The One Minute Pitch

Stringline productions presents 'Mortal' an independent indie take on a teenage drama. This short film takes on the genre conventions of the loss self - control, the cocky confident male protagonist and an element of breath taking tragedy. The budget for 'Mortal' is in the vicinity of £400,000 and is expected to make a profitable £600,000. The target audience is teenagers and young adults of both genders, due to the protagonist being a teenager himself resulting in audience identification. The film will be a 15 certified film due to themes of alcohol and drug use, as well as strong language through out. 'Mortal' is the story of a teenage boy who becomes intoxicated with drugs and alcohol after attending an out of control party. The film is filmed through the point of view of Josh, who is the camera, as his body begins to take over him, whilst walking home, thanks to the over use of drug and alcohol consumption, thinks go from bad to worse ending in the interpreted death of Josh on behalf of the audience. The sequence occurs as the ending of the film.