Film Pitch GEORGIA ALLISTON

The mission is to create a family drama for teenage boys. Since teenage boys take interest in action, I have decided to take a unique approach to the drama type movie and involve powers and action scenes that are dramatic. I considered what generally takes teenage boys interests in the film industry (Fast and Furious, James Bond etc.) and used this as an outline to start my pitch. As you may notice in this day and age, most movies tend to belong to franchises or are remakes of classic movies, I want to make an independent film and try to make it as realistic as possible, however since teenage boys enjoy fantasy, I have incorporated this into my idea as well. Actors and soundtracks I feel are most important when making a movie as they enhance the genre and atmosphere of a movie, therefore I have considered using A List lovable actors to play the roles. I believe that Imagine Dragons will provide an excellent soundtrack as their alternative rock style music will create a dramatic environment in the movie.

My Vision

Percy (Dave Franco) and Tom (James Franco) were separated at a very young age when their parents died in a car explosion. Percy crawled away from the scene. There was no sign of him for several days until a couple (Keaton and Leo) discover him whilst on a hike in the lake scene where the car explosion was. There was no background history on the child so they decided to take him in as their own. However, he developed a power by eating a mutant ant by mistake whilst trying to survive in the woods, where in which he could control a person’s future, anybody. Many years later, he finds out his true identity and meets with his real brother and Sylvia (Jessica Lange) his grandmother. Tom has an unsuccessful life, no employment and still at home with Sylvia. Tom aged 28 and Percy aged 24 The both brothers connect straight away, until Percy reveals his power. There is an urge of jealousy within the Walkshaw family. Tom begins to make Percy’s life a misery and it begins to ruin both his and their grandmothers life. Sylvia can no longer take the feuding pair and she demands them to leave the house. Tom is so overpowered by jealousy that he beats Percy to the ground and drastically murders him by too many punches to the head. Percy immediately dies and his body is thrown into a river. Sylvia questions the whereabouts of Percy to Tom and he lies, states that he is on a business trip to London. In the process, Tom returns home to care for ageing Sylvia. He stumbles across a journal Percy kept about all the futures he will control.

Storyline

Central Characters James Franco - Tom Walkshaw Dave Franco - Percy Jenkins / Walkshaw Jessica Lange - Sylvia Walkshaw

Characters Co-Starring Characters

Michael Keaton – Percy’s Adopted Father Melissa Leo – Percy’s Adopted Mother Bar Paly – Tom’s Lover Taissa Farminga – Percy’s Childhood Friend

The opening scene is by a country road where the explosion occurs. Percy crawls into a nearby wood for which he remains for several days. However he does return to the lake scene when the couple discover him alone and take him in. His adopted father and mother live in a typical suburban household which means that it is more realistic. When it is revealed Percy has the power, it is through high school when he was bullied and he wishes an unfortunate future on one of the bullies. The grandmother however owns a large mansion but still based near other houses. The scene in which Percy is murdered, it is in an abandoned alleyway.

Setting

Setting Mood Board

These are some ideas of what types of setting I want to use in my film. For instance, the large mansion is the home of Sylvia and the ominous alleyway will be the murder scene of Percy.

Lake Scene/Explosion/Wood

Sylvia’s Library/Percy’s Planning Room

High School/Bullying Scene

Sylvia’s Mansion

Adoption Centre

Suburban Village Murder Scene

Character Inspiration

The Franco Brothers are an interesting combination to have in a movie considering that they are related in real life. There is no need to find a slight lookalike when looking for actors now as the actual relations are playing brother and sister. Both the brothers play different characters in movie roles. For instance, James plays more violent characters like in Spider Man and Spring Breakers whereas Dave is more of an innocent role like in Unfinished Business and Warm Bodies.

I have chosen Jessica Lange as the rich grandmother looking after the boys. In her previous roles in American Horror Story, she has always played supreme and leading roles such as Constance in Murder House and Fiona the supreme in Coven. This is why she will play a particularly good role as an overpowering grandmother.

Moral of the Movie My movie is trying to display the drastic effects of jealousy and how it can distort peoples mentality. It is not a good trait to have no matter what exceptional crisis you may be going through.

The Audience The audience I was given was teenage boys. As simple research, I asked some of my boy classmates what interests them in a movie and what kind of actors they enjoy watching. The main response was action and they referred to most of their favourite actors as James Bond characters. As a result of this feedback, I decided to incorporate some action in my film pitch as this will thoroughly intrigue the target audience. However, it could be quite a touching storyline for them to watch as it may be linked to personal experiences due to the plots realism about brotherhood.

Any Questions?

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