Pitch

The film is a spy fi/thriller. The film begins with a spy character finding out about a former colleague plotting to achieve world domination, through the forces of a virus to control the minds of the entire world’s population. During the course of the film, the spy blows up the research centre where the virus is being created, but his nemesis sets up another research centre. A female agent partners with our protagonist, but ends up being infected by the virus herself. The virus affects the majority of the population of England, and the protagonist has to stop it, before the entire world is infected. The antagonist infiltrates the spy organisation, so the film comes to a climax as the protagonist ends up in the clutches of the antagonist. There is a feud between the two characters, as we discover that they have past connections. Cue dramatic action fight scene. With lots of gadgets. The protagonist discovers an airborne antidote to the virus and then overpowers the villain. The antagonist then gets injected with a lethal dose of the antidote, which slowly, but surely, kills him.

The conventions of a spy film are a good character, and a villain, which our film includes. The protagonist character is a suave, sophisticated action hero, which is typical of the spy genre. The film is a spy-fi, so scientific elements are included, such as a virus that has been created by scientists, or more so the minions of the villain, and lots of gadgets. World domination is also a popular theme in films of this genre. As is a ridiculously evil character, and past connections between the protagonist and antagonist. There is also a female partner to the protagonist, like the Bond Girls in James Bond.

Creative ideas for filming would be including fast edits in our opening scene, and creative shots such as reflections in a mirror, or reflections in the laboratory equipment, to create a distorted image. A variety of camera shots will be used, with a lot of different angles to create the desired effect. We will use establishing shots appropriately to set the scene, and we will use depth/planar staging.

We believe that our film could be successful, because James Bond, of the same genre, has been extremely successful financially. The very first Bond film, Dr. No, was filmed on a budget of $1.2 million and made $59.6 million in the box office alone. The very latest in the series, Quantum of Solace, was filmed on an extensive budget of $843 million, however it grossed in the box office at a price of $4,356 million. Although the average spy thriller is usually the same plot with the same conventions, they are still regarded as widely popular and when lumped under the genre of Action/Adventure they often tend to be the most viewed films in cinemas, with horrors coming a close second and comedies starting to fall down in recent years. There are very few people out there that fail to enjoy a good spy thriller, as it adds a sense of escapism to their humdrum lives. The chase scenes are exciting and appeal to the men who are essentially big kids at heart and gadgetry also plays a big factor in this. The visual and sound efects offer an assault on the senses that bring cinema viewers back for more everytime. If it were not for this, spy films would not be able to get away with making multiple sequels, each of which are equally enjoyed by the audience, when most other sequels are usually met with a chorus of groans. That is why another spy film should always be welcome.