2. • The results from my primary research showed that
people aged between 15 and 25 were the main audience
of short films. A lot of them also said that they enjoyed
watching teen dramas presumably because they are
young, but as my TA will be teens I will base my story
around issues that teens are facing today.
3. • Sahara, Norah, Lizzie and Rachel have been best friends
since they started high school. They do everything
together and are always happy and lively around each
other. They all seem to look happy and fun on the
outside, but little do each of them know that behind
closed doors lies deep, dark secrets.
4. • The film begins with Sahara, who wakes up and stretches. She is happy it’s her friends
birthday and she is wrapping the gift for her. Suddenly she smells breakfast and begins to
feel nauseous, she runs to her bathroom and vomits. The camera will then cut to the next
character who is Lizzie, it’s her birthday today, she looks at her calendar and crosses off
the date, she skips to her kitchen and hopes to be greeted by presents but instead, she
sees her alcoholic mother who has got a hangover from the previous night, she tries to get
her mother’s attention but she just ignores her. She picks up some toast off her moms
plate and leaves to meet her friends as her mom attends to an aspirin. The next character
we see is Rachel, she writes a note telling her mother that she is running away with her
boyfriend, and tells her not to come looking for her. She is packing a small bag and puts
two photos in the bag, one is of her parents. The last character is Norah and she begins
her morning putting on layers of clothing in order to hide the fact that she is pregnant, in
the background her parents can be heard arguing.
5. • Claude Levi Strauss(binary opposition) – Sara and Amy are opposites as
Sara is more confident and outgoing, where as Amy is shy and introverted.
• Perkins - Rethinking stereotypes
• Tzvetan Todorov
• The element of equilibrium – Sara wakes up and smiles
• The disruption of equilibrium – She begins to get morning sickness and
doesn’t feel herself
• The recognition – She thinks she is pregnant and tells her boyfriend
• The attempt to restore equilibrium – He tells her not to worry, but she takes a
test
• Return to equilibrium – Amy tells Sara it will be alright and she will stick by
her.
6. • The results of my primary research shows that audiences
would prefer to hear dramatic and upbeat music. This will
add to the tension building atmosphere of the main
character Sara not knowing whether she is pregnant or
not.
7. • Sahara – She • Norah – • Rachel–
Amy is Dan is • Rachel–
is the main
characters. Sara’s best Sara’s
She is an friend, she boyfriend,
is shy and but he is
outgoing and introverted.
confident She is just as
character. She always carefree as
is very social telling Amy she is. He
and taking not to take is very
risks. She the risks domineerin
many that she g and can
friends, but takes, but at persuade
the end of her to do
only one she the day she
truly trusts is always all the
which is Amy there for her wrong
and she tells things.
her everything.
