Draft Proposal

        Introduction                        
The purpose of this report is to help me prepare for my pitch and to sell my ideas to film producers encouraging them to get the film made. In my report i will be discussing the primary and secondary research which i have gathered from varies of unique short film on YouTube. For my target audience i will be making it based on the likeness of film producers who are interested in the genre of thrillers and horrors. I will be making my idea simple and basic with no background story,  this is because it will interest the audience more as it means they will have to think more making up their own interpretations. My film will distributed online by exporting it and pasting on to my you tube channel. 

My idea 
The idea of my short film involves two chracters one male the other female. They begin talking to each other on a dating website who the girl believes she loves. He eventually talks her into meeting where he then kidnaps her and sexually assaults her. The twist is the girl fights back shooting him in the penis signifying the revenge taking the dominance away from the male. 

   Target Audience
The audience which I will be building the film upon will be of 18 and above, this is because through my research I learnt the majority who enjoy watching thrillers and horrors are of this age. I feel because the main character is female the audience who watch the film are most likely to be females, this is because they may feel relatable to the main character.

  Trends

 The trends I have being looking all contain a torturing aspect for example in saw they are captured and then tortured in order for their survival, also in the short film captive the male is being tortured for trespassing by ghost like character. This in particular trend inspired my idea of a female being tortured by a male who is unable to escape. I have choose to have violence in my film specifically sexual violence this is because i want to show the dominance which men have on women through sexually violating the female, infers that in reality girls feel victimized to men and in serious cases are raped because they are seen as sexual objects. 

Genre and Narrative

The genre i have choose for my short film is thriller, this is because my film includes violence throughout. I also will be including a twist ending my short film open. therefore leaving the audience in suspense which they will have to interpret themselves. Also making it a thriller such as the shot types i will be including such as mid shots and extreme close ups. The narrative structure for my film is non linear, this is where it will be shown in reverse order revealing the main story plot at the beginning is where the girl is getting abused. i Choose this structure because it will hook the audience straight away making it more interesting. 

Costs:

Camera: FREE from college 
Transport: FREE bus travel for teens
Food: £10-£15

Budget

I will have a budget of no more than £30 this is because the most expensive things are free as i will be borrowing these items from my college, equipment such as lighting source and cameras. I will be spending money on objects such as rope and makeup such as fake blood which will be no more than about £10. 

             Inspiration for my short film

 My idea was influence by the film 50 shades of grey this is because i felt many in particular females where interested in the plot of  the two characters, male and female interacting with each other in a sexual nature. In the film the male character called Christine grey also known as Mr grey enjoys feeling dominant with women connecting with them in a physical way, he endures torturing females as this makes him pleasured and excitable. This inspired me to come up with an  similar idea of where a male tortures a young female for his pleasure and likeness. I felt this idea would engage the audience as its a relate-able to their ordinary life as usual men feel pleasurable to women in some serious cases causing crimes such as rape and murder.

The short film captive was one of the films which influenced me for my own short film. The idea of being captured and tortured really interested me as the audience as it made me feel tensed and confused and this show i would like my target audience to feel whilst watching my short film. However in this film the man was being tortured by a ghost which i wanted to change making my film being more realistic using a real life man as i feel this is more engaging for the audience. The film is left on an open ending making the audience wonder if he is eventually killed or released. Which led me to similarly do the same for my own film making the ending open as its more interesting to watch rather revealing the ending and not feeling as suspended or engaged.     

Film rating

The film rating for my short film will be of 15 age and above this is because it will contain scenes of physical violence and aggression of sexual nature. Not suitable for ages below 15.

Hook

The hook i will be including will right at the start of where we see the face of a girl covered in blood with facial expressions looking confused and scared. The actress will make the audience feel engaged as they are unaware of what is happening to her from the whereabouts she has been located tired to a chair in an abandoned car park.

Time 

Timing is very important and must be stuck to there will be given deadlines to those such as camera crew the characters and so on all on the same time of the production. If it comes down to deadlines being not met them producers will be losing out on money as well as having to spend extra buying time to spend on the production to complete. I will be mostly filming on the weekends this is due to me having more time on the weekends spend for the production.

Location

The locations i have choose for my short film is an abandoned car park this is because i feel a car park gives of the sense of mystery and suspense. Which means the audience will feel get a sense of atmosphere whilst the audience watch to see what is going to happen. I will need to keep in mind that i specifically want the location of an abandoned car park therefore it will need to be film late at night or on a day its less busy during the week instead of the weekend.

Unique Selling Point(USP)

The USP for my short film is that its based on a real life story of a girl who was captured for 14 years and repeatedly sexually assaulted her whole life. I also will be including a twist in my film, leaving the audience in suspense as the end will be opened.