My Film's U.S.P.

The unique selling point of my film is that the villain escapes, allowing the possibility of a sequel, in which the hero would have a vendetta to fulfil.

Homework: My Target Audience Profile

This film will be mainly aimed at males, between the ages of 15 and 30, as it features a stereotypical, 'manly' protagonist. The audience will mainly be of western, specifically British, culture, because of the setting and the characters.

Homework: My Film Pitch

Equilibrium:
My film is the story of Police Sergeant Jack Kreaker, who works for the Metropolitan Police and has a reputation for unconventional methods and for occasionally disregarding orders.
Disruption:
He uncovers a terrorist plot to destroy several government-built structures, including the London Eye, in such a way that it will be put down to bad design and manufacture, causing people to blame the government for the disasters and to mistrust them, ultimately bringing down the country. The first bomb is set to explode in 16 hours and 29 minutes. Unfortunately, his superiors insist that they wait for more evidence before taking action. However, he declares that he will try to stop them , against their wishes. When he realises this, Chief Inspector Jones, who is in charge of finding the extra evidence needed, but is also a traitor, working for the terrorist group, immediately informs them. They take Jack's girlfriend hostage and send him a note telling him where she is - a long way from where the bombs have been planted. With time running out, Jack must choose between her and his duty, reminding him of a similar situation that he was put in years ago, which resulted in his wife's death (the audience have seen short flashbacks throughout the film, but not enough to completely reveal Jack's history). With the help of a young sidekick, in whom he confides the story about his wife, he sets out to save his love interest.
Restoration:
In the end, it is Jack's teenage companion who stops the bombs. While they succeed, they fail to catch the the mastermind behind the plot, who escapes with Jones. At the end of the film, Jack realises that his helper is actually his long-lost son, by his late wife.
This idea was partially inspired by the Die Hard films and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

This film will need a high budget, but will not require many sophisticated special effects, or C.G.I.. I think that it has potential to be very successful, as the scenario that it creates is one that people are very familiar with, but it has a good U.S.P.: the villain gets away.

Todorov:
Equilibrium - American policeman doing his job.
Disruption - The hero uncovers a plot to assasinate the Queen.
Restoration - He manages to stop a hypnotised/brainwashed gunman at the last minute and the evil mastermind falls off a stadium and is trampled on.

Propp:
Hero - Frank Drebin.
Princess - Jane Spencer.
Villain - Vincent Ludwig.
Others - the Mayor, Nordberg, Ed.

DYM HW feedback

Hi Tom

Most of your HW has been completed to a good standard, but not all of it. YOu might need to meet with me tomorrow lunchtime to go over what needs re-writing.

Your first HW is lacking the references to Todorov and Propp. Please look back at your class notes to help with this.

Half the NICS HW has been completed correctly, but the other half needs correcting. The section on narrative contains good analysis on some the key themes, but should also contain more about the structure of the film, and how that compares to the action-adventure genre in general. Some general advice for blogging: take care to check over your work when you have posted your work onto your blog.