My Film Pitch: The Hunted

A group of soldiers go on a mission to the most violent place in Afghanistan to go and rescue one of their friends. Along the way they get caught up in a violent gun fight with terrorists. They try a new way to get to their friend but obstacles in their way causes upset along they way. The main character of the film is named Marcus Mcaine who is the officer of the group.

This film is based on the war thriller Lone Survivor. This film provides the same qualities as Lone Survivor but has the added quality of being a action packed war film.

Film and trailer poster analysis

POSTER KEY CONVENTIONS
The key conventions of this poster is the name of the director, main star of the film, the central image and the colour scheme of gold to suggest the film being about money. This appeals to the audience as the background of the poster shows a party which shows that the genre of the film is a drama based film. The central image of the poster is the main character in the film who is Leonardo DiCaprio.

TRAILER KEY CONVENTIONS
The key conventions of the trailer are the name of the main star and director being shown rather than a voice over of their names. There is a title and release date at the end of the trailer so the viewer knows when the film comes out. The main star is shown straight away so the viewers identify a famous actor and will then go watch the film.

I think the poster and the trailer are successful as they promote what the film is about but dont give too much away about it. The poster and the film shows the main star and the director to indicate that big hollywood stars are in the film.

NICS Film Trailer Analysis

Ouija

Genre
Horror.

Narrative

The storyline is about a group of teenage children that are tormented by demons and the genre is horror.

Character
The characters in the film are not well known actors to set the impression of  the film being realistic. The stereotype of teenagers who are the ones who usually get into trouble in horror films.

Iconography
There is a lot of build up of tension in the film to try and scare the viewer. There are ghosts in the film and you can indicate that this is a horror.

Setting
The film is mainly set in a house where a girl had previously murdered herself.

Ted

Genre
Comedy.

Narrative
The story line is about a boy who gets a teddy on christmas and wishes it came alive. The bear had then come to life the next day.

Character
The characters are huge stars such as Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. John (Mark Wahlberg) has to save ted (Seth MacFarlane) after being kidnapped.

Iconography
The film is a typical comedy between two friends. There is lots of humor in the film to get impression that this is a comedy rather than a film where a bear gets kidnapped.

Setting 
The film is set in America where the kid wishes for the bear to talk and at his flat where he know
lives.

Matrix

Genre

sci-fi.

Narrative

The story line is about living in a world that is not real and escaping from it. 

Character

The characters are big hollywood stars in the film. The villains in the film look devious to indicate they are bad. 

Iconography

The film has a lot of explosions and gun fights and chases. This sets the impression of a thriller film but the idea of the world being fake set the theme of a sci-fi film.

Setting

The film is set in a virtual world and the rest of the film is in a ship where the characters minds are transferred to the fake world. 

The Wolf Of Wall Street

Your chosen movie
1) What film have you chosen? 

 The wolf of wall street.


2) Why did you choose this film in particular? 

I chose this film as it is based on a real life crisis about the wall street crash in the 90's


Institutional background
1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? E.g. Warner Brothers, Paramount etc.

Paramount

2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK?

universal pictures


No brand loyalty
1) What genre does your chosen film fit into?

The genre is a biography, comedy and crime.


2) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer.

The trailer centralises on one character which suggests it is about a biography and the scenes in the film are to do with the wall street crash.

3) Is your chosen movie a sequel?

no


3a) If Yes, how does the film use the original movie or franchise as part of its marketing? 

3b) If No, are previous films by the writer, director or star mentioned in the trailer? 

No previous films are mentioned in the trailer.

It’s all a matter of timing
1) What was the UK release date for your chosen film?

December 17, 2013


2) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? Find the earliest example you can and embed it in your blog.

The trailer release date was june 16th 2013


3) What other examples of marketing (teaser trailers, main trailers, newspaper or TV interviews etc.) can you find for your chosen film from before the film’s release date?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6A


It’s a social thing
1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? If you can’t find tweets (probably blocked) use the IMDB user review rating or the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating to judge whether the public have given the movie a good review.

The movie was given a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Most of the viewers that watched the film enjoyed it but werent happy with the viewing time of the film.


2) Find three quotes (no more than 25 words each) from user reviews of your movie to create a picture of what the public reaction to the film has been. Post them on your blog.

Anyone with a fraction of a brain cell could predict that this film was one which was bound to be an amazing, from the moment it was announced.


Despite the fact that it is 180-minutes long,one will surely enjoy the ride of watching this film. DiCaprio and Scorsese makes it a point to make it interesting and entertaining.

The good things first - the acting is great, the sheer excess of greed is invigorating and memorable, there's great pace, a lot of humour, and the directing is assured.

Risky business
Use IMDB to find out the box office records for your chosen film. Find your film, click on Company Credits and then Box Office/Business.

1) What was the original budget for your chosen film?

The original budget was $100 million


2) How much money did the film make in the opening weekend?

In the first week the film made just under 24 million dollars

3) How much money has the film made in total? (Look for the subheading ‘Gross’ which has the total box-office earnings listed).

The total the film made was $392


Stars in their eyes
Research the stars and director for your chosen film.



1) What films has the director previously directed? Are they in the same or similar genres?

Martin Scorsese has made films such as goodfellas, gangs of new york and shutter island.


2) Who is the main star in the film?

Leonardo DiCaprio

3) What other films has the main star appeared in? Are any of the films similar to the one you are researching?

 Leonardo DiCaprio has been in 'Gangs of New York'. This film is also a crime, drama based films.

4) Are the stars or the director or writer mentioned in the trailer for the film

The director and main star were both mentioned in the trailer.

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