The Pitch

I've decided to do a Short-Film, below is the pitch that I would give to the BBC as I feel that as a British made film it would be something they would be interested in, I also aim to have it shown after the watershed as it contains scenes that are unsuitable for young children.

The film Annie is a Short-Film designed to not only shock but also to show a major problem we have with the media we show to young children or vulnerable adults.  My film is based on a teenage girl who watched the film "2012" and from what she saw and researched afterwards that she decided she will die on the 21.12.2012.  I chose this as I feel it's about time that the effects of media on young children or vulnerable adults can have, it isn't uncommon for fans to develop and obsession, we have had people from all walks of life connecting with a film and becoming so drawn in to it that they can't help but feel they need to mimic what they have seen, or in rarer cases have committed suicide in order to travel elsewhere, for example Pandora the fictional planet in Avatar.  I feel that this active consumption of media needs to be controlled, I feel that too many audience members are being told the fictional is solid truth as not everyone is sensible enough or educated enough to be able to distinguish the difference.  I know that this is particularly true with youths as when I was a child I believed that cartoon characters were real but they lived elsewhere, like in Poland or Russia.  This goes to show the naivety of some audience members, if it's possible to believe a drawing is real, why would they not believe that things that are real or very well drawn (CGI imaging).  I want the media world to re-assess their certificate system and to place a stronger emphasis on the importance of people being  asked to show identity at cinema's in order to prevent minors from seeing something that could cause them more harm than gain.