dvd blurb

Tom and Shawn are part of a conspiracy theorist group. When a fellow member starts acting strange, the group is shook to its core. Red eyes, zoned out, always checking his phone. It is clear that their friend has been probed by aliens! Watch as a camera crew follow Tom and Shawn through their investigation and (possible) solution.

"a fascinating look into the lives of conspiracy enthusiasts" -the daily mail

"an interesting watch. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it" - frank skinner

"the characters are endearing enough that you can overlook their stupidity" - Idris Elba

script

Establishing shot of front of house. camera moves towards door and rings doorbell. The door is opened by character #1.

#1: ah, you're here. Come in.

Camera follows #1 into the house. Mid shot of back of his head throughout this, though maybe turning away sometimes to look at things around the house that imply how they live.

#1: we're glad you could make it. I think it's important to document this for future reference and we're really onto something now-

#1 abruptly stops once they step into a room. Camera swings round to show character #2 rolling dice on the floor. camera swings back to a close up of #1's face.

#1:(shouting) What are you doing?!

camera swings back to a mid shot of #2.

#2:(also shouting) I'm playing Dungeons and Dragons!

#1:(exasperated) Why are you playing Dungeons and Dragons?!

#2: you said you'd play with me!

camera turns to close up of #1 who's staring at camera.

#1:(to camera) I didn't say that.

The two continue bickering as dialogue begins over the top of it.

#1:(in dialogue) My name is Tom, I'm a conspiracy theorist.

Cuts to a mid shot of #1 standing against a wall.

#1: well not professionally. Professionally I work at Tesco.

Cuts to wide shot of #1 in the kitchen doing the dishes.

#1:(in dialogue) I'm a pretty average guy. I live with my roommate Shawn.

cuts to longshot of #2 lying on the grass in the garden, slowly zooming in.

#1: he's uh... he's a free spirit.

cuts to #2 standing against the wall at a midshot.

#2: so currently Tom and I have been working on something different.

cuts to close up of pages with UFO sightings and "evidence" of the moon landing being fake etc. camera slowly moves from left to right across these pages.

#2: we generally do work very typical of conspiracy theorists. UFOs, the moon landing and so on.

Statement of Aims

In my work, I will be focusing on a cross-media production, marketing a show for Netflix. I chose Netflix over Channel 4 as I felt Netflix offers more freedom in term of content, and the target audience would be likely to have it, as explorers would try to stay up to date with technology.

When shooting the television show, I will include moving shots, following a character from one location to another to reinforce the idea in the audience's mind that it is an actual cameraman following them. This may be accompanied by a voice over of one of the characters talking about the plot, before cutting to them as they continue their interview. This will help the flow of the video, allowing for a smooth transition between scenes even with sudden cuts. One location will be in a messy house, as this is typical of what an audience would expect to see about conspiracy theorists. This way, without being introduced to the characters yet, they have a good idea of what kind of people they are. I also intend to include clothing reminiscent of the 80s- double denim, oversized blazers, etc- as the target audience is 30-49-year olds and this would help appeal to their sense of nostalgia. The characters will all be played by teenagers but will actually be young adults in their early 20s, despite having an older demographic. This is because the audience are explorers and would therefore be more open to seeing things from different generations perspectives. It would also tie into the 80s clothing, making them reminiscent of when they were teenagers. There will also be a montage with a song, as these were popular in movies from the 80s.

I will also be making a billboard poster, which will have an image of the conspiracy theorists. It will be a wide-shot, with the theorists sitting in their chairs in strange ways and wearing tin foil hats. This then portrays to those that see it with no prior knowledge that these characters are conspiracy theorists, due to the tin foil hat. It also presents them as eccentric characters. Then, at the bottom I will put the title of the show, as well as the release date and reviews.

On the DVD cover, it will be an edited image of a theorist being abducted by aliens. The theorist will be floating up towards an alien spaceship. This will set the tone of it being a comedic, light-hearted story with sci fi references. On the DVD back will be a blurb briefly summarising the plot. This will provide a promise of pleasure for the audience. There will also be some reviews to show it has a mark of quality. There will also be screen caps from the film on it, showing key moments to give the audience a decent grasp of what is to be expected in the show.