2. Audio/visual codes
• Both films are set in the countryside that connotes isolation in which
reflects the protagonist. This also reflects the sense of realism that we
wanted to delineate.
• Our audio is not stereotypical of the genre as teen dramas usually
have an upbeat sound, where as our non-diegetic sound was more
emotional to further communicate the themes within our narrative.
3. Style
The style of our teaser was very simplistic as we wanted to
communicate a sense of realism to our film. We had a
variety of camera shots and continuously used basic cut
and fade transitions in our editing as we aimed to have our
audience focus upon the characters and themes within our
film, and therefore we had a very natural approach.
5. Iconography
The diary is our iconography
Genre is shown through out
iconography as this is a typical
teenage item. The diary is a
significant symbol as it gives the
audience a unique insight to the
characters thoughts and
communicates issues in which are
mainly situated with teenagers.
6. Characters
As we researched teen dramas we found that they
conventionally delineate stereotypes. Our protagonist
went against this idea as we wanted all members of our
target audience to relate to her. Our protagonist has
similarities with Hazel as they both suffer from health
issues and are somewhat seen as isolated from
society.
