Homework: My Film Pitch (Changes)

Idea/Storyline



My idea for a new A-A movie is called 'The Conspiracy'. As the name suggests this relates to a massive and powerful conspiracy on a global scale. In the present day world, a group only known only as 'Hightower' (much like Nightingale from Spooks Series 8), are at the centre of the greatest and most deadly conspiracy the world has ever seen, whose members are placed in high power positions throughout the world's most powerful nations - e.g. Ministers, Chief of Police, Security Service Directors etc. Events begin to unfold when at a multi-national security services meeting where the world's largest security services are sharing information, several important figures are ruthlessly assassinated by Hightower including the CIA chief, NSA deputy director, MI5&6 officers as well as Chinese representatives etc. The events create huge tensions between the sides with the USA's national security level going to DEFCON 2 and public signs of aggression from rebel states such as North Korea and uprisings in seemingly stable countries such as Russia and in the Middle East.

A group of junior agents from most of the security services present decide to join forces and co-operate to unearth the mystery behind the events, although they remain suspicious of each other as they are weary that anyone could be involved in the conspiracy. As they return to their home nations, each of them continues to unearth information upon figures in their own agencies to the point at which they have managed to identify the perpetrators. However when they mount operations to capture each of these rogue agents at the same time so as to avoid tip-offs, they find that they have all mysteriously disappeared.


After rigorously tracking each of the perpetrators down all the agents find that they have gathered in one location and meet up once more to storm the Hightower stronghold on a remote pacific island. A huge invasion effort then ensues on the heavily defended island as the agents attempt to prevent Hightower from executing its missions to destabilise the Earth and create a mass world war. 

Once the agents arrive in the control centre an alarm suddenly goes off, warning the loyal agents that codes are being sent to a Pakistan Nuclear Silo to launch Nuclear Weapons at India and China. The agents realise that they must stop this otherwise the world will be plunged into a global thermo-nuclear war. As soon as they are about to undo the codes the rogue agents appear and each fights off with the betrayer of their own country. The rogues are defeated and the codes disarmed preventing war, but as everyone leaves the island, a mysterious masked figure emerges from the shadows and is seen in the last shot to be laughing menacingly through a distorted voice.

Todorov

Equilibrium -  Everything in the world appears to be normal at the beginning of the movie, with no recent terrorist attacks and a general sense of relaxation between the world's powers.

Disruption -  Sudden assassinations of key people and escalation in tensions leading to widespread anarchy and the potential breakdown of all diplomacy with the beginnings of a thermo-nuclear war imminent. This sparks the investigations and searches which encounter various diffculties along the way attempting to restore the equilibrium.

Restoration -  The equilibrium is restored eventually following the capture of the rogue agents, however this seems to be a false equilibrium due to the masked figure appearing from the shadows creating the belief that there is yet further disruption to the equilibrium in the future.

Propp

Heroes (Agents) -  Strong, intelligent male and female spies from all over the world and from different ethnicities and cultures who protect the 'good' of society and the world, reflecting positive aspects of a human personality.

Villains (Rogue Agents) -  Sinister, sly male and female agents who have become bitter from their years of experience and lack of recognition. Reflect jealousy, fear and destructive traits of the human personality.

Stars/Casting

Loyal Agents:

• Angelina Jolie - Russian FSB
• Jackie Chan - Chinese MSS
• Jessica Alba -CIA
• Johnny Depp - MI5
• Will Smith - Secret Service

 Rogue Agents: 

• Vinnie Jones - MI5
• Jet Li - Chinese MSS
• Sigourney Weaver - CIA
• Samuel L. Jackson - Secret Service
• Peter Stormare - Russian FSB 

Masked Mastermind:

• Arnold Schwarzenegger

Director - James Cameron
Producer - Steven Spielberg

Writer - George Lucas

Target Audience

The target audience of my movie will be teenagers of both genders and likewise for adults between the ages of 12 and 40.

Marketing Plan

The movie would be released in the Summer Holidays to achieve the largest viewing numbers. Posters would be set up on billboards, bus stops, underground stations and in cinemas a month before release. A taster trailer would be shown 6 months in advance of release with the TV trailer released a month before release. The website will be erected 3 months before release and after release will promote merchandise and the DVD. Online it will also be possible for fans to buy replicas of the gadgets found in the movie as well as caricatures. A week in advance of release we will set up a sponsorship deal with a radio station so that the film is promoted throughout that week. Release Date would be July 2012.

The Inspirations

• Swordfish
• Spooks (TV Programme)
• Thunderbirds
• Star Wars 
• The Expendables
  Many Others