2. Brief
Outline
• The film is about a young boy called zain who is going to be
starting his first day at school. He is very excited as he is quite
confident that he will mix in quite quick. Zain arrives at school
where he meets a boy called Michael they both become
friends, they then both walk into class and sit together. Once
the lesson is finished zain and Michael leave the class room
suddenly they are both stopped by two older Asian boys, the
boys question zain and ask him why he is hanging around
with a white boy. They then say to zain that he has to hang
around with them as he is an Asian. Zain is now in a
dilemma, where he will have to make a decision which will set
his future in this school.
3. How our film follows
Todorovs narrative
theory
• Our film follows the Todorov narrative theory as it goes
threw all the stages that are explained through the
narrative theory.
o State of equilibrium – Zain is looking forward to his first day at school and
meeting new people.
o Disruption of the equilibrium – Kids of an older age from the same ethnic
group as Zain do not agree with his choices of friends.
o Recognition that their has been a disruption – Zain is threatened and told by
the older group of boys to hang around with them.
o Attempt to repair the disruption – Zain must either choose to hang around
with the Asian boys or with Michael
o Reinstatement of the equilibrium – Zain ends up making the decision to
befriend Michael as it is his own choice with who he wants to be friends with.
4. Binary
Opposition
• In our movie binary opposition is represented through
both of our characters. How it is represented through our
main character zain is that he is from a tolerant society
so he does not have any problem mixing in with people
from different races.
• Whereas the Asian group represent a group of people
from a intolerant society, this means that they do have
problems hanging around with people from different
races.
5. Characters
• Zain – Amaan Bhatti
• Asian Group – Safian Butt and 2 other boys
• Caucasian Group – This will also include 3
boys one of which will be the character
Michael
• Simon Aske – Mr Aske will play the teacher
who lesson Zain goes to
6. Location
•
sIn the opening scene we will be
Opening scene –
using a House, Bedroom and Garden. This is where
our film will start
• Second scene – Playground, Corridor, classroom
• Third scene – Corridor, Classroom
• Fourth scene – Dinner Hall (Canteen)
7. How our film
differs
• The reason why our film is different from
other films is because we are showing that
racism also occurs between people of the
same ethnicity rather than between people
who are from different races and religions.
