Final+Film+Project

=__Major Film Project__= For the final project in Media Studies, you will be creating a movie promotional campaign including a 2-3 minute trailer using Movie Maker as well as a movie poster for your chosen film. To start, you must select one of the movie script treatments to develop into your trailer and poster. Here are the guidelines for the poster.

__Movie Poster Creation__
The poster must reflect 1 of the treatments I have provided. (These film treatments were used as a contest on DeviantArt. I have access to all the posters from that contest so no copying!)  - The poster must be an original piece created for this project.

- The poster must be a finished piece.

- The poster cannot contain images of actual celebrities, company or studio names/logos or other copyrighted material. These are fake films - I want fake from the ground up!

- Any stock photos or textures __**must**__ be linked to the source stock image (not just the provider!) I must be able to verify the stock as legitimate.

- Any stock photos or textures must be from a legitimate stock provider. DeviantArt, istockphoto, shutter stock, sxc.hu (Stock.xchng) are perfectly acceptable. Sites like Photobucket, and Google images are not. If the stock images were created by you - please credit as such.

- Mature Content (nudity, extreme violence/gore, etc.) is not allowed. Blood is okay, just keep it under control. Sexy is okay, nudity is not.

Online Movie Poster Maker (upload your completed movie picture and then add the credits and logos) - @http://www.bighugelabs.com/poster.php

=**__See the end of the page for the link to the rubrics for both the movie poster and movie trailer__**=

=Film Treatments =

**DRACULA’S HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN **
Waldemar Dracul, tortured werewolf, has finally found the Mummy of Khlaree.

The once sorcerer to the Pharaoh - Khlaree was the only man ever to have been documented to cure lycanthropy with his potion of sacred herbs. With his newfound treasure Waldemar travels to the fabled house of Frankenstein in order to revive Khlaree in an attempt to recreate the elixir and finally put an end to his affliction.

What the history texts failed to mention, was that Khlaree was not mummified after dying of natural causes. He was put to death on orders of the Pharaoh, for using his sorcery to attempt a demonic insurrection of Egypt. Upon his being revived, Khlaree again attempts to put those plans in motion, this time... with the world as the prize!

Will Waldemar accept the cure and allow Khlaree to complete his plot... or must he change into his hated alter ego, giving him the needed power to fight and defeat the sorcerer thus destroying his only chance of ever being truly human again?

__**MAIN CHARACTERS: **__ **WALDEMAR DRACUL** - A wealthy European with the hazy background and even foggier recent activities. Some say he’s made his money in banking... others say he is of banished aristocracy, but all agree this handsome, brooding fellow is hiding something both frightening and compelling all the same. There has been great speculation in the periodicals questioning his latest travels to Egypt. He is rarely seen in public without his traveling companion…

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**BIANCA** - This dark, striking Gypsy’s origin is as mysterious as that of her consort. Many of those that know Waldemar are unable to determine a time before Bianca - she always seemed to be at his side. Some have said her presence was felt in the room even when she was elsewhere. The only thing known of her past is, at one time, she had performed as a ballerina, and her gracefulness was described as having an animal-like fluidity.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**KHLAREE** - The most feared man in all of Egypt. H e is said to have kept company with demons and traveled with gods. The Pharaoh never questions his frequent sabbaticals as he always returns with some new enchanted treasure or revitalizing concoction. His age is undeterminable. The extent of his powers is unknown.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DEAD CAT BOUNCE **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Joshua Feris can't sing or dance. He's not exactly model material. He can't act or play sports. He can't play any musical instruments, and has no talent for writing. In fact, I guess you can say Joshua has no talent at all. This is a problem for Joshua. Because the one thing he wants in life, more than anything is to be FAMOUS! Failing at every attempt at stardom; he suddenly realizes that a sure fire way to become famous is to KILL somebody who is already famous! The downside to killing a person - and taking credit for it - is the part where you have to spend the rest of your life in jail... or worse!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then one day it hits him - they can't put you away for too long if you kill a cat! Even if it's the most famous cat in the world! Rasputin - Star of his own highly successful TV show, and film franchise. He is also the feline face for Skoop-eez kitty litter.But killing Rasputin won't be easy, because much like his namesake, he has nine lives... and maybe more.Who will still be standing by the end of this darkly comic tale of fame, fortune, and fur?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**MAIN CHARACTERS**__: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**JOSHUA FERIS** - A man obsessed with fame. Has tried breaking into every aspect of show business. He has been on auditions for every reality show and talent competition, has marketed his crummy scripts all over Hollywood - to no avail. He's not a bad man - and perhaps it's his inability to be completely ruthless that has kept fame and fortune just out of reach.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**RASPUTIN** - Star of the screen, big and small. His highly successful, long running TV show "Cat About the House" is the highest rated comedy in television history, spawning 3 films - all box office smashes. Add that to the marketing of his image, (toys, posters, handbags, lunchboxes, bed sheets, comics, etc.) plus the fact that he is the spokescat for Skoop-Eez kitty litter ("If you have cats with stinky poopies... fill your litter box with Skoop-Eez... meow") - and you have the most famous non-human to ever walk the face of the Earth. He is extremely cute and incredibly bad tempered.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**STACIE MACY** - Joshua’s long-time fiancée. She sincerely loves him, but does not at all understand his need for fame. She's a bit on the flaky side, and seems more interested in fashion and cute, fluffy animals than anything else. She owns and runs “Stacie Macy's Fluffy Faces" a pet grooming service to the stars. It was a visit there by Rasputin that sparks Joshua's plan.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**JORDON** - Rasputin's primary handler, and leader of "Team Rasputin", a group of 4 that care for the cat's every need, and pamper him within an inch of his life. He is one of the few people that truly knows Rasputin - and has the scars to prove it. He has been scratched, bitten, and a few other things even he won't repeat. He secretly hates the cat with every fiber of his being - but he also knows that only a fool to walk away from his meal ticket. And Rasputin is a HUGE meal ticket!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">98 DRAGON BITES OF MAD MONKEY KUNG FU
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fong Sai Yuk, Shaolin monk and Ming rebel, is the sole survivor when his temple is burned to the ground by marauding Ching troops. With all of his friends and teachers left for dead, Yuk would do whatever any self respecting Kung Fu master would do – vow revenge against the Chings and their commanding officer, the diabolical General Liang.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He returns to his home village to further his studies with his old teacher Wang Lung Wei, master of Mad Monkey kung fu. Upon arrival Yuk discovers the Ching have taken over the village! They are terrorizing local shop keepers, bullying the townsfolk, and have kidnapped Yuk’s long time friend and childhood sweetheart Ah Kum Yan – she has been forced into prostitution and, when not earning her keep, is General Liang’s personal concubine! - Yuk vows even more revenge. (If that’s possible)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yuk soon has his opportunity! He discovers the General and several of his men enjoying a meal at the town restaurant and he then makes his move! Doing away with the common Ching troops is easy for a man with Yuk’s super martial arts skills but soon discovers his Mad Monkey kung fu is no match for the General’s 97 Dragon Bites technique. Nearing defeat & certain death Yuk is rescued by the intervention of Wang Lung Wei! The General in a bloody duel of rival kung fu styles defeats Wei. Nearing death, Wei grabs Yuk and tells him to flee to the top of the mountain to learn from the legendary master Zhong Ming, it is told that Ming owns the only scroll that contains the teachings for the fabled 98th Dragon Bite technique! Yuk vows heaping tablespoons of revenge, escapes the gloating general and makes his way up the mountain to train with the elderly but wily Zhong Ming. Ming is no easy master but Yuk soon earns his respect and is allowed to learn the 98th Dragon Bite.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The General soon learns of Yuk’s whereabouts and plans to mount an attack on Ming’s mountain home. Ah Kum Yan (remember her) escapes captivity and makes her way up the peak to warn Yuk. He and Ming plan a counter-attack and descend the summit, arriving at the Ching camp. It is 2 against hundreds! The Ching are no match for the masters!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The time for final combat has begun, from across the battlefield Yuk spots the General and the fight is on! A flurry of fists! A rash of kicks! It is a supreme battle, but the General is overwhelmed by Yuk’s 98th Dragon Bite technique combined with his skillful use of Mad Monkey kung fu! As a confused General lay dying Ming dispatches the last of the Ching and Ah Kum Yan (remember her) rushes in to take her place beside her man.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Everyone lives happily ever after. Pretty neat, huh?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**MAIN CHARACTERS**__: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**FONG SAI YUK** – The hero. At one time he was an incorrigible young troublemaker until he was sent to study with the Shaolin (the temple that’s burned down in the beginning of the film) and now he’s, well, the hero.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ZHONG MING** – The elderly but wily master of the storied 98th Dragon Bite technique. A tough teacher and can get quite cranky when his rice is overcooked.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**WANG LUNG WEI** – Yuk’s home village teacher of Mad Monkey kung fu. He was sorry to see his best student leave to go to the Shaolin temple but knew he would learn much more and get the discipline he needed.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**GENERAL LIANG** – The baddest of the bad. The word “mercy,” is not in his vocabulary. The feared master of the 97 Dragon Bite technique and, legend has it, he was taught by the wicked Leung Kar Yan, a man whose name is now used to frighten small children.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**AH KUM YAN** – Remember her.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE TRANSCONTINENTAL
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seven strangers waiting at a train station are about to get on the wrong train and get the ride of their lives… Maybe their last!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A group of travellers board The Transcontinental thinking it would be a normal cross country rail trip. But not long after they leave the station, these passengers begin to realize the train they are on is anything but normal. By all accounts, this train and all its passengers disappeared without a trace one night 20 years ago. It is now up to these people to figure out what happened, what part they play, and how they will survive!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is, basically a haunted train story. Something terrible and violent happened on this train that needs to be finished. Every year, this train stops at one of the stops along its original route, and brings in “new blood”. The passengers that were already on the train seem normal at first, but as time passes, the new passengers begin to realize they are out of touch with current time. Some seem to be 1 or2 years behind, while others are as much as 10 or more. And then there are the stranger things: The ghostly sightings, the bloody ticket, the daylight that never comes, the passengers turning up dead (horribly so) and the fact that there is no one driving the train!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It’s a race against the clock to solve the mystery before the “end of the line”, and the cycle starts again.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**MAIN CHARACTERS**__: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DONNA AND CHET SMITHEE** - The newlyweds on their way back home from their honeymoon. They are in love to the point of being sickening.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**MR. MORGAN**: A bit of a mystery man. Quiet and keeps to himself. An imposing figure- possibly military.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ALLYSON and KIM** - The young and pretty spoiled rich girls who are going cross country on their parents dime

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ANON** - Wise old sage type (could be man or woman - choose ethnicity that best fits your definition of… ethnic) - Seems to know what’s going on, but his/her motive is unknown.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DANIEL PETTIT** - Arrogant know-it-all lawyer. Thinks he should be in charge, but at the end of the day is only looking out for himself.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE CONDU **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**CTOR** - Creepy as hell… however you want to define that

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE MARIGOLD SANCTION **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the people that brought you “The Azalea Gambit”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10 years ago, the world's most powerful science agencies joined forces to assemble a think tank comprised of the smartest young minds. The purpose… to solve some of mankind’s most complicated problems. It was called Project Marigold. After many models, many calculations, and many formulas – the group came to a surprisingly simple resolution. To make the world a better place… you have to have the right people running it!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Led by Tan Chen, a super genius computer programmer with a god complex, the group begins their plan to bring all governments to their knees by controlling information, shutting down power grids, taking over military weapons and satellites, and compromising vital infrastructure. Their goal is a new world order, where super genius = the master race - and the rest of the population would serve their needs or be eliminated. They are brilliant, technologically advanced, well financed, well connected, and they are growing… and they are winning.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How could such an organization be stopped? Two words… Trevor Franks!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In an adventure that will span the globe, Trevor Franks will face his toughest challenges yet. From a massive car chase (where the pursuit cars are all remote controlled, and highly weaponized to a game of chess, where one of the squares triggers an explosion which could destroy all of Paris.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Will Franks be able to stop them in time? Or will the geeks inherit the Earth?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**TREVOR FRANKS** - International super spy. The epitome of all successful agents before him but there will never be another like him.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__MAIN CHARACTERS__: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**TAN CHEN** - Brilliant and egotistical leader of the Marigold group. Now in his 30s, he was a child genius, who was indulged every whim because of his talents. He can program in every computer language, and speak fluently in 20 more (including Klingon). He loves puzzles and games, but is a VERY sore loser.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**CLARISSA PIKE** - Chen’s right hand... woman. She is a robotics and weapons expert. She is beautiful but deadly… at least her creations are.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**SARGEANT** - Labeled as a "failed experiment" by the scientists that "created" him. Sergeant was a Special Forces soldier who, after being blown half apart by an IED in combat, was made to be the first bio-mechanically engineered super-soldier - essentially... a bionic man. However, they never counted on him being mentally unstable. Chen's team rescued him from being euthanized, by creating a micro-chip implant to regulate his brain functions and keep him obedient. He now serves as Chen's personal bodyguard. He posses super strength and speed, as well as highly advanced military training.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DR. AURA KISS** - Physics professor at M.I.T. She was part of the Marigold Project at age 16. At age 20 she suffered a breakdown due to stress, and was let go from the program. She may be the only one who understands the way Chen thinks, and could possibly be the key to unlocking his plan. Unfortunately – Chen knows that… which makes her a target.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TEMPUS FUGIT **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The year is 2418. Humans have colonized The Moon, Mars, and hundreds of manmade space stations orbiting the planets. Travelling from Earth, to the outer edges of the Milky Way takes no longer than a couple of months. The Council is the ruling body of the galaxy. They have an army and a police force. They have corruption. They have enemies. For while the needs of human survival are no longer a problem, the lust for power still exists.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A mining ship on one of Jupiter's moons have found an artifact that scientists have dated to be more than 500,000 years old, yet it is far more advanced than anything known to our species. It has the power to move objects and people through time. The Council, realizing this object could be used as a powerful weapon, order it brought back to Earth where it would be kept secure. On route, the ship is attacked and the artifact captured. Knowing there were too many places to hide it, and too many places the Council Army had no cooperation, they hire bounty-hunter Sela Cale to go underground, and recover the artifact.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's not long before Sela and her crew realize they may be in over their heads, as the more stones they turn over, the more villainy crawls out of the dark spaces. Now it is a race to recover the object, and get it to safety before any of the "interested parties" can get their hands on it and use it for their agendas. And that won't be easy. There are other bounty hunters, Council agents, Pirates, cult fanatics, power hungry mad-men and the leader of a rebellion uprising all willing to kill and die for it. In a galaxy of high-tech ships, energy weapons, and some things even humankind can't explain, one thing is for certain.... bounty-hunters have no friends.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MAIN CHARACTERS: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**SELA CALE** - If ever the term "street smarts" could be applied to someone who spends most of her time travelling the galaxy, Sela embodies it perfectly. As a former Council agent, she has been highly trained in the use of military grade energy weapons, and combat in nearly every environment imaginable. When she "retired" from the agency - she found that bounty hunter was the only job she could do, and stay on the right side of the law... most of the time.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DRUMAR** - Pilot of Sela's ship SYZYGY (si'-zi-gee). Before scandal, Drumar (Dru) was one of the best light racers known to the sport. For 20 years his fastest time on the "Belt Run" has withstood every challenge. He is an experienced and cunning pilot who, to Sela's occasional dismay, is never above trying something unorthodox to escape a sticky situation. He's also pretty good to have on your side in a bar fight.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ZAC** - The team's communication officer. If it can be heard, Zac can hear it. If it has words, Zac can translate it. He has contacts all over the galaxy...and a few enemies as well.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**YENDOR TUNN** - Leader of MASS (Mars Anti-Sanction Service). MASS is an underground rebellion building on Mars who's members feel the Council's authority (and taxation) should not extend to Martians. He was horribly disfigured in an explosion years ago, which has forced him to wear a special mask to keep him alive. He has worn it for so long that no one knows what he truly looks like. The artifact in the hands of MASS would change the balance of power in the galaxy, and Yendor would sacrifice just about anything to get it.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**SYZYGY** (si'-zi-gee) - Sela's one-of-a-kind, custom built, LightRunner class starship. Almost nothing about this ship is "space legal". Her engines: Light Racer grade, which make her superfast and ultra maneuverable in almost any gravity (or none at all!). Her weapons system: In addition to the standard compliment of short and long range energy weapons - she has a few "experimental" devices provided by her friends in the Council R and D team. Add to that the cloaking ability, and an enhanced communications array, and you have one of the most formidable ships in the Milky Way.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THE CRIMSON CLOAK **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is not you mama’s Little Red Riding Hood!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a world… Where the law of the land is eat or be eaten. The inhabitants of Firelock Woods know that justice is served by a delicate balance of natural selection. But when a roving band of twisted thugs moves into the neighborhood; that balance was to be forever tilted. Led by the sadistic B.B. Wolfe, “The Crack Pack” goes on a rampage of carnivorous excess, and territory marking, the likes of which had never been seen by the small woodland community of Firelock.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then, one night, the pack encounters “Axe Man” Rose escorting his grandmother home from their weekly stick gathering. High on berries and looking for fun, Wolfe and his band viciously rip Axe apart, and kidnap his grandmother for a late night snack. When the forest squirrels inform Axe’s sister, Scarlett “Red” Rose, of what happened – she decides to take matters into her own hands. Driven by a thirst for revenge, and armed with a basket of “goodies”, Scarlett goes after Wolfe and his friends with the intent of bringing down on them her own special brand of justice.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On that night, the girl known to all the loving, woodland creatures as the sweet and kind “Red” – would become known to those who would do evil as… “The Crimson Cloak"

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MAIN CHARACTERS: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**SCARLETT “RED” ROSE/THE CRIMSON CLOAK:** Everyone knows “Red”. She’s the sweet young woman who lives in the cottage on the edge of the woods that border the city. Always a smile on her face, and a song on her lips - all the forest loves her – and she loves the forest life. On any given day, you can find her somewhere doing good, whether it is bringing fresh baked treats to her neighbors, or mending a broken wing of a helpless bird. But Scarlett has a dark side the forest folk don’t know about. Her nights are spent in the city’s underground, where she runs a successful nightclub called “The Goodie Basket”. It’s here where she runs with a network of people who indulge her every desire, and can get her anything she wants!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**“AXE MAN” ROSE**: Scarlet’s older brother – He has managed to make a good living as a “Greenjack”. That is to say, he is a lumberjack that only cuts down trees that will be used in a renewable manner by the local community. He is careful to only take the older trees, and not trees that would upset the ecosystem or deprive an animal of its home. He plants a tree for every tree he cuts down. And he only uses an axe (never a chainsaw) to make sure he keeps his carbon footprint as small as possible.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**B.B. WOLFE:** Leader of the Crack Pack. Wolfe was a bully, even as a pup. “Whatever I want, by any means necessary” is his motto. He has no regard for life except his own and his brothers. Wolfe is a vicious sociopath who is just mean for the sake of being mean.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**GRANNY ROSE:** Scarlett and Axe’s grandmother, on their mother’s side, who lives just over the river and through the woods. A kindly widower – Granny took care of the Rose kids growing up. Mother Rose had to work two jobs to support the kids, since that good-for-nothing husband of hers ran off with that tramp waitress. Once the kids were of age (21 and 18), Mother Rose told the kids they were old enough to fend for themselves. She left them the house, and joined an ashram in New Mexico.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**FANG WOLFE**: B.B.’s younger brother, and trusted agent. He’s not the smartest knife in the drawer, but he is totally obedient to his brother, and is equally vicious. He does, however, have a berry habit he can’t kick, and that sometimes gets him into trouble.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The MO-FOES
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When all is lost, heroes are born… kind of.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1976 – New York City. Crime is at an all time high. Drugs are the currency of choice, and life is cheap. A syndicate known as The Establishment, headed by “King” John “Papa Doc” “Godfather” Brown III (yes… you always have to say the whole name!) run the city. They get paid through a vast network of drugs, prostitution, gambling, and a lucrative barber shop franchise. The police… worthless! The few that aren’t on The Establishment’s payroll are not enough to fight their drug-addled army of deadly Ghetto Ninja Squad. To stem the tide of crime, an unlikely allegiance of superheroes was formed. When duty calls, these ordinary citizens transform into their super alter-egos, and become the ultimate crime-fighting force known as… The Mo-Foes.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MAIN CHARACTERS: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Det. CHIP WESTWOOD/ENFORCER**– The renegade cop who plays by his own rules, and serves up his own brand of justice, accented by his trademark, clever one-liners. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superpower <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: The ability to turn ANYTHING he touches into a deadly weapon (yes… anything: toothpicks, notebooks, sponge… anything!). And when all else fails there is his “Punkbuster”. It looks like a .44 Magnum, but it packs the punch of a bazooka. One shot can blow up a van, a storefront or a modest 3rd floor apartment. And it NEVER needs re-loading!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ZEKE AND TALIA/THE AFRO TWINS** – When she was pregnant, the twin’s mother was given some “bad stuff”, which gave the twins a unique chemistry. When infused with just a tiny amount of each other’s blood, a chemical reaction takes place which gives each of them incredible amounts of strength, agility and confidence. They invented the “Soul Rings” – when touched together they provide the needed transfer of “Liquid Soul”. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superpowers <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Normally, they are just a couple of nerdy, jive turkeys. But when they touch their “Soul Rings” together, they become two of the most whoop-ass, gold medallion, bell-bottom wearing, gun-wielding, nun chuck swinging, baaad mutha (shut your mouth!) Can ya dig it?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**CHUCKY CHO/CHOPSTIX** – Left penniless when The Establishment burned down his restaurant, and his wife left him to become “King” John “Papa Doc” “Godfather” Brown III’s girl – Chucky vowed to get back what was rightfully his… his honor. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superpower: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He is literally a master in every form of martial art known to mankind. He can take on 30 to 40 normal black belts with barely a sweat. He has even created his own special techniques for unique circumstances: one for fighting on the top of a moving train/bus, one for fighting in areas with lots of railings and stairs, and even one for fighting tough stains (including blood!)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**SUGAR JONES/SUGAR SWEET** – One of the few honest cops left on the force who wants to use all her cop skills to make things right. Unfortunately, this is 1976, and she is a female cop – the only thing the force lets her do, is go undercover as a hooker to gain information. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superpower <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Going undercover as a hooker (a superhero hooker) to gain information. She is constantly wired for sound, and her sequined utility purse carries all sorts of “protection” as well as titanium plated fuzzy handcuffs and her .38 Special which, with its range of custom bullets (some tranquilize, some explode, etc.), makes it pretty damn special!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ERIC EVERSON/SPEEDY-E** - Eric was an up and coming champion car racer, until The Establishment bought the racing commission, and banned Eric because he wouldn’t throw a race. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Superpower: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Driving! Especially when he is behind the wheel of his custom made [fill in 70’s model car here]. This baby has everything from flame-throwers and oil slicks to rocket engines and a bulletproof paint job. Plus an 8-track stereophonic sound system that can shatter glass or eardrums! He also built the “MoFobile”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**The MoFobile** - The van the group uses. The cherries jubilee of pimped-out cars, baby! 8 cylinders of high test sexiness! Its tires hold the road like an all-night lover. It’s fully armed and armored, has state of the art surveillance equipment, and even a changing room. And when the team needs that extra power, they can deploy the van's secret weapon... "The F-Bomb". You pickin up what I'm layin down? Solid!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**“KING” JOHN “PAPA DOC” “GODFATHER” BROWN III** - The ruthless leader of The Establishment. A man without morals, class, or a good exercise regimen.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SHADOWS OF PERSEPOLIS
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ancient Persia. It's the time of "Aladdin's Lamp", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A rash of unexplained kidnappings has broken out, targeting the royal elite, the high priests, and their family. Even those who have been surrounded by guards have disappeared into thin air. All of Persepolis is in a panic, and EVERYONE is suspect. Fearing she may be on the list of those in danger, the eldest daughter of the king – the beautiful Nasrin - decides to take matters into her own hands.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aided by one of her handmaidens, and protected by a loyal (and very large) palace guard, Nasrin and her friends set out to uncover a plot that threatens to bring down the largest empire in history. It is a mystery that will take them on a journey of thrills and excitement, as well as danger and intrigue - all to the beautiful backdrops of the beautifully ornate cities of Persepolis, Babylon and Assyria, to the dangerous waters of the Euphrates River.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Will the answers lie in the mystical writings of the priests, the tales of the gypsies, the back of a thieves’ den? Or perhaps they will find them somewhere more familiar… and closer to home.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MAIN CHARACTERS: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**NASRIN** - The eldest daughter of the king, and bar none, his favorite. She has always shied away from being the typical princess. She is beautiful, brilliant, athletic and adventurous – kind of an ancient Persian, Sherlock Holmes meets Lara Croft (or perhaps more of a Nancy Drew... your call). She never runs from a challenge, and hates being told she can’t do something.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ROSHAN** – Nasrin’s handmaiden and confidant. She is motherly to the point of annoyance, but supports Nasrin’s endeavors… no matter how crazy they may seem.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**PARVIZ** – One of the king’s favored guards. He saved Nasrin’s life when she was a child, and has been particularly protective of her ever since. He is a huge man, and although he wields a masterful sword, he knows more about science than the average palace guard should.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ALLIGATOR COCKTAIL **
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">T he Florida Keys.

A dinghy carrying a mortally wounded man washes ashore; a sandaled foot steadies the boat; a hooked hand rolls over the dying man who is mumbling about cops, a heist and 2 million dollars. Yesterday.

It was planned from the start to go fast. 5 armed men enter – 2 for the safe, 3 for crowd control. Inside of 5 minutes the men were gone and the Eager Beaver Strip Club and its owner, the cold-blooded gangster Nestor Ramirez were out 2.3 million dollars.

If only they’d known someone had spotted their van.

An employee calls Nestor; a patron calls the police. Nestor is not pleased, heads will roll, he will find those responsible and make them pay, he will call Mr. Dudley – A supersonic psychopath with a wide sadistic streak and an imagination to match.

The report on the van is heard by officers Atwood and Kennedy – two of the most corrupt cops on the force and jokingly referred to by Nestor as “my tin dogs.”

The plan starts to unravel when the team learns their van has been made. Their driver, Harold Brakowitz, gets picked up by Atwood & Kennedy and taken to a remote spot for “questioning.” A scuffle occurs and Brakowitz is shot by Kennedy and left for dead. Clinging to life, Brakowitz manages to flop into a nearby dinghy and casts off.

Today.

The hooked man, Drew Reynolds, learns all he can from Brakowitz before he finally expires. And off begins, what is now, a 4-way game for the money. Will the thieves get to keep their swag and escape or will they be found by the ruthless crime boss, the two crooked cops or the mysterious one-armed man with the big gun. We will all find out when the smoke clears from the explosive 4-ring circus of a shootout that takes place in and around Drew Reynolds’ Plantation Keys Beach home.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MAIN CHARACTERS: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DALE** – Career criminal trying to go straight for his wife, Lenore. Hard times have made an offer from an old friend of one last sure-thing heist too enticing to turn down. Not only was there the promise of enough money to start over but also the chance to get back at …

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**NESTOR RAMIREZ** – Once he was a small-time hood with dreams of grandeur and now, after much bloodletting, the vicious ruler of the streets. The stolen money was to be used for a very lucrative and very illegal business dealing and he’s not going to let a group of bandits stop his chance of taking a tighter grip on all the crime in the Keys. He’ll need to call out the troops to find those responsible; he’ll need his favorite go-to guy, the demonic Mr. Dudley.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ATWOOD & KENNEDY** – Two local cops tired of the small nibbles they get from Nestor to look the other way. Hearing about the heist while on patrol they decide why not them. Perhaps it’s their time to make it big.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DREW REYNOLDS** – Veteran of the 1st Gulf War – ex-marine, ex- husband, ex-family man, and ex-gives a crap anymore. Lost his arm in a machining accident; a combination of self-pity, titanic mood swings, and loads of alcohol soon sent him spiraling into total desperation. On the verge of losing his home, he decides to spend his last morning on his beach. He slowly brings the barrel of the pistol to his temple when a dinghy floats in.

=Movie Trailers= In a movie trailer, a film company attempts to get an audience interested in their product. You are going to use your film treatment to create a 2-3 minute trailer to get the audience interested in your film. Most movie trailers do three basic things. They introduce the characters, setting, and most importantly, build the conflict of the story. This is key. All the elements work together to emphasize the tension (whether it be dramatic, action, or comedic) in order to hook the audience. Two friends, as close as brothers until war forced them continents apart. Now, rescue their friend’s son, he must journey to a land he no longer knows. This fall one of the most beloved stories of our time becomes one of the most anticipated films of the year. From the director of Finding Neverland and Monster’s Ball. From the time he was a boy, the music of Dewey Cox has had an effect on people, from the guy who brought you Talladega Nights and Superbad, Columbia Pictures presents the epic journey of the man who became a legend. This Christmas, when it comes to music, no legend is bigger than Cox.
 * Consider these two samples:**
 * Kite Runner:**
 * Dewey Cox**:

**__Movie Trailer Project__**
To help you further mimic this genre, feel free to adapt any of the following language or conventions to your film: Remember, the narration need not run the full length of the trailer. Most trailers intersperse dialogue and action and explosions into the film.
 * __Your task:__** Create a ‘movie trailer’ that sells your chosen film treatment.
 * __Requirements:__**
 * · The trailer must be between 2 and 3 minutes long
 * · The trailer must contain characteristics of the genre of the film treatment
 * · The trailer must include live footage and can also contain titles, still images, voiceover narration and a music track.
 * · The trailer should include movie trailer ‘voice over’ dialogue
 * __Guidelines:__**
 * · The project will be done in groups of at 3-4 people.
 * · Filming may be done out of class but all editing will be done in class.
 * · Each member of the group must appear in the trailer in one of the main parts (other people may be used to fill in the roles if you need additional cast members)
 * · Each group is required to submit a detailed storyboard (50 points), a script (50 points) and a log book (50 marks) outlining each group member’s progress for each day of the project.
 * · Title at the end of the trailer
 * · Based on the bestselling novel
 * · Production company name
 * · Coming this fall, winter, Christmas, summer
 * · Major actors, actresses, director
 * · From the novel by
 * · Major past awards (From the Academy Award winning director)
 * · Major current nominations (Cannes, Sundance, etc)
 * · From the director of
 * · This preview has been approved by all audiences by the Motion Picture Association of America
 * · Quotations from major critics
 * · Titles used to sum up the story in a one sentence ( a promise was made, a price will be paid – Beowulf)

**__Grading:__**


Below is a copy of the official preview screen that you can add to the front of your trailer.