In order to fully understand the importance of the Top Line and Big Question, I looked at Frank Ash's video, where he explains that audience's want and The Top Line and Big Question. Frank Ash is the creative consultant for the BBC. In the video, he explains that you need to know what the audience wants from your movie. Do they want love? Action? Drama? He also discusses universal themes or idea that an audience can relate to and identify with.
Top Line: On a cold night, a man is walking home from work when he is brutally murdered in an alleyway. Detective Swanson, a close friend of the victim, is put on the case and he suspects the mafia, and it is up to him to find the truth, whatever it takes.
Big Question: Will the detective solve the murder
Interesting approach to draw on film noir conventions. I can imagine that you and your Production Team will develop the murder mystery sequence creatively (without showing explicit violence).
ReplyDeleteIf the film is set in the UK, the gang may be somewhat different from the mafia: how will their involvement manifest itself?
What hints are you giving in the narrative about the reasons for the attack?