2. The genre I have chosen to do is drama romance, as I feel I will be able to
incorporate some dramatic elements within the scenes, which will deliver a
sense of adrenaline to the audience. The 5 minute sequence is about two young
women, Natasha and Steph. and the all important conversation and face to face
meet up after their break up based on cheating and heartbreak. It includes
confrontational moments of love and violence as Steph reveals how she knows
about the constant cheating between Natasha and her best friend Tia. The
conversation leads to Steph’s all important decision about whether Natasha
deserves a second chance or whether their relationship really is over.
Messages and values
The sequence will present all the highs and lows of their relationship to the
audience. The aim was to represent the realism behind their relationship and
reactions to a difficult confrontation. It was also to show that it is hard to
determine whether you can really trust someone, no matter how much you think
you love them and whether everyone does really deserve a second chance. It
will allow the audience to think twice about the decision they make.
Synopsis
3. Target Audience
• My target audience consists of 15-25 year olds, both male and female, however, my BBFC begins at
12A. This is because I don’t think the production itself contains anything that isn’t suitable for
someone around the age of 12 or 13. On the other hand, anyone under the age of 12 wouldn’t be
suitable enough to understand what’s actually going on in the scene. As well as this, due to the
kissing scene and the slapping scene it maybe inappropriate to teach a younger audience to handle
their situations through violence as they may be quite susceptible to learning this behaviour. The
average age teens begin dating is around 16 however most serious relationships begin at the age of
20+. Although this is the case, I felt that in terms of the content it is very much suitable for younger
ages however as that is the average dating age, my target audience is more around 15. The reason
why my target audience goes up to the age of 25 is due to the fact that the scene is set in an
educational environment between two young women that are still in full time education and I feel
that anyone older may not be as interested as audiences usually like to identify with the characters
and due to a big age difference, this may be harder for those above the age of 25.
• I also believe that the drama element of this short film enables the male gender to show some
interest even if it isn’t as interesting for them because of the romantic side to the story. As well as
this because the relationship between the two main characters is of a homosexual nature, it offers
something that is a lot more accepted now and as a result may be somewhat more interesting for
the male gender as it is unexpected and is introduced by the passion between the two women that
comes through from their body language towards each other. However, I still think that the
conversation and emotive side to it would favour the female gender and they may be more able to
identify with the characters and therefore be able to empathise with them a lot more.
4. Cast Profiles
• Name: Natalia Cotonou
• Age: 17
• Occupation: Still in full time
education in her final year as a
sixth form student
• Part in production: Natalia plays
Steph who is one of my main
characters throughout the
production as the story is primarily
based on her emotions and
reaction after the break up. She
talks about the break up and is
scene a few times in her on
cutaways of how she handled the
cheating scandal.
5. Cast Profiles
• Name: Stefania Sopterean
• Age: 17
• Occupation: Still in full time
education in her final year as a
sixth form student
• Part in production: Stefania plays
Natasha who is another one of my
main characters throughout the
production as the story is based on
how she broke Steph’s trust by
cheating on her with one of her
best friends. She talks about trying
to get back together with Steph
and attempts to fix what happened
between them.
6. Cast Profiles
• Name: Sophie Laxton
• Age: 16
• Occupation: Still in full time
education as a sixth form
student
• Part in production: Sophie who
plays Tia only appears in the
cutaways at the park however
she was an important
character and she is the
person who Natasha cheated
on Steph with.
