MEDIA

1. CASTING
TARAANDCLAIRE

2. Jesssuitsthischaracterverywell,asJess
alsoenjoysgoingonsocialmediaand
herphone,checkingmessagesand
arrangingtimestomeetupwithpeople.
Jesswatchesthesamesortofshowsthat
Katiewatches,typicaltotheteengirl
conventionandsheisverytalentedat
applyingmake-upeverymorningfor
school.
Jessenjoysmeetingupwithherfriends,
whenevershehasthechanceandthiswill
bereflectedthroughthefriendshipscenes
inouropening,lettingtheaudience
intoKatie’sworld,butalsotheworldof
Jess,assheisfriendswiththeotheractors.

3. Harryisamirrorimageof
Jack,becauseofhisjokerlike
qualities,makingeveryone
laugh.LikeJess,Harryisafan
ofsocialmediaandvideo
games.Jacklikestohangout
withKatie’sfriendsatthepark
andwewillshowthisinour
opening.

4. We’vedecidedtouseNiamhasLola.
Shefitsthearchetypalteenimage-
blondehair‘standard’makeupand
typicalcostume.Also,Niamhhas
featuresofthecharacterinher
personalityanyway.Forexample,
Niamh’stypically‘feminine’and
friendship’simportanttohertoo.

5. We’vedecidedtousejakeasethan.Jakeisthetypical
teenmeaningtherelatablemotifisconveyed.Jakeis
extremelysportymeaningthecharacterportayalof
individualityisshown.
Healsoenjoyshangingoutwithhisfriendsandis
closetoSusieinreallife,whichhelpswiththeir
chemistryintheopening.We’dassociateJake’sstyle
withethan,asitiscasual,butstylish,reflectingthe
archetypalteenboyquitewell.

6. We’vechosenSusieasourSusan,as
sheenjoyssport,hangsoutwithJake
andJessalotandworkshardat
school,reflectingtheinner‘geek’,
thatwewantedSusantopossess.
Susie’severydaycostumewouldbe
conventionalofwhatwe’dhave
Susanwear,makingheragood
choiceforourcasting.

7. Liv
Livandjosharetypicalarchetypalteenagers,whichhelpsthe
relatabilityofthegenre. TheybothlovetohangoutwithKatieand
Lola.
JOSH