Storyboard for Opening Sequence (rough quality)

Sorry about the awful quality, I'm afraid my scanner doesn't pick up pencil very well...

I'll go over all the edges in fineliner soon, and re-post it up here in full detail.

In the meantime, enjoy a random yet inspirational site: http://thewanderingmadman.com/Home.html

Predators Marketing Plan

Website - www.predators-movie.com - has many features, including a facebook application where you can target your friends, an iphone application, and an interactive add-on that lets you demolish certain websites such as yahoo.com etc.
             - 289,300 people 'like' the facebook page
Trailers - There were several trailers - TV spots, teasers, etc. - for the film, but they gave what was almost an incorrect depiction of what the film would be - there was a recurring shot in the trailers where the protagonist, Royce, is targeted by 15 predator 'gunsights', although in the film, there is only one gunsight on him in that scene. This led the audience to believe the film would be a typical Hollywood action, where there's an all-out battle royale - as opposed to the battle of wits in the jungle that the film actually displayed.

Male&Female Roles in AA Films

I don't seem to be able to upload my moodboard image - it is on topics, under T:\media\GCSE\Current Y11 2009-11\Unit 4 A-A exam

Improvements to presented film concept

Setting: British buildings eg. Office blocks, powerplant for base of conspiring corporation.
Iconography: guns, explosions, etc. fences, company logo, photos of families, newspaper articles
Commercial aspects: videogame; website; conspiracy-theorist-friendly merchandise (eg. Tin-foil-lined baseball caps)
Enhanced USP: dramatic action about mercenary conspiracy - Woody Harrelson stars with Angus T. Jones
Todorov: Equilibrium - family life before kidnapping; Disruption - kidnapping, father's distressed search etc.; Restoration - riot is induced in mercenary corporation and freed missing persons find their families via police
Propp: Hero - Woody Harrelson; Villain - Ben Kingsley(and mercenary corporation); Donor: Angus T. Jones.
Age of boys when kidnapped: 15

Film Idea: Target Audience & USP

A caricature of an 'ideal' audience member:  A male teenage action-fan who is a huge Two-and-a-Half Men fan and has watched the likes of Zombieland, 2012 and Defendor. His hobbies are playing video games, writing reviews on obscure indie-action films, and researching the latest zany conspiracy theories. He is fairly obsessed with conspiracy theories, and has been wearing tin-foil-lined baseball caps since he was eleven. He dislikes authoritative figures, and seeks to become a human rights activist. He listens to punk music, and has a strong 'down-with-the-system' attitude about him, although he seldom enforces his beliefs. His favourite film is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

USP:  Woody Harrelson takes down evil mercenary corporation with Angus T. Jones

Action/Adventure Film Idea

Synopsis: Former SAS veteran Ryan Stone is called back into action when his son, Chris, is kidnapped and an unreasonable ransom is demanded. Stone tracks down the kidnappers and discovers a huge conspiracy - the kidnappers have been running a business for decades, in which they steal youngsters from parents and bring them up mercilessly as mercenaries. Stone must take down the company, but can't do it without a little help from the inside, so his son rallies the other youngsters into a rebellion.
Age Certificate: 15
Target Audience: Action-lovers aged 15-30
Marketing Campaign: The film will have its own official website; teaser trailer; TV spot; trailer; teaser poster; and poster
Cast: Woody Harrelson as Ryan Stone; Angus T. Jones as Chris Stone; Vinnie Jones as older mercenary (who switches sides at a critical moment); Ben Kingsley as mercenary-company director

NICS: The Matrix

Narrative:
The protagonist - Neo - is plunged into a surreal world when Morpheus recognizes him as 'the One', and discovers that he has been living his life inside the 'matrix', a complex program uses by the increasingly sentient computers to subdue the human race in a false life of ignorance and tranquillity. Neo must take on the 'agents' - super-powerful computer programs that seek to extinguish him and the entire human rebellion.

Iconography:
The Matrix is often recognized by its iconic special effects - to name a few: the falling green numbers/codes which can be seen when Neo realises his powers as 'the One', and which have characterised the series since its release; and Neo's focus ability which allows him to slow time and bend the matrix to his will.

Characters:
Neo embodies the role of the hero, and shows attributes typical to action/adventure films - namely bravery, generosity, et cetera. Morpheus, the 'donor', turns Neo from a computer programmer/hacker into a martial-arts specialist, giving him much-needed potential.

Settings:
The contrast between the realistic yet fake world of the matrix and the surreal yet real world outside of it set a strange, unreal mood to the film and also inspire some interesting philosophy in the viewers' minds.