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1. Group Research
Members:
Russvictoria Monocillo 7414
Abigail Menzies 7411
Nicole Lewis 7395

2. Members
Russvictoria Monocillo Abigail Menzies Nicole Lewis
7414 7411 7395

3. Inspiration from real film opening sequences
Opening Sequence Inspiration #1:
The Pursuit of Happyness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu4yTsFscTg
The credits
fades in
then fades
out
The font is simple and
doesn’t distract audience
from background visual
Unknown text creates enigma as audience
wants to know how this relates the film

4. Opening Sequence Inspiration #2:
Forrest Gump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7voy1vit6Y
The font remains in
the centre so the
audience focuses on
Use of Times New both the titles and
The camera follows the
Roman font to the visuals behind it
movement of the feather
keep it simple
The camera slowly tilts and shows the main character
As credits continues the setting of the
scene is established

5. Opening Sequence Inspiration #3:
Juno
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/juno/
• Walking down the road.

6. Opening Sequence Inspiration #4:
Detention (2011)
http://www.sockshare.com/file/DA8C03864A2C83D3#
A creative way to
show the opening
credits

7. Inspiration from real films
•Character goes to her friend
Film Inspiration #1: (girl in background) to explain
4.3.2.1 her problems but she has no
time to listen
•The music in background of a
soft tone and reflected the
character’s situation
Urban neighbourhood
setting
Small, clustered room that reflects
the character

8. Film Inspiration #2:
Cyberbully
She is being bullied online and the one person she thought she could trust
(her best friend) was the cause behind her getting bullied.
Teenage girl that
has been isolated
Bedroom in a teenage from her friends.
girls house.

9. Film Inspiration #3:
Detention
This opening sequence ended with one of the characters
dead.
Locked in a cellar
where it catches fire
and kills him.

10. Genre and Conventions
The genre: Drama.
Convention Explanation Example from real film
Main character faces a Not having a high paying job and Pursuit of Happyness, Freedom
challenge/problem having to pay of the rent before the Writers
deadline
Shows the journey of A drug addict learns about the The Pursuit of Happyness, Half
character’s development dangers of drugs and turns Nelson
through film themselves into a rehab
Often is centered around The film is revolved the events of Blind side
the family unit the family for example marriage,
death etc.
Real life themes - Poverty Being homeless and having to live in Pursuit of Happyness
a homeless shelter.
Ending of a friendship Two friends or a group of friends Trust. Falling out with her best
end up falling out which leads to friend.
somebody in their group getting
depressed.

11. Convention Explanation Example from real film
Life changing news. Receiving news that changes your Precious. Getting pregnant.
life.

12. Themes/Topics
Self Harm
Depression Abuse
Themes for opening sequence
Bullying Abortion

13. Research on Themes (Domestic Abuse)
Definition
Domestic violence (AKA domestic abuse, spousal abuse, family violence) is a pattern of behavior which
involves the abuse by one partner against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage,
cohabitation, dating or within the family.
Domestic violence has may forms:
•Physical Aggression (hitting, kicking, biting, shoving, restraining, slapping, throwing objects)
•Threats of sexual abuse or economic deprivation
•Emotional abuse
•Stalking
•Being controlling/domineering
•Neglection
Quick facts on domestic abuse
•Domestic abuse will affect 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime
•Accounts for 16% of all violent crime, however is the violent crime that is least likely to be reported to
the police Those who have witnessed at least one
•Domestic abuse accounts for almost 25% of all recorded violent type of violence during childhood
crime 30%
• 90% of domestic violence incidents in family households 20%
children were in the same or the next room
10%
•Survey research found that "women are most commonly
0%
sexually assaulted by men they know"
11 year 11-17 18-24
olds year olds year olds

14. Victims of Domestic Abuse
Two young women talking about their experiences of domestic abuse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOdPLr4zyNU
There are many different websites and phones
numbers that only victims to seek advice and to
Numerous questionnaires available online for those
anonymously have someone to speak to
who may think they are victims of domestic abuse

15. Abortion
Definition
An abortion is the medical process of ending a pregnancy so it does not result in the birth of a baby.
Depending on how many weeks you have been pregnant, the pregnancy is ended either by taking
medication or by having a surgical procedure. Many people confuse the terms abortion and
miscarriage. An abortion is not the same as a miscarriage, where the pregnancy ends without medical
intervention (although medical treatment may be needed after a miscarriage).
Reasons for getting an abortion:
• Risk a health risk to the mother
• Baby may have a medical condition when born
• Mother may have been raped
Quick facts on Abortion
•1 in 3 women in the UK have an abortion in their lifetime
•Women aged between 20 – 24 years old are the most common users of
abortion.
•More than 70,000 women world wide die from back street abortions
•Around 180,000 abortions happen a year in England alone
•90% of abortions take place in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
•Around ¼ of pregnancies world wide end in an abortion, about half of those are
illegal

16. Self Harm
Research on topic/themes
• Self-harm is a way of expressing very deep distress.
• Some would say it was a way of communicating what can’t be put into
words.
• It is described as a inner scream.
• Self harming could be from injuring or poisoning oneself by
scratching, cutting or burning their skin, by hitting themselves against
objects, taking a drug overdose, or swallowing and or putting other
things inside themselves.
• Less obvious forms would be doing unnecessary risks, staying in an
abusive relationship, developing an eating problem, being addicted to
alcohol or drugs, or simply not looking after your own emotional or
physical needs.
• Self harm could be a way to let out painful emotions, such as
rage, sadness, emptiness, grief, self-hatred, fear, loneliness and guilt.

17. Self Harm
Research on topic/themes
• It may be a way of getting the pain out but it can also be a means of
self-punishment or an attempt to gain some control over life.
• A person who self-harms is likely to have gone through very
difficult, painful experiences as a child or young adult.
• At the time, they probably had no one they could confide in.
• The experience might have involved physical violence, emotional
abuse, or sexual abuse.
• They might have been neglected, separated from someone they
loved, been bullied, harassed, assaulted, isolated, put under
intolerable pressure, made homeless, sent into care, into hospital or to
other institutions.
• According to research young women are more likely to self harm than
young men, but the percentage of young men is increasing.
• Research also shows that 10 per cent of 15 to 16 year olds have self-
harmed.
• The most common reason is 'to find relief from a terrible situation'.

18. Abuse
Research on topic/themes
• Bruises, scratches, burns, broken bones, lacerations, as well as
repeated “mishaps,” and rough treatment that could cause
physical injury, are the results of physical abuse
• Some professionals claim that cultural norms to sanction their
child with physical punishment are one of the causes of child
abuse, and have undertaken campaigns to redefine such norms.

19. Depression
Research on topic/themes
• There are three types of depression. Seasonal affective disorder.
Which usually comes on in the autumn and winter, when days
are short and the sun is low in the sky, and gets better as the
days get longer and brighter.
• Postnatal depression. It is similar to when mothers have ‘the
baby blues’ but is a much more serious problem and can occur
any time between two weeks and two years after the birth.
• Bipolar disorder. Like have frantic mood swings. When
manic, they are in a state of high excitement, and may plan and
may try to carry out over-ambitious schemes and ideas. They
often then have periods of severe depression.

20. Research on topic/themes
Eating Disorder
• If you have an eating disorder you are likely to deny that you feel
hungry, obsess over losing weight, hide food or secretly throw it
away, make yourself sick, use drugs that speed up your
digestion, wear baggy clothes to cover up any weight loss, or to
keep warm, believe that you look fat, although you are
considered underweight by other people.
• Bulimia is more common than anorexia. It is when you eat a
large amount of food in one go, the starve yourself for days to
make up for all of the food you have just eaten.
• If you have bulimia your weight will stay roughly the same and
because of that, people are less likely to notice that you are
bulimic.

21. Depression
Research on topic/themes
• People who are depressed usually feel low-spirited for much of
the time, every day. Get tearful easily. Feel isolated and unable
to relate to other people. Unusually irritable or impatient
• They usually experiencing a sense of unreality. Find no pleasure
in life or things they would usually enjoy and they would usually
feel helpless.
• They would usually have difficulty sleeping or sleeping much
more than usual. Feel tired and have no energy, lose their
appetite, and start losing weight.

22. Locations
At the top of a
road Outside of a school
gate
On a bus
A
bedroom
Possible locations to film in
In a school
Inside of a At a park
bathroom

23. Inspirational Characters
Inspirational Character #1: Inspirational Character #2:
Shannon (from 4.3.2.1) Elena (Vampire Diaries)
Dark makeup, pale Keeps a neutral facial expression
skin make up and while writing
watery eyes to
create frightened
character.
Messy hair shows
character doesn’t care
about appearance
Character confines in
her own company an
writes in her journal
Close up on
Solitary body language emphasizes the journal so text
character's loneliness is readable

24. Poker House
Inspirational characters
Facial expression Body language like she
would be serious. wants to be left alone.
Baggy clothes.
Hoodies. Dull colours such
Tracksuits. as grey which
symbolises
depression, hide
s your emotion
and maturity.

25. Cyberbully Taylor
Inspirational characters
Facial
expression is
Seems like
hurt.
she has lost
everything.

26. Actors
• Who would be the actor?
Russ
• Why are they good for role?
She currently does Drama as an A level which she acts in and she is very
confident in front of the camera
• When are they available?
• Strengths/Weaknesses?

27. Costume and props
Sketch book
Character
would wear dark
Journal
clothing to
connote that
she’s hiding her
identity and is a
bit secretive
Character would use
a sketch book or
journal to express her
feelings
Mobile phone
Dark clothing
Character would use a
mobile phone to try an
communicate with her
friend(s)

28. Titles and credits
All in caps lock
By having the title at the bottom of
the page means we want the
audience to look at it right after
they look at the image on the
poster.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstu

29. All in lower case
Titles and credits
Having the title in lower case
at the bottom right corner of
the poster shows that it is
trying to send out an
important message but is
not trying to force it out.
abcdefghi
jklmnopqr
stuvwxyz

30. Abcdefghijklmno
p
Titles and credits
Having the writing at the top of the poster in
black bold caps lock makes the title of the film
stand out on the poster.
Having the title in black
bold caps lock shows
seriousness and
importance to the issue
at hand.

31. Non Diegetic Sounds
Cars driving by
Music/Sounds
• http://www.freesound.org/people/Freq
Man/sounds/20049/
• http://www.freesound.org/people/Snap
alicious32/sounds/143925/
Car horns
• http://www.freesound.org/people/toile
trolltube/sounds/175845/

32. Non Diegetic Sounds
Harp going into the flashback
Music/Sounds
• http://www.freesound.org/people/3bag
brew/sounds/733#52/
Harp coming out of the flashback
• http://www.freesound.org/people/The
Gertz/sounds/131203/

33. Diegetic Sounds
Girl Crying
Music/Sounds
• http://www.freesound.org/people/silver
satyr/sounds/113364/
Keys thrown on a wooden table
• http://www.freesound.org/people/MCY
ost/sounds/146335/

34. Mainstream or Independent
Our film would be an independent film because our it is a hard hitting
drama that the mainstream public would not find truly interesting but
maybe a smaller audience may.

35. Target Audience
• Would target audience be mass or niche? Why?
Our target audience would be a niche audience because our film would be an
independent film and independent films do not usually attract a large
audience. Our audience would be niche our film would be set in London and
revolve around the British teenage culture and not may people can relate to
that.

36. BBFC Film Rating
Film Rating Explanation
U- (universal) •Suitable for those 4 years & over.
•They only allow mild bad language such as ‘damn’
•There's no open focus on sexual behaviour, language or
innuendo.
PG (parental •For those 8 years and over
guidance) •Parents should consider whether film is suitable for child
•May include mild bad language such as ‘bitch’ but context
used in is important
12A(A=accompanied) •Used in films at cinema
•12 and under should be accompanied with adult (18 and
over)
•May include moderate bad language e.g. ‘bitch’ and ‘twat’
•Violence allowed but detail shouldn’t be dwelled on
12 (12 and over can •Used for DVDs, Blurays etc.
see film •May include moderate bad language
unaccompanied) •Sex may be briefly protrayed.

37. 15 (appropriate for •Suitable for 18+
those 15 and over) •Include strong violence,
•No limit to the use of strong language
•Portrayals of sexual activity, sexual nudity, brief scenes of
sexual violence
•Drug taking may be included
18 (for 18 and over •Films with this rating is rare
only) •Includes frequent strong language and very strong
violence
•Strong horror, blood and gore
•Real sex scenes (in some circumstances)

38. Distribution Companies
Distribution company #1: Distribution company #2:
Lionsgate Momentum
•Company formed in 1997 and is •Founded in 1978 by Michael L.
headquartered in California Green
•Most commercially successful •British distributor of independent
independent film films in UK for various production
•Independent film distributor but also companies
well known globally •Distributed films like Dumb and
•Distributes many drama films such as Dumber, Million Dollar Baby and
Precious, Why Did I Get Married and My Sister’s Keeper
For Coloured Girls

39. Distribution COMPANIES
Distribution company #3:
Film4
• Film4 was started in 1982 as Film4 Productions as a film
production company owned by Channel Four Television
Corporation.
• The name "Film4 Productions" was introduced in 2006
to tie in with the relaunch of the FilmFour broadcast
channel as Film4.
• On 1 November 2010, Film4 partnered with FilmFlex to
launch Film4oD.
• Film4 nowadays broadcasts many mainstream
Hollywood movies.