7. Mid shot
Close up
Long shot
Two shot
Wide shot
Overhead shot
Over the shoulder
8. Sophie is on
the steps,
staring into
space
Sophie then
puts the
bottle down
and gets up
and to walk
Sophie is walking
towards the bus
stop to get onto
the arriving bus
Sophie gets
onto the bus
and goes to
sit down
When seated,
Sophie then gets
verbally abused by a
passenger on the
bus who claims “she
stinks”
Sophie then
walks
towards a
shopping
centre
Sophie walks to
a particular
posh shop that
she looks inside
it
Sophie then has a
flashback of her and
her previous friend who
happens to come out
the same shop she’s
looking into
Then from the
flashback goes back
to Sophie’s face and
then a posh lady
comes out the shop
and bumps into
Sophie
Sophie then walks
down an isolated road,
where she gets drunk
Whilst walking a young
boy comes walking past
and then she bumps into
him
Sophie then wakes up
in a mysterious room
and gets up to go
towards the window
Sophie then
grabs her stuff
in panic and
leaves the
room
9. Conventions Reinforced, Used, Developed or
Challenged
Teenage Alcoholic Used, as it is one of the main focuses of
today’s society and is something that
appeals to a certain audience
AlcoholAbuse Reinforced, as it is the main focus of the
opening sequence
DomesticAbuse Challenged, as it may have been used as
an enigma to show why the main
character has pushed themselves to go
onto such a state
The teenager is a female victim Used, as our main character is a female
and it meets with the common
stereotypes
10. Age 15-18
Gender Females
Race/Ethnicity White, Black etc
Location Northern England
SocialClass Middle/Working
Interests/Hobbies Party person, girls who are into hair and
make up
Sexuality Straight, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexuals
Profession/Role Students
11. Our particular target audience would be interested
in our opening sequence as it is something that
everyone and anyone can relate to.
Its also based on a realistic situation, so people may
understand the circumstances and how it effects
the main character.
Also, it has a range of conventions throughout and it
help the audience to understand it better and reach
out towards them.
12. •Adulthood
• Kidulthood
• Elephant
• Paranoid Park
•These films are very similar to our
chosen opening sequence as it is the
same genre. Also the fact that in each of
these films they try to concentrate on
one particular character and how their
current situations and the
circumstances can affect them.We try
to inherit such a style in which people
will be able to reach out and connect
with it.
13. Location:Wembley Park Station
In this location we decided to do the
scenes where the main character is
sitting down just finishing off a drink
We decided to place the
main character just near
the bottom of the steps
14. Location: Sudbury – 18 Bus Stop
In this Location, this is where we
carried out the Bus scene as to where
the character has to get on.
It is Public
17. Location:
South Kilburn Estate – Stafford Road
This is where we did the Boy scene,
where the character had to bump into
the young boy who was walking past
Public Sector
18. Location:
One of the Candidates houses
In this location we had to the
bedroom scene, where the
main character ends up
Private Sector
19. Before After
Character name: Sophie
Actor Name: Michaela
Hair tied up
Casual clothing is worn
Character not really
bothered to dress up, as
they don’t care about
their appearance
20. Before After
Character Name: Rosie (The Posh
Lady)
Actor Name: Ingrid
Formally Dressed to represent her
social class
And also to emphasize the fact that
she comes from a very high status
21. Before After
Character Name: Shaniya
Actor Name: Jhané
Casually dressed,
She challenges the stereotypes of
being a posh friend, as you wouldn’t
expect for them to being wearing such
casual clothing
22. Before After
Character name: Jay
Actor Name: Fatou
Informally dressed
Baggy clothes
Represents the working class
status
Meets the stereotypes of what a
typical working class young man
would be like
23. Before After
Character Name: n/a – Passenger on the
bus
Actor name: Fatou
Informally dressed
Very casual clothing on
25. How does it connect to the representation?
The costume and props that we used, connect to
the representation of this character, as the
clothing style emphasizes the fact the she’s not
really bothered about our current appearance.
Also its more explicit to the audience, why she is
dressing like that and connotes with the way she
acts as well
26. Pink Blazer – Zara
- £35
Jeans – New
Look - £20
Heels – New Look -
£20
Black Posh Bag -
£20
27. How does it connect to the representation?
The costume and props connects to the
representation of this character, as it reinforces
the fact that she is of a Higher social class
The formal dressing connotes that she is better of
and has more authority overall
29. How does it connect to the representation?
The costume and props connect to the
representation of this character as she is
supposed to be the main characters flashback
friend, but in a way, we have challenged this
representation as she is dressed more casually
rather than emphasizing the fact that she’s
supposed to be of a higher social status
31. How does it connect to the representation?
The costume and props connect to the
representation of this character, as we’re
reinforcing the idea of a young working class boy.
The casual dressing shows how much of a
working class boy he is.
