Here’s a promising and inspiring concept for aspiring filmmakers with big dreams. Make a mashup trailer from some of your favorite films to pitch the film you want to make. It worked for Technotise, based on the Serbian anime film, which was pitched by Shutter Island scribe Laeta Kalogridis, producers Scott Glassgold and Raymond Brothers and picked up by Legendary Pictures. But how were they able to sell such a high concept plot? By hiring an internet youtube user Jaron Pitts to make a proof of concept trailer.
Pitts, who has become a viral sensation due to his imaginative re-editing or remixing of feature films into original fan film concepts (check out his Green Latern trailer), was brought on by the team of producers to create an original proof of concept using that very technique. What came out is an amazingly well done mashup of Minority Report, the Resident Evil films and some other gems in the sci-fi genre to effectively convey both the mood and story of Technotise. Intrigued? Watch below and let us know what you think.