By ProxyFilm Pitch

Genre and Conventions

By Proxy is a horror/thriller, some codes and genre conventions that will feature will be:

POV shots and ECU shots will be used throughout the film

Restoration of Justice

Fake scares

Theme of good versus evil

Plot

When Matthew dies suddenly his sister Rachel refuses to believe that it was unexplainable. Staying with his widowed wife Angela, Rachel

discovers that there was a darker side to his ‘happy’ marriage.

Key characters

Angela Lowe – Famke Janssen

Kristina Lowe – Joey King

Matthew Lowe – Mark Ruffalo

Rachel Lowe – Kim Rhodes

Director

Pascal Laugier

Known for:

Martyrs (2008)

The Tall Man (2012)

House of Voices (2004)

Target Audience

Women

18-24

Setting and Location

Hudson, Ohio

House in the suburbs

Film Comparisons

A Child’s Cry for Help

A Daughter’s Nightmare

Budget

My film should be fairly low budget

No CGI

Cheap props and makeup

Costumes will be cheap

Location isn’t in high demand

Releasing the movie

Odeon cinemas – Release in the UK

Leading cinema positions in UK and Ireland

1.6 million guests visit weekly

Co-owner of Europe’s largest screen advertising company – DCM

Regal Entertainment Company – Release in the USA

7,334 screens in 588 locations in 44 states

Well established – since 1989

220.25 visitors to cinemas in 2014

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