Script Proposal
Script Proposals
A script proposal is often created during the period where you want to begin the process of selling your idea. This document will most likely take the form of a pitch as this is more than likely the method you will use to sell and promote your idea to potential investors. It’s important that a script proposal is clear and concise as it enables communication between yourself and investors to be clear and with both parties knowing the full extent of the information needed for there to be support if needed.
Script proposals are a useful tool as it enables people like investors to get a clear idea of the script and narrative without having to read the whole thing. However, some investors like commissioning bodies will want to see a completed script if they like the idea, so no matter what format you’re presenting your idea, it’s always best to have a completed script as you never know what some companies might ask for. Script proposals can also be deemed as an alternative to a mood board as it essentially lays out and shows what the final product of the film will look like, this is beneficial for the presentation of your idea as it formats the whole picture clearly, thus ensuring investors stay focussed and can follow clearly.
Script proposals can be structured on a variety of platforms with the most common being a PowerPoint. However, the format that is used doesn’t really affect the quality of the final product, yet PowerPoints are probably the most beneficial tool for the purpose of a script proposal. Script proposals are effective as long as there are materials that the investors can refer to, these can be pictures, sketches or notes. These resources are most important during the pitching of your script proposal as well as afterwards as the investors can then ask questions relating to the materials present on the documents that they have.
The title I have chosen to give my script is: Taste of your own medicine. I have chosen to give my script this title as its fit’s both the good and evil in this story as it’s a tale of double bluffing each party involved so it’s essentially giving each side a taste of their own medicine with the constant double bluffs. The logline of my story is: An orphan girl rises to the top of the food chain by manipulating those in power in order to avenge her parents and get the justice they deserve, she’s got the mafia fooled, or has she?
The purpose of the script is to be a fictional feature film however it contains some factual elements and elements of realism. The realism will be the information contained regarding the mafia, it will detail how they carried out certain acts and how they essentially ran New York City in the 30’s and 40’s. The goal I’m trying to achieve with my script is to provide entertainment whilst also highlighting how brutal the system and those in power were, whether that be legally like the police or the FBI and those who are illegally in power (the Mafia) dominated everybody and controlled everything within a city.
The genre of my feature film is Crime/Thriller, with the key themes being power, dominance and manipulation and double bluffing, with the aim being that towards the end the audience should somewhat struggle in identifying who’s the good and who’s the evil in the narrative.
A brief synopsis of my feature film would be: A Mafia Boss in 1930’s New York who rises to the hights of power and dominance. It portrays the ups and downs of my main protagonist’s life and shows her rise to the top. My prominent character is a young Italian American female who on the outside is a picture of beauty yet on the inside is a psychotic lunatic who’s out for revenge and is looking to avenge her parents by whatever means necessary.
The primary target audience of my feature film are people who are particularly interested in the thriller genre or crime with it primarily being aged at people 16-30. On the contrary, the secondary audience of my feature film are people aged 30-45 who have an interest in the mafia as well as psychological thrillers. The main demographics I’m trying to reach are people aged 16-30 who are primarily female (this should be more achievable due to the fact my main protagonist is a female who is more powerful than the men featured in my narrative), with their main psychographics being an interest in psychological thrillers, things like the Mafia and true events as well as having quite progressive views, hence the inclusion of the main protagonist being female (this should hopefully appeal to them and agree with their views, therefore making them have a preferred reading of the text).
Main Character Profile:
Sara Scaletta – Aged 22,
Description – Tall, Brunette, Blue Eyes, Porcelain like skin.
Appears to be quite aggressive and heartless, but deep down is terrified of people around her.
The USP (Unique selling point) of my idea is the fact that the main character is female and the fact that she’s fooling the mafia. This is unique as most films usually portray men in the positions of power and seem to conform to things like patriarchal society and dominant ideologies. Only 25% of films have female protagonists, with 41% of films having them as a lead protagonist, this is an obvious gap in the market and therefore a good incentive to invest.
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