Pitch 4) Representation (Ashleigh)

Representation 

In our title sequence we will introduce a group of teenage girls. 

The main social group we are focusing on is a young group of "typical" teenager girls in a gang. 

We are representing this group stereotypically through the idea that all teenagers are "hooligans" and so on but alternating it slightly by changing the typical boy gangs to female gangs to suit our target audience a lot better. 

Pitch 4) Representation (Cherise)

a. We will introduce the people in the girl gang. This can range from 2-4 characters being introduced in the opening.

b. We will definitely be showing social groups in our opening sequence which will include upper class and a lower social group. This is because we want to show that you don't have be in a low social group to be dragged into the world of crime. You can be rich and have loving family and friends which would be considered the 'perfect life' but still commit illegal offences.

c. We will be represented these groups stereotypically e.g. we will show higher name brand clothes, big houses, starbucks, fancy stores to represent the upper class. Upper class people might wear suits and ties. However, we might show a chicken & chip shop and an estate to show a lower social group. They might wear name brand tracksuits and trainers such as nike. 

Pitch 3) Film Genre (Leilani)

The genre that we have chosen is British Crime Drama. We chose this genre because we wanted our film to be relatable to our target audience. We also found that playing teenagers were the easiest characters to portray as we can understand them and therefore make it convincing.

The first film that inspired the construction of our title sequence was Adulthood. In the opening scene of the film it shows brief shots of each character that was involved in the traumatic events of the previous film. We intend on using the idea of having shots of each of us leaving our houses, showing that we come from different backgrounds but we are all apart of the same group.

Even though it is not a British Crime Drama the second film that we looked at inspired the story line of our film and title sequence. From watching brief clips of Girlhood it seems like it is about a girl that gets involved in a girl gang. There is some sort of rivalry with a neighbouring gang and the film shows her story. What we have taken from this film is to have the plot of our film and title sequence to be about a group of girls that are involved in a gang showing their individual stories as to how they came to be in the gang and the struggles that they have to face.

Pitch 2) What type of title sequence is it? (Cherise)

a. If we can't do a narrative title sequence we will integrated text credits into the scenes.

b. The first real title sequence that influenced us was Ill Manors which is also a British Crime Drama film, has a little narrative which made us think of having one too. But it also had text credits in during the scenes.




Another film that influenced us was the trailer of 'Girlhood'. We liked it showing all the characters in the 'gang'. We also liked the fact that they were all female as our film is about an all girl gang.

We were also influenced by the concept of 'Top Boy'. Top Boy is a British television drama series about young lives lived on the edge in east London - an honest and gripping rendition of inner-city drug and gang culture.

c. We intend to challenge the conventions because we want our film to stand out and be different to the other films in the same genre and aiming at the same target audience as us.

Pitch 1) The Film (Leilani)

The title of our film is DOAR. We originally intended on spelling it the conventional way (ROAD) but later decided that as we were not complying to the conventions of a British Crime Drama by using women as the main characters instead of men we should flip the title as well.

The title sequence that we have planned is about a group of girls coming together to commit a crime. 

During the sequence the audience will have an insight into the lives of each character as they make their way to the meeting point.

The rest of the film would then go on to show the consequences of this crime and the struggles that they would all have to face in order to survive.

Pitch 1) The film (Cherise)

a. The title of the film is a DAOR
b. The film is basically about these girls who come from different social classes and backgrounds but have still committed crime and managed to get into the road life. They then meet and become a gang and commit crimes together e.g. robbing a bank.
Our opening sequence is gonna show shots of the different girls in their areas doing illegal things.

Task 32: Research on Distribution Companies

Attack The Block

Production Companies: 

• Studio Canal
• Film 4
• UK Film Council
• Big Talk productions

Distributed by: 

• Optimum Releasing (UK)
• Sony Pictures in Home Entertainment (USA)

Marketing Tools:

• Billboards
• Trailer shared on Social Media
• Trailer shown on the TV
• Trended on Twitter with the #attacktheblock

The Role of Social Media:

• Social Media Accounts
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter

• Website
• App
• Online Game

Type of Release:

Attack the Block had a wide release reaching many countries including

• Japan
• Finland 
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Australia
• France
• UK
• USA
• Singapore
• Canada
• Belgium
• Germany
• Finland
• Hungary
• Indonesia
• United Arab Emirates
• Thailand
• Argentina
• Portugal

Formats:

Attack the Block is available to watch on DVD, Blu-ray and Print. You can also stream the film online through Netflix, Amazon Prime, Redbox and All 4.

Budget:

The budget for Attack the Block was estimated at around $13,000,000

Synergous Links:

Decca Records brought out an Attack the Block sound tracks including the 22 songs that featured in film.