P4: Pitch Ideas to the Client

  

My Pitch 

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Cue Cards I used in the presentation:

P3: Pitch to Communicate Ideas

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I will present my pitch to the client reading from my power point as well as additional information i have written on cue cards

P1: My Series Ideas

P2: Proposal and Client Documentation

After pitching my idea to the group I received the following feedback-

-Could the film have a more sinister feel?


In order to make the idea more sinister and scary I could take out the comedic aspects of the story and focus entirely on scaring an audience.

-Could the film have any more paranormal activity on the basis of horror?


With the the story line moment when the boy is killed I could use some supernatural effects or paranormal activity to add to the horror. This could be done by having him come back or a ghost of some sort. Or I could have the girl being far more scary and grotesque with her murdering.


-How could could you get people to relate the the film/engaged?


Having a young cast and a female killer a lot more people can be engaged and relate to this cast and story line.


-Does the pilot have potential to make an entire series?


From the point where the boy is killed the story has a wide angle to go from developing into many moments such as finding out who the killer is as well as Matilda being killed and the journey of the boy going on the run.


Final Idea - 

My series is going to be called 'Pigeon Hunt'

Pilot Episode -

We introduce the main characters

-Matthew (17), Protagonist
-Matilda (16), Killer
-James (16), Murder Victim

We open the episode with an introduction to the characters. It will initially follow the protagonist (Matthew), showing him as a character, understanding what sort of person he is. We then introduce the other two characters through the company of the protagonist. We get to understand their personalities through how they react to things and their way of life. At the start they are doing what they enjoy. Being out in the woods. The episode fully opens with a title sequence and a gun shot, which quickly cuts to a shot of a smoking barrel and our protagonist shooting bottles and cans.

The episode covers how the characters behave with each other and addresses their lifestyle. We follow them doing the things they enjoy such as making fires, dens and messing around in the woods. We see how they're clearly a reject group of people from the way they are. Their personalities are different to common teenagers.

The main aim of the pilot episode is to show how strange each character is, and how they compare to each other. The girl is certainly not a normal person. She says strange things and finds gruesome things satisfying such as killing animals.

When the younger boy James is found to be missing, the tone and mood stays fairly similar. The two others don't react very dramatically to his disappearance. And believe he will return soon. A couple of days later when they find his body in his own bed the episode gets a lot darker. The older boy Matthew doesn't really know hoe to react. He goes int the woods to the groups den. The girl comes up  behind him and talks strangely. She then pulls a hunting knife on him. He avoids it, and then he pulls his air rifle out which accidentally shoot her in the head. Here the screen would g black but we wouldn't know who is dead. That information would be revealed in the next episode. To draw in the audience, a half cliff hanger.

P4: Social Media Pages

Social Media

This is a social media page for the advertisement campaign for my BBC Three television series 'Pigeon Hunt'. The purpose for the social media page was to reach out to a larger demographic of audience without using much of the overall budget. Using social media I am able to promote photo's, videos, dates and content for free which will reach out to many people which they will be able to share with friends and spread the name of 'Pigeon Hunt'. Having a specific page where viewers can visit numerous times will give them a sense of series, a vibe that offers the themes and content that the series will contain.

Here I posted on the page as a reminder for the release date to the audience to make sure they don't lose interest in the series or forget about its release. Giving the audience constant reminders will build up hype for the series, preparing them for its official release date which they will know about. 

A key part of drawing in the audience and giving them a pre sense of the series was choosing the right backgrounds for the page. Here I used the same title which will be used continuously throughout advertisement as a brand label. But as well I used a larger scale image for my background which is the same of that in my posters. The bleak image will give the audience a sense for the series' themes, but also introduce the world that 'Pigeon Hunt' revolves from, engaging them to the story and context for the series. 

It was key to make sure all details in the blog were relevant yet didn't give too much away. I used a brief description to add to the mystery of the story and characters which mirrors what 'Pigeon Hunt' is all about. Uncertainty in a world, and mystery leading into fear. 

I also created some posts as the characters which would give the audience a larger insight to the world of the series and get to know the characters more. It also offers alternate ideas perhaps not included within the series itself such as here, character motives and inner thought tracks. The Facebook page is another platform the audience can potentially learn more about characters and become more attached to them becoming very engaged with the series as a whole. 

P4: Posters

Posters

The use of poster for the advertisement campaign was very useful as promotion as they gave a real sense to the audience the themes, vibe and style that 'Pigeon Hunt' tries to portray. The title used in all forms of advertisement gives the series its brand and label which audiences will recognise and remember. As well the background image gives the audience an insight into the world that 'Pigeon Hunt' works in, making the images seem far more real and connecting the audience more to what the series offers. With this, the posters are a constant reminder that this is a BBC Three drama and is only available on BBC Three. And the release date is always in full view for the audience which will constantly remind them and not allow them to forget. 

In terms of creating the posters I used a screen shot of my main character 'Matthew' from the trailer and using photoshop, cut out his figure to use as the mysterious figure in the poster. From here I brought the cut out figure into Illustrator and using the editing software created him to be a shadowy figure and placed him into the scene. 

For my background image all the photography from the film shoot was too bright and blurry and did not portray the gloomy feel I wanted. As well, my series is set in the Highland's of Scotland so Yorkshire Moor's would not have delivered the desired look. Instead I used Pixabay where you can download copyright free images. I used this image of Glencoe as it perfectly fitted the look and aesthetic I wanted to portray. 

Then using illustrator I added in my logo title which I created previously on Illustrator for the proposal. I added text to write out the release dates as well as including the BBC Three logo to show it is a BBC Three production. I took the image from Wikipedia as it is very high quality and formats as a vector, so using it in Illustrator I was able to edit it further and utilise it to how I wanted it to look.

P4: Radio Broadcast

Radio Advert

For the radio advert, my product will be able to reach out to an audience when they commute, sit down etc, i.e. whenever they listen to radio. In my advert I have dialogue spoken by characters in the series in a montage of audio clips. I have my protagonist Matthew who introduces himself and gives a brief over view of the setting and the pivotal moment within the plot. I recorded other characters such as James, a reporter and a police man. This will give the audience a real sense of the true setting and the characters within the world. 

I used a voice recorder to record each sound effect and actor and transferred all the audio into Final Cut Pro. I then ordered the audio chronologically and added in sound effects and voice effects to enhance the recording. Over the top of the actors voices I used the song 'The Last Hangman' written by Hotel Lux, who's song is a trademark of the series used within the trailer as well. I downloaded from YouTube into an MP3 converter which allowed me to add the song to the audio which I. I lowered the volume of the song on speaking moment in order for actors to be heard. 

I as well used again my title logo on the top of the audio so when uploaded to YouTube, the audience wouldn't be looking at a blank screen. This also allowed my to further promote my series logo for audiences to remember.