Alexander

By sam raphael

What is Alexander about?

• The life story of alexander the great• The reflection of alexander the great on his

job as a ruler

Plot

• Alexander the great starts off on his deathbed in babylon

• He tells someone his life story• We include flashbacks in with the story,

making up most of the movie• This allows for lots of wiggle room with what

we include, exclude, and tweak

Aspects of His Life to focus on

• Battle/conquers– That’s what people wan’t to see

Context

• His parents• His birth• His death• Accomplishments• Seige of tyre

Birth

• Alexander the great– Born in 356– Father• Phillip II

– Mother• Olympias

– Alexander III– Born in Macedonia

Death

• Died at 33• In Nebuchadnezzar's II palace in Babylon• Theories about death– Malaria– Poisoned at banquet

• Saw his soldiers the day before he died

Accomplishments

• Conquered many places• In the Bible• Conquered MOST of the world known by the

greeks• alexandria

Tyre

• Siege• Towers• The building of islands• 7 months• Didn’t want to attack by sea• People of Tyre sold as slaves

Tyre

• Tyre will be the main focus

• There will be the entire siege, as told by “Alexander the Great”

• There could be a few scenes trying to put a spin on the mystery of his death/poisoning

How do we go about making a successful movie?

• Coordinate scenes and ideas with pop culture

• Modernize the story– More people will watch a fresh and exciting film over a

documentary!

• Add scenes based on the audience– Age– Gender– Interest

Who is the target

• The target age is 14-28• These are the people who are either just

becoming allowed to go to the movies by themselves, or are frequent moviegoers

• This is the age that pop culture is based around

The R Rated movie

• Realistically, people ages 14+ see rated R movies (some even younger)– As much as people try to uphold the rules, very

few movie theaters won’t stop an underage person from buying a ticket

• These kids want to see an R rated movie• If we make it, they will see it

The Battle scenes

• Alexander the great conquered so much• The more he conquered, the more battles we

can show in the movie• Movies like 300, and lord of the rings are

famous because of their epic battle scenes• Simply, the more fighting, the more people

will want to watch.

Pop Culture

• Hire popular, attractive actors– People will see a movie just because an actor is in

it• Put popular songs in the soundtrack– People will buy the soundtrack– People will hear that that song on the radio is in

the movie, and come watch it to see the video that goes with the song

Ads

• Many people see a movie just to see a movie, so it’s all about showing them that ours is the best choice

• An epic, exciting ad, even if the movie is bad, will make people come

• You can show every good part of the movie within all the ads, and people will still think there is more (until we have their ticket money)

Bibliography

• " Alexander the Great ." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 6 Nov. 2008 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9106078>.