G A M E OV E R P I TC H

T I T L E S

• We are basing our titleson the classical arcade (e.g. Pacman) video games

• Titles will be pixilated as it is a convention of classic games

• We are keeping the titles simple, text over a solid background colour. As in ‘The Last of Us’

BA S I C P LO T• DAY 1: An Average Joe, and perhaps slight loser, Dan wakes

up from a restful sleep. As he goes about his morning, obstacles are dangerous to him. E.g., almost drinks bleach instead of the orange juice. Pops out to shop to get milk and bread (as left on list by mum) and many obstacles on way. Eventually gets hit by car and dies.

• DAY 2: Dan wakes up again and day is exactly same, e.g. same old woman waves at him. Is very confused. Gets hit by car again and dies.

• DAY 3: Dan awakes and is this time very cautious and makes body armour out of household objects. Goes about day but is determined not to die. Gets past car and doesn’t die. Dan hears massive noise behind him and turns around to see a massive “LEVEL COMPLETE” floating in the air behind him. Then he looks around to see a big window in the sky with a gamer celebrating in it, looking down at him.

DA N

• Aged late 20’s

• Still living with his mother

• Unemployed because he’s good at yet

• Very laid back

• Very likeable personality, tries his best but always seems to go wrong (audience feel sorry for him)

• Messy hair, jeans, top and a hoodie.

G A M E R• At the end the ‘gamer’ is going to appear in the

sky

• Our gamer will be a female

• Wearing headphones and a controller in her hand

• Slob

• Beanie hat and a hoodie, with food stains on

N A R RAT I V E T H E O RY F I T

SPE C I A L E F F E C T S

• ‘Mission Complete’ sign appearing, pixelated and flashing to emphasise that it is a video game.

• Window into “real world” appears in the sky featuring gamer

• Dan getting ran over by a car

• These will all be executed on After Effects

C O S T

• The production should mainly be free due to all participating being volunteers

• However, there may be small costs incurred, such as fuel for driving to locations and costumes.

PR O D U C T I O N S C H E D U A L

• Research: By the end of October

• Pre Production: By the end of November

• Filming: By mid December

• Post Production: By the end of December

TA R G E T A U D I E N C E A N D H O W W E C A N TA R G E T T H E M .

• Our target are mainly 18-40 years old, as this is what we found from our research

• People from this age range are more likely to play video games

• We can target them using social media, Web 2.0 and short film festivals, such as Brief Encounters in Bristol

ST Y L E A N D F O R M

LO C AT I O N S

C O N T I N G E N CY PL A N

• Zone 10

• In Zone 10, a man’s alarm goes off every night, with the alarm being in Zone 10. He keeps checking the house overnight but finds nothing

• On the final night the alarm never goes off but the man awakes anyway