THE SECRET ASYLUMFilm Noir Pitch

Characters

• Murderer (manager)

• Husband

• Wife (in photograph)

Conventions

• Detective-like dress

• Black & White shoot

• Several close ups

• New York setting

• Depressing but climatic soundtrack

Narrative

• A man is murdered before he can find out what happened to his wife.

Enigma

• Husbands death necessary?

• Where is the wife?

• Managers true personality?

• What is the backstory?

Influences

• Climatic 1950s soundtrack.

• Cigarettes & guns

• Eerie setting/ night time

• Iconography of male authority.

Target Audience

• Males in their 40s to 50s.

• May accommodate in expensive properties.

Soundtrack

Credits

• Large bold font for title screen.

• Backdrop of New York landscapes.

• Cast & crew smaller, less bold font.

Questions