Pitch

Our film sequence shall begin with a blank screen. Over this screen the first credits shall appear and a phone conversation will be heard. The conversation will be between an estate agent and a young man, who along with his partner, are looking to purchase a new home. The estate agent will tell the man that a property has just come on the market, and although there is noone available to show them around, he and his partner are welcome to pick up the keys and take a look themselves anytime that day. Just before the end of this conversation a shot of a car pulling into a driveway to a large house shall be shown, the engine switching off as the conversation finishes, and a young couple stepping out. During this opening shot the curtains in one of the upstairs rooms shall move, as if someone is behind them, but the young couple will not notice.
Once the couple are inside they will begin to look around, commenting on aspects of the house, they shall move upstairs and split up, the female going into one bedroom, male going into the bedroom that overlooks the driveway and garden. The young man shall then be alarmed by what appears to be a movement on the other side of the curtain, he will slowly and cautiously make his way to the curtain, and abstract music shall be used here to build up tension, eventually climaxing as the man tugs the curtains apart. All he will find is a music box and a porcelain doll. Amused by his foolish fright, he opens the music box and a tune will play. Suddenly the camera switches from being on his side to being directly infront of him, looking at his face, and behind him the ghost girl shall appear, seemingly in a threatening manner. We will then cut to the female in the other room before the conclusion of the previous scene is shown, there will be a loud bumping noise and the young woman will be visibley alarmed. Calling her parntner's name inquisitively, she will move towards the room he was in. We will see her opening the door, and then the camera will cut to being outside, facing the house, and we shall hear a scream. We will then see her running towards the exit of the house, while she is running through the final room a door shall open behind her, showing the child sitting at a piano, playing 'twinkle twinkle little star.'
The woman shall exit the hous and run to her car. Once inside she will take a moment to gather herself, breathing heavily. Then the tune from the music box will play. The camera will shift to looking at her from behind, and slowly pan up to the rear view mirror. In the mirror the child will be visible, clutching her music box. The camera will cut to black and the title of the film shall be displayed.

We feel that our film will succeed, and make a healthy profit. It is inspired by, and contains elements of horror that are generally used in asian horrors. Many asian horrors have recently been remade in the west, and made great profits. A few examples are 'The Ring' (2002) which grossed $249,348,933 worldwide, and 'The Grudge' (2004) which has grossed $187,281,115 worldwide to date, on only a $10 Million budget. These films make wide use of pyschological horror and tension building, which are mediums we will be using in our film.
Also we shall be aiming for an age 15 rating. 15 certificate films have increased their profits in the last three years, while the most popular age rating certificate, 12, has decreased in it's profits in the past three years. We hope that this information will be used to our advantage so that we can hit the 15 certificate market while it's profits are on the increase, to maximise out own personal profits.