A Teenage Car Crash Proposal

A Teenage Car Crash - Proposal

This proposal is based on a new film which is based on a group of teenagers who are on a road trip to a festival. They are almost at the festival when they get distracted by their loud music, resulting in them losing concentration and having a car crash.

This media product has an audio-visual form, due to the fact of it being a short film, as a way to create the correct effect, the genre of this film has been made a drama. The purpose of this media product is to raise awareness of danger and consequences of careless driving. This relates to the target audience being aimed at individuals aged in their late teens, and those who have just started, or soon to start driving. The film will last up to 30 minutes long, due to the fact of it being a short film.

The content of the audio-visual media product relates to 4 teenagers driving to a festival, listening to music and an unnecessary volume. The teenagers get distracted by the music and excitement in the car, resulting in the driver losing control of the car. Two out of the four teenagers died in the crash, whilst the other two have to deal with the consequences. The lead up to the crash and the scene after the crash will last up to 10 minutes long, meaning that effects will have to be thought of when it comes to creating the crash. Slow motion will be used as part of the crash; this is to show the detail of what happens within a crash. For example, the slow motion of air bags going off, this will inform individuals of consequences of careless driving. Slow motion will be used through out the crash due to the fact it is an effect which can be seen as the most dramatic, which is necessary for this sort of audio-visual media product. Close ups is another camera angle effect which will be very effective within the audio-visual product. The use of a large amount of close up effects means that the audience will view the film in detail, hopefully shocking them of what can happen in car accidents. By doing so, this will hopefully shock and scare the viewers, resulting in them thinking about careless driving in the future. SFX will also be used as a way of using sound effects. For example, in terms of the car crash, high pitch sounds could be used as a way to indicate the severe injuries within the car crash. By doing so, this will send the correct message to the audience. Transition will also be used as away of highlighting the days which pass by after the car accident. This will help separate the different events within the film, showing the audience that consequences can continue for a large amount of time. Scenes on the film will involve the car crash itself, the reaction of parents and friends, and the consequences to the driver of the car accident.

In terms of resources and personnel, there will be a range of characters used to represent the amount of people who are effected under these circumstances. This involves characters such as the four individuals who were in the car, the parents and friends of the individuals, and those involved in the court cases and interviews of the accident. There will also be stunt doubles used in order to ensure that the crash scene is carried out safely, and those involve in the scenes are not at risk of danger. When looking at the different resources, there will be a range of technology and software’s used to edit the scenes. In addition to this, there will also be props such as the car itself, these are needed in order to create the scene, due to the fact these props are the main influence on the films purpose, to inform.

It will be planned that this film will be shown on television, at a suitable time of 9pm. This time has been chosen as it is a time which will not frighten younger viewers as they most likely will be sleeping, Therefore, by using the viewing time of 9pm, many individuals who are within the target audience will be influenced by the viewing.  The trailer of this small film will be advertised for the first few weeks before the actual viewing. This will also involve the trailer being advertised on YouTube. This will also be beneficial as those in the target audience are likely to use YouTube, meaning that attention will be drawn to the advertisement of the media product. It has been planned that the first trailer of the film will be short and will present a short glimpse of the film, this will be shown 6 months before the actual viewing. This is a way of building up attention to the media product. This launch date will be at the start of a school term, this is to show individuals who will just be starting to drive in schools and colleges. The next launch date will be presented to the audience 4 months later, 2 months away from the actual launch date, this will be shown up until the actual viewing of the media product. A small premier will also be launched as a way to increase the awareness of the media product, this is due to the fact of the purpose of the media product being to influence the younger generation, meaning that it is essential that people are made aware of the film. As well as this, the overall BBFC Certificate will be a 12A, as a way to make it suitable for the target audience.

Mis-en-scene will also be used as a form of effect for the media product. For example, the use of dark colored clothing and reds can indicate danger is arising, this will send a correct message over to the audience. In addition to this, the use of make up can also help show the injuries that can arise through careless driving. The use of make up to show emotion can also show to the audience how the situation can effect other individuals such as parents and families. The main aim of doing this is to try and get the target audience to relate to the situation, leading to a larger reaction to the media product.