lesson
Tasks and Pitch
Your PITCH (8 Slides) is a SUMMARY of the detailed TASKS you will complete
Each slide in the pitch will link to a task
You will need to work on these tasks in your own time in the run-up to the pitch
Thriller Company Pitch
You are a company who create AWESOME opening titles for films You want to pitch your film in order to get signed by a big production company!
Who are you? And who is your audience?
PITCH SLIDE 1
In your pitch give a brief description of…
Introduce yourself and who you are - Create a Company Logo What you are doing?
(creating a thriller opening titles)
Who is your typical Target Audience Profile?
TASK: Create a Target Audience Profile
Level 4: Create a Company Logo and compare with real companies
Thriller opening
In your pitch give a brief description of…
What is your Concept and USP?
Unique Selling Point USP PITCH SLIDE 2
What happens in the opening? Narrative and genre (and sub-genre) What style are you going for? (e.g film noir) USP: what is different about your thriller than any other out
there? What intertextuality links are you making to other films?
TASK: Final Idea: Concept and USP
Level 4: Analysis of genre, subgenre and style (compare with real thrillers)
Thriller opening
PITCH SLIDE 3
In your pitch give a brief description of…
Shot List and Storyboard Give a brief description for the shots in your thriller and
how they will engage the audience
TASK: Shot List and Storyboard
Level 4: at least 40 shots prepared with a detailed storyboard
PITCH SLIDE 4
Thriller Ideas: MeS
In your pitch give a brief description of…
What are your MeS ideas? MeS Props Style Genre and sub-genre Actors Locations
TASK: MeS, Location Scouting and Actor Auditions Level 4: Mise-en-scene and analysis of genre
Thriller opening In your pitch give a brief description of…
PITCH SLIDE 5 and 6 (6 = timeline)
Typography and Ident
How are your titles going to be shown?
Create an opening timeline for your opening thriller Label your Titles ‘T1, etc…’
TASK: Typography and Ident and Timeline
Level 4: Get screenshots from existing films to compare how they have inspired your opening timeline.
Sound and Effects
PITCH SLIDE 7
In your pitch give a brief description of…
Sound and Effects What sound track have you chosen/going to make?
Task: Sound and Effects Level 4: what thriller have influenced your sound and how will it intrigue the audience?
Health and Safety In your pitch give a brief description of…
Risk Assessment What are the potential hazards within your
film and how will you overcome them?
Task: Risk Assessment
PITCH SLIDE 8
Pitch Deadline Friday 13th November Every Group will do their Pitch on Friday in Ms Kaur’s lesson
