Journal 9: Genres, proposals, and rhetorical rationale

For my elevator pitch, I will attempt to sell my idea for a movie spin-off based from the Netlix Original show 13 Reasons Why. Opposed to the original English series, my movie will be set as an educational documentary with an obvious intent to teach and not make lots of money. In my pitch, I will discuss the reasons I am taking my time to show this movie producer about this particular project. Why its not any other idea. That doing a remake of this show is imperative due to the disgrace of a job they did the first time. I will explain how the scenes depicted in both seasons are not to simply “raise awareness” as they claim. The scene’s that are shown, edited, and beautified romanticize rough subjects that are wildly too graphic for any person, let alone anybody under the age of 18. Most people could go their whole lives without experiencing the horrid and traumatic events that take place in this supposedly “didactic” series, and it almost seams unfair to impose such a burden on virtually anyone with a computer and a Netflix account.

This will not have a purpose to entertain but to enlighten and pose the truths about depression, anxiety, bullying, and sexual assault. The audience will be everyone that has a computer and wants to see the truth. Hopefully I could even focus closely on the poor kids and adults that watched the inhumane Netflix original and highlight the differences to them, and purely show them the right way to talk about this societal issue.

For my other two genres to “sell” this film would be flyer highlighting the main points I used in my elevator pitch. I was at first thinking a poster would be great, because it grabs attention, but I think I’d need to explain the reasons I am doing this remake. It is important to really highlight the negative effects that the show had on its viewers. It would include relevant facts about the dangers of watching scenes that reveal these issues such as rape and suicide in the grand way that the directors did. I will also include stories of real victims that describe how watching this show triggered them so horrifically and how they wish no one to have to experience what they have actually experienced. It would be handed out at public schools, places of counseling, parks… anywhere that teens and young adults can get their hands on them. This movie will appeal to everyone, so it virtually could go anywhere but I would specifically appeal to places such as those.

For my second genre I would use Facebook. So many people share and like and comment on videos on that website This would be a great place to get some traction and at least see if people are interested in this movie remake. I notice how people open up in their posts about controversial topics like the TV show brings up. Facebook is easy and at most peoples fingertips. This could also be appealing to a variety of ages and any gender, due to the fact that these societal issues have no defining gender or age.