Today we had a tutorial with freehand producer Beth Turrell. We went in to pitch our idea to her and explain where we were at in terms of the progress of our pre-production package. I was really happy with the feedback that we got from Beth, I feel as though it made us as a group realise how prepared we are with our project, so far. Obviously we will continue to work at our current rate but it was good to hear that we are being organised and on top of everything. We explained to Beth our story as well as other production elements such as the budget, schedule, casting, and locations. Laura also went through the different cameras we are considering using as well as the test shoots, and Katie spoke about where we are at with the marketing/branding. The main feedback we got from Beth, was to nail a strong pitch to explain the narrative of Unspoken. As I explain the narrative I have always felt as though it is difficult and complex to talk about due to the different narrative strands, Beth suggested that I try to simplify this by creating a small pitch that would explain the narrative in a small and simple way.
Simple Pitch; A psychological drama following a grief stricken teen and his journey after a traumatic event, leaving him stuck between his future and his desires.
Simple Synopsis; Marlo is a 17 year old boy in his final year of sixth form. As he goes through his day to day life he deals with issues such as paranoia, anxiety and panic attacks, whilst he feels unable to speak about the issues he is facing with most people, his girlfriend Nova is his beacon of light as she comforts him throughout. Marlo's mother Julie and teacher Mr Shipman are they to help him even though they often get dismissed, they worry about his future as the deadline for university applications looms closer and closer. Will he come be able to open up, or will his issues get the better of him?
Katie has also been working on all of the branding and graphics for Unspoken. She has created both a poster and a title sequence using a theme of smoke to create a ghost-like feel. I really like the branding of it all so far because I think it helps to create and reinforce a theme throughout that we are all happy with.
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