ASSIGNMENT 16: INDIVIDUAL PITCH

By Cameron Sears

CHOICE OF SUBGENRE FOR IDEA

Backwoods and Redneck

5 FILMS IN THE BACKWOODS AND REDNECK SUBGENRE

• Wrong Turn• The Hills Have Eyes• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre • House Of Wax• Hatchet

CONVENTIONS OF BACKWOODS' AND REDNECK SUBGENRE

Protagonists are in a barren or isolated location

Antagonists are usually better equipped against the helpless Protagonist

CONVENTIONS OF BACKWOODS' AND REDNECK SUBGENRE

Antagonists are deformed or socially unwelcoming Usually set at the

antagonists home environment which he can use against them

Usually in a forest or a desert like location

PLOT

• Establishing shot, showing surrounding area (close ups and long shots of environment) then will be insert shots of protagonist running from someone and gets caught in antagonists trap

• Gets tied up and hooded then antagonist drags body (alive) into shed and will be put with other prisoners/hostages• Shot of Protagonist dazing off due to injury• Have shots of interior she i.e. human body parts and used weapons• Other antagonist will appear out of darkness (larger antagonist while other antagonist will be shorter)• Then antagonists will start prepping of murder weapons in which they will pick which one they choose• Protagonist woken up by antagonists chucking water over them • In background protagonists hear screams of others being murdered • moves onto second last protagonist lots of shaking and screams • Antagonist raises blooded axe then antagonist gets murdered• Protagonist who was captive (in beginning scene) gets up and gets handed weapon and kills last prisoner

ORIGINALITY

• This plot will be unique as people will be expecting either that last person to be killed or a cut ending at just before he is murdered but instead initial protagonist will be murdered and the captive which was caught at the beginning will get up and be pair up with other antagonist in which will be solidified in the end as he hands him the weapon and murders the last hostage

NARRATIVE ENIGMAS

• What are these antagonists purpose behind the murders?• Where and how did these people end up prisoners of these killers?• Who are these killers?• Why did one of the antagonists kill the other?• Did the captive who turned have a deal with antagonist or just insane?

FILM TARGETS

• For camerawork keep identity a mystery of captive, and for some time the other antagonist

• Have convincing costume and make up for antagonists to make them seem like redneck killers

• Make audience believe they are in a isolated location • No generic murder weapons e.g. kitchen knife• Colour and thickness of blood prop