Storyline

From my research and studying of film trailers i have finally decided on a storyline for my film trailer. I have decided to stick with my chosen genre from my research which is thriller, but i am going to make it a kind of drama / thriller. My reasons for this is because most British films made today that are popular are drama or thriller genres. I believe the reason for this is because in drama's people can relate to the typical day to day situations but also if i include a thrilling aspect it should make my trailer more thrilling and a better sensation for viewers. Also this will widen my target audience and bring in more viewers.

My storyline - for my storyline it is going to be as follows.

A boy goes to school and gets bullied every day of his life by three bullies. Then one day he comes out of school and the bullies take him to a small room on the complex of the school and beat him then the boy will run home. Once he gets home already feeling frustrated and confused as to why its him. He then goes to his room opens up his laptop to find that the bullies have emailed him trying to wind him up. The boy will then flip and go down stairs to pick up a weapon of some sort, leave the house to find the bullies. He then finds two of them walking down a dark road and assaults them both and then once the assault is over he realises what he has done and hides the knife.

I have not yet thought of an ending, but i do not think this matters as in every trailer they never reveal the ending of the film or to much of what the result of certain consequences can end up in. Also if i leave the trailer hanging with the viewer wanting to know what happens as a result of the assault to the bullies.

The reason i think my storyline will be suitable for my target audiences of teenagers is because every teenager will remember or can relate to school, and in every school there is always bullying happening. Therefore so many teens will be able to relate to the storyline at hand.

From this storyline i am now going to design a storyboard and animatics in good time for good preparation before beginning to film my film trailer.