Part of my A2 Media coursework.

1. IDEAS
By Anthony, Ellie and Owen

2. IDEA 1- Chaos Theory (AKA Butterfly Effect) (not the title)
Narrative: The average college student going on about their normal day. However this kid isn’t average and his days
aren’t normal as he foresees the future. Every decision he cares about he can see the consequences but it does not
always go his way like it should. Watch a day in the life of Edward in the way he sees it. Watching his decisions before
they even happen. Lets hope he doesn’t do something stupid.
Representation: Typical stereotypes, average teenage boy being slightly nerdy and smart yet clumsy.
Genre: Dramatic Thriller Comedy. (the kid goes through a lot of stuff)
Audience: 15 and up. Target audience would be around 16-21 year olds. People who can relate to the main
character.
Characters: 1 main character and 3-5 other characters to use as plot devices demonstrating the idea of chaos theory
(each decision has its consequence).
Theme: Playing God.
Location: School, home and the general outside (parks, fields etc).

3. IDEA 1 - Character Profile
Edward
Age: 17
Physical appearance: Tall and skinny. Blue eyes and brown hair.
Character traits: Manipulative and smart, yet still clumsy.
Background: He comes from a normal family. They spend time together, celebrate together and care for each
other. Never had an issue with his family and never had a bad time making friends.
Costume: The average school outfit. Outside of school you’d see a flying pig before you see him class it up with
some smart trousers and a collared shirt.

4. IDEA 1- Recces
Other recces needed:
School common room
Field

5. IDEA 2
Title: 5 years
Narrative: Two young teens in love have been together for 5 years, all the way through school and
college but now faced with university the couple decide to give it a break. After weeks of being apart
and spending time with friends the couple are the happiest they have been for 5 years now. This
break has decided their fate for them and maybe it's time to just call it quits.
Representation: Stereotypical teenagers.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Audience: 15+, target audience would be between 16-25 due to the characters age in the film.
Characters: 2 main characters (Daisy and Michael) also others such as the friendship groups.
Theme: Teenage Love
Location: All different includes (at school, houses, the park, streets)

6. IDEA 2 - Character Profiles
Daisy
Age: 17
Physical description: Pretty, Brown Hair,
Slim.
Character traits: Smart, Funny, Shy.
Background: She comes from a middle-
class family, living in a nice house but her
family insists her going to University after
college.
Costume: Stereotypical teenage girl
clothing, this includes, jeans, top, dress.
Michael
Age: 17
Physical description: Tall, Dark Hair, Muscular.
Character traits: Immature, Prankster,
Intellectual.
Background: He also comes from a middle-class
family, lives in the same neighbourhood as Daisy
and his family are not concerned about his future.
Costume: Stereotypical teenage boy clothing,
this includes mainly jeans and a top.

7. IDEA 2- Recces
● As my short film is based on a pair of teenagers in
love, most of the filming will be based in realistic
locations, such as their homes.
● They would spend most of their time watching movies
and eating food indoors on weekends, which is a
portrayal of a stereotypical teenager.

8. IDEA 3 - The Boy Behind Bars
Narrative- One boy, Isaac, encounters something he could have never imagined on his way to school one morning, a hidden entity
trapped behind the locked gates of an underpass. The spirit is the figure of a teenage boy, Matthew, who was recently stabbed and
murdered in the location in which he now resides. The two develop a weird but wonderful relationship as they complete favours for
each-other in order to release Matthews’ soul to heaven, as he is currently trapped. In return, Matthew passes on his vital knowledge
of the afterlife to help Isaac gain contact with his brother, who died tragically in a car accident 2 years previously.
Representation - stereotypes of supernatural beings, stereotypical representation of lazy, uninterested teenager
Genre - Supernatural Drama ft. Comedic elements
Audience - 15+, heavy subject, requires intelligent mind to decipher story and to empathise with both protagonists
Characters - 2 protagonists, Isaac and Matthew w/ cameos of friendship groups, family members from flashbacks etc
Theme - Tragedy, light at the end of the underpass lol, Hope,
Locations - School, Home, Underpass, Graveyard

9. Idea 3 - Character Profiles
Isaac
Age - 18
Physical appearance - Generic teenager, fashionable,
smartly dressed, dark hair to express connote sadness
hidden in his life.
Personality Traits - Appears cheeky, light-hearted , but has
dark side of depression related to the tragedy of his brother,
reserved. Very smart, performs well in school.
Background - Wealthy family, easy and expensive lifestyle,
never gone without something he has wanted, yet not
arrogant, he is humble and is embarrassed by his family’s
wealth. Money means little to him, he would rather have his
brother alive and well.
Costume - Primary (School Uniform) , Secondary (Casual
winter clothing, visiting his brother at graveyard)
Matthew
Age - 16 at time of death
Physical Appearance - fair hair to signify innocence, and
naivety. Rough, gaunt in the face, slender build, covered in
bruises and blood as a result of injuries sustained in his
murder.
Personality Traits - Shy, solemn, regretful, self conscious,
dismayed, distressed, trust issues, hurt.
Background - Poor family, had been dealing drugs since the
age of 13 to help support his family financially. They were
unaware of the source of his income, he had told them he had
gotten a job in a shop. One day, a rival dealer ambushed him
and bludgeoned him with a hammer, warning him that if he
continued dealing, he would be killed. With no other option,
Matthew continued his dealing, until he was stabbed and
murdered brutally in this underpass one evening, by the same
man. The man hasn’t been caught by authorities yet.
Costume - Tattered clothes, ripped and blood stained, bruises
omnipresent on his now skinny and ill face. Clothes far too big
for him, representing how he is shrinking away and losing
himself.

10. Idea 3 Recces
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