2. Drama & Fantasy-Comedy
We have chosen the genre drama because the film trailer will likely have a
diverse appeal, specifically to teenagers and young adults, who will be able to
relate to each very different characters in the film trailer. Unlike the typical
Hollywood-produced high-school life and comedy films, from our research and
personal interests, the genre itself will be an appealing aspect; the film trailer
will offer various perspectives of high-school in our film drama.
3. Target Audience
Teenagers and young adults, from 13 to 21 years old.
The main characters in our film are students in their final year
of high-school. They will mainly appeal to teenagers who are
also going through similar aspects of being in high-school.
4. Film Budget
The film will have a medium budget because it isn’t a big
production such as Avengers or The Dark Knight both of which
have a big post-production budget because of CG, special effects
and on-screen graphics.
It will be theatrically distributed in which our distributor will
work with a theatrical exhibitor. This involves physical
production of the film prints which are distributed all around
the world; however this is being replaced by digital distribution;
other creations include posters, newspaper and magazine
advertisements, TV commercials and trailers etc.
5. Film Narrative
The five members of the school’s student council
encounter a bizarre phenomenon when, one day, two
members switch personalities within temporary
limited times at random. The same scenario begins to
happen to the other student council members and
their daily lives become chaotic. At first the students
find some amusement among the events but this also
exposes their painful scars from their pasts.
6. Unique Selling Point
The storyline offers a twist to your typical high school
life comedy films such as Mean Girls and Easy A. It
is both comedy and drama which will appeal to
different ages, primarily to teenagers and young
adults, but can also target older generations because
the story is relatable to the mass audience.
7. Main Events in Film Trailer
Introducing the two main characters and other minor
characters in the film
When the main characters switch bodies
They discover that their personalities swap with each
of the other members’ of the Student Council
Someone commit suicide – but ending is not shown
9. The Characters’ Central Conflicts
Personality swaps with other Student Council
members exposes painful scars and secrets
Inner demons
10. Movie Title
The Fear and Desire for
the Strange
o We chose this title because “fear” and “desire” are
the highlights of our film narrative. The title also
closely link to the main characters.
11. Location and Settings
Student Council room (basically a classroom)
School
School off-grounds
12. Film Trailer’s Pacing
Slow pacing while introducing characters at the start
of the trailer
Medium pacing as the trailer reaches mid time
Then really fast to create drama leading up to the
suicide attempt
13. Voice Over
The main character is the voice over in the film
trailer and is the source of narrative
It’s not consistent as conversations in the film trailer
will interrupt the voice over
14. Music and Sound Effects
Background music
We are considering using:
Lotus Flower x Radiohead
Drifting In and Out x Porcelain Raft
You Can Have It All x Yo La Tengo
Do You Want It All? x Two Door Cinema Club
