Pitch for Butcher
When a young and cocky police detective is kidnapped byjjhe"killer he's
tracking, his department face a race against time to save him from
becoming the Butcher's latestjvjctirn.
Butcher will appeal predominantly to males aged between 18 and 30
years old and this is arguably a niche target audience; however the target
audience is one to which a crime/slasher hybrid will appeal. The dark
narrative and themes will appeal to the audiences masculiniry^as they are
more likely to be comfortable with the levels of violencetnan women.
The film will be set in and around London7"where the police desperately
try and rescue the kidnapped deteetive Pete (played by Jude Law). There
will also be several scenes set in a^small, dark basement as this is where
the Butcher takes his victims<^^^
I have chosen Jude Law to play Pete because he's a welljaiown British
actor on both sides of,the"Atlantic...and so the film will hopefully attract an
American audience' He is a versatile and bankable, playing the
protagonist in films from The Holiday to Enemy at the Gates, and his
youthful looks will allow the,audience to empathise and sympathise with
him. I have also chosen.^PoInn Bell to play Police Chief Walker and Liam
Neeson as the Butcher. ^^
Butcher will be similar in narrative to thejiorror films Saw and
Untraceable - both of which have been box office successes - and
stylistically like £aw,JwKich is known for its frequent cut away scenes
and graphic violence.
Because of its low budget and niche audience, I would release Butcher in
art house cinemas to minimise the jisk of the film failing.
Pitch Summary for Butcher
Logline: When a young and cocky police detective is kidnapped by the
killer he's tracking, his department face a race against time to save him
from becoming the Butcher's latest victim.
Target Audience: 18-30 year old males, (interested due to the violent
narrative, controversial themes and male dominated cast.)
Genre: A hybrid of slasher, crime and thriller (a race to save a police
detective from a serial killer.)

Actors: Liam Neeson (established and well known British actor), Tobin
Bell (known for roles hi horror-films) and Jude Law (versatile and
bankable British actor."
Similar Films: Saw, Untraceable'''md Along came a Spider (narrative)
Saw (style)
Where it would be shown: Art house cinemas (low budget,
independently produced and a niche audience: there's a risk of it failing at
the box office.) M//'
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Film Studies
Pitch for Criminal Mountain
Log Line: 'Samuel L. Jackson is an imprisoned freedom fightejr'but for
answers, revenge and love in this all action blockbuster/ «/
Imagine a volcano erupts in Japan the city and its inhabitants are
obliterated. Or so you would think/A news helicopter films hundreds
of men in orange jump suits appearing from the volcano, but quickly
disappear when they spot the news helicopter. America sends in the
army, but is it to help Japan or cover up a shocking/secret? The end
result is when Samuel L. Jackson flanks Bruce Willis and steals a boat,
they then sail off into the sunset, Bruce Willis realises and bellows
"prepare/the navy!" Just before the efid credits leaving the option of a
tf sequek/A film for older teenagers-^flS) anol up and up due to the fast
tempo action genre, with an exciting wa/genre leaving the audience
on the edge of theit^eat unable to blink. Never a dull moment with
the huge-scale battles fought with brain noXorawn. The film is
similar to blockbusters such as the upcoming 'SALT/ and uses
qualities from past greats such as the James Bond saga.

6 Hours before;..
Phil Turner, an experienced police detective/ is
/murdered in his hotel room but as the story unfolds it
turns out that there is more than on eg' person was
involved,
/The film is a crime thriller/ which will mainly appeal to 15-
50 year old males and possibly females, The beginning
will start with the end result; a police detective being
murdered. The story then unfolds telling three different
/stories and how they ended up being involved in the
murder. After following the different stories, the film
follows the man who is murdered and reveals that
everyone has been set up. Only a group of three survive
/as they turn up at a mass murder scene and then the film
ends on a cliff-hanger. Some stars who seem like good
actors are Vinny Jones/ Bill Nighy and Jason Statham as
have previous experience of this kind of film. This is
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// an original yet thrilling idea, similar to the blockbuster
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Genre
Comedy thriller
Time Period
Contemporary
LOW to. medium
Demographic Focus
Male/female young adults aged 15-35
A conflicted young student is lured against his will into a nefarious ploi involving blackmail,
death and strawberry milkshak^
A disillusioned young student, financially broke and confined to his desecrated apartment
ipedroam after seventeen years of chasing deadlines, attempts to salvage the love of his life
with one final, show stopping date. Things do .not go weil; he accidentally breaks his alarm
clock and, as he drags himself through his morning routine an hour behind schedule, a
sequence of events is set into action with the potential to shatter his hopes beyond repair.
Pnbeknownst to him, in the rural sanctity of a coffee shop not a mile from his apartment,
level-headed peer Dianne is kidnapped by an insidious- hooded rogue with a penchant for
strawberry milkshake, leaving only her phone at the scene of the crime. Tormented by -guilt,
David withholds the mobile and allows himself to be blackmailed, info a scandal that
threatens to embroil all three of them .in a web of intrigue. His only salvation is to turn his
moribundjif^around by reconciling his relationship with deadlines and winning back the love
Jn- the tradition of classic crime thrillers, from Spy Games to The Bourne /dentjty^-thls is a
rousing, diabolically clever mystery tale that keeps the audience guessing. It promises
everything that ff/m no/r has to Coffer scandal, romance, cloaked assassins and mind-
boggling plot twists and surprises. 'More than a thriller full of edgy romance, heart-stopping
action, nefarious villains and exotic locales, "Left" mixes/rf'aH with a generous helping of
teenage angst and the compelling comedy of blind lo
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Daniel Garden