Concepts & Treatment
These are two concepts which we planned and developed in our group, they describe the storylines of the two ideas through a prezi powerpoint which we presented to the class. Our first concept is called 'Dr Barbitus' and the second concept is called 'The Prey', each presentation explains all aspects of the concepts from the subtext and the film references to the subtext. Once the presentation was shown to the class they had to vote for the best idea giving us constructive feedback for each, the prezi powerpoints we presented to the class is below.
dr barbitus
Feedback
Positives:
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Negatives:
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the prey
Feedback
Positives:
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Negatives:
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...AND THE winning concept IS
The majority thought that the concept of 'Dr Barbitus' was the best concept out of the two as the idea is more easy to follow and the subtext behind the movie is more easier to understand through the storyline. Below is the feedback sheets given from the class for the two concepts.
final treatment
This is the final treatment which is titled after our winning concept 'Dr Barbitus' which was voted the most popular out of the two concepts by the class. This treatment describes and explains the background of the movie; the synopsis, the todorov theory, the target audience, the subtext, film inspirations, the propp theory and other details to do with the movie. We tried to make the treatment poster as creative as possible including lots of pictures showing the type of theme that the trailer is based on.
movie title
The movie title is 'Dr Barbitus', the title is in a large font on the top of the page with a red and black colour scheme and a computer screen with the 'Dr' in representing the fact that he is an antagonist within computers. The name 'Barbitus' is a representation of the drug 'Barbitone', which some victims use to commit suicide and the 'Dr' is a play on words because instead of helping people Barbitus is actually murdering people.
tagline
The tagline for 'Dr Barbitus' is 'Open at your own risk' we thought of this tagline because it links in with the hashtag #riskitall and the link which gets sent around; which when opened reveals Barbitus making them commit suicide. So those who open the link are risking their lives.
subgenre and target audience
todorov theory - character profiles
The Todorvo Theory is a breakdown of the equilibrium, the disequilibrium and the resolution. The equilibrium is the beginning of the movie which is a normal lifestyle of the characters within the school, the equilibrium is when things start to change for the worst and 'Dr Barbitus' starts to manipulate people and start his murdering spree and the resolution is when the situation is resolved and the life of the protagonist goes back to normal.
synopsis |
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prop theory - character profiles |
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