1. DISASTER FILM PITCH
Codes and conventions of a disaster film-
A series of obstacles that a focus group will have to overcome
Famous landmarks/locations
Foreshadowing
Disaster/ Death
Someone will often sacrifice themselves for the sake of the focus group
Logline-
A violent earthquake shakes the whole of Britain trapping six students inside their school,
forcing them all to work together in order to survive.
Narrative–
Six students attend what appears to be a normal Monday morning at their school in
Washington. Their weekly assembly is on expected releases of energy in the Earth’s crusts
(earthquakes), in which they are warned and given advice should anything occur. The main
protagonist, Jake, expresses worry towards the suspected earthquakes but soon shakes it
off after his friends, Alex and Emma, reassure him and when he is teased about it by Shaun,
the school bully. They attend classes as normal but are disrupted when a violent earthquake
strikes.
Jake is the first to emerge from the rubble and, after finding his friends and another student
named Nicole, realises half the school has collapsed. After discovering Shaun and his
girlfriend Megan under the rubble, they find that they’re trapped and possibly the only
survivors. Earthquake aftershock occurs and they realise that if they don’t escape soon,
they won’t survive. They begin their journey towards the nearest exit.
Obstacles, such as more aftershocks and sealed off exits, make their journey to the exit a lot
harder and, along the way, Shaun is killed by falling rubbleafter ignoring Jake’s instructions
on which way to go. It also results in the group being trapped on the wrong side of the
building and they soon discover that whoever moves the rubble carries a big chance of not
being able to get to the other side in time. Despite some argument, Megan insists on being
the one to move the rubble so Jake vows to get her out. Though he tries his best to save
Megan, his attempts are unsuccessful and they have to leave her behind.
They eventually escape with the help of a rescue team, but not before Jake admit his
feelings to Emma and she reciprocates them. When they enter out into the open again, they
see that all the buildings around them are completely destroyed, including most of the school
but there appears to be a lot more survivors than original thought.
Pitch
My film will appeal to males aged between 15-20 due to its genre. The audience will enjoy
the narrative because it has a lot of action and drama to it. The film will be set in
Washington, but the landscape will only be seen in a few scenes as the film mostly takes
place in a collapsed school.

2. I have chosen Shia Labeouf to play Jake because he’s a well-known actor amongst my
target audience and has appeared in action-packed films before. I have chosen Kristen
Stewart to play Emma because she’s a young actress, which is key as she’d be playing a
student, and she’s well known,
My film is similar to “The Day After Tomorrow” due to its genre and mostly young cast and
will be released in mainstream cinemas as disaster movies and the actors/actresses are
popular.