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The document introduces the main characters that will be featured in the slasher film "The Weeping Willows". Hania will play the final girl who survives by making intelligent decisions. Liam Woolford will play the tall, strong antagonist inspired by Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th, wearing a baggy black coat. Cian is a teenage male who enjoys partying and attracting girls. Kirstin is loud and noisy, not caring what others think. Kiera seeks male attention by dressing provocatively and wearing makeup, following the slasher film convention of the blonde girl being killed first.
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Chosen Characters.
The document introduces the main characters in a student film project. Ikechi is cast as the antagonist due to his tall stature and outgoing personality. His role is to go on a raging killing spree. Stanley is cast as the "joker" for his outgoing and humorous personality. Bradley is one of the more intellectual characters who survives alongside Salina. Antonia is cast as the "sacrificial lamb" due to her small size making her vulnerable. Salina is cast as the "final girl" for having dark hair and a serious demeanor. Shauna enjoys spontaneity and does not voice her opinions loudly.
Introduction to characters
The document introduces the main characters in a student film project. Ikechi is cast as the antagonist due to his tall stature and outgoing personality. His role is to go on a raging killing spree. Stanley is cast as the "joker" for his outgoing and humorous personality. Bradley is one of the more intellectual characters who survives alongside Salina. Antonia is cast as the "sacrificial lamb" due to her small size making her vulnerable. Salina is cast as the "final girl" for having dark hair and a serious demeanor. Shauna enjoys spontaneity and does not voice her opinions loudly.
Final what is used yoooolll
This document discusses the costumes, actors, props, and equipment to be used in a teenage drama film about bullying. For the popular girls, expensive bright colored clothes will be used to enhance their higher status, while plain dull colors are chosen for the victim. Five actresses are selected to play the mean girls based on their looks and experience - Georgia Stickley, Zoë Mayall, Rosie Pattern, Jemima Beale, and Eleanor Penfold who will play the victim. Props include meat, a butcher knife, fake blood and chopping board to emphasize the horror aspect. A Canon 700D camera mounted on a tripod will be used for interviews along with a microphone adapter for good sound quality. Footage will
Q4 evaluation
The document discusses the intended audience for a media product described as a thriller film called "PREY". It states that the audience would be around 50% men and 50% women due to elements like a female lead, action scenes, and a tense ending. It would likely attract teenagers and adults rather than children due to violent content suggested by the title and clues in the opening. The film aims to include people of all races and social classes by featuring actors of different races and portraying characters from both upper and lower classes.
Q4 evaluation
The document discusses the intended audience for a media product described as a thriller film called "PREY". It states that the audience would be around 50% men and 50% women due to elements like a female lead, action scenes, and a tense ending. It would likely attract teenagers and adults rather than children due to violent content suggested by the title and clues in the opening. The film aims to include people of all races and social classes by featuring actors of different races and portraying characters from both upper and lower classes.
Final what is used
This document discusses the costumes, actors, props, and equipment to be used in a teenage drama film about bullying. Costumes for the popular girls will be bright and expensive-looking to enhance their high status, while the victim's costume will be plain and dull. Five experienced actresses have been cast in the roles of the mean girls and victim. Props including meat, a butcher knife, and fake blood will be used to emphasize the horror genre in the climactic scenes. A Canon 700D camera, tripod, microphone adapter, SD card, and Premier Pro will be used to film and edit interview scenes and ensure high-quality production.
Evaluation question2
The document discusses how the media product represents social groups and challenges stereotypes. It notes that in the opening scene, a male character is portrayed vulnerably to challenge stereotypes. Both male and female news reporters are shown as equals through camera angles. The rest of the film would feature females in lead roles to portray them as stronger. Young people are shown as laid back at first, challenging stereotypes of them being thrill-seeking. Men are portrayed as vulnerable through a dream sequence, challenging the stereotype of them being superior. No parents are present to show the characters are alone and vulnerable without guidance.
Actor ideas
Faisa may act as the protagonist since she has wanted to participate and is a group member who will always be present. While initially not wanting group members to act, problems finding reliable actors who can portray the genre have occurred. Faisa is comedic and suitable for a teen comedy set in London's multicultural Camden area.
Aminatta will play the "smart" character since she has acted before and the group knows she is willing to commit time to help film.
Jordan will play an obsessed gamer since he actually enjoys gaming and has props, and has experience in school productions where he can act well.
Ciaren will play a witty yet socially awkward character based on his
Mean girls narrative structure analysis
The document analyzes several shots from a film to understand the characters and narrative. The first shot introduces four main protagonists and shows them acting normally, establishing an initial equilibrium. Subsequent shots reveal important details about individual characters - one confident female character is likely a "hero" or "villain", while a group seems less assured. Shots of two opposing female characters, one popular and one lonely, use binary opposition to illustrate their roles. Overall, the analysis indicates that a unhappy main character, Lindsay Lohan, will disrupt the equilibrium as the "hero" seeking change.
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This document discusses how different social groups are represented in the media product. It focuses on representation of age, gender, and ethnicity. For age, it notes that the target audience and characters are 15+ teenagers so viewers can relate to them. It shows teenagers smoking and drinking to portray typical behavior but also show consequences. For gender, it represents males as more masculine and dominant through fighting and confrontation scenes, though it challenges conventions by making the male the victim. Females are shown as more vulnerable. For ethnicity, it aims to represent many ethnicities to appeal to diverse audiences, challenging the white-dominated norms of slasher films.
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Intro to Characters
- 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CHARACTERS FEATURING IN THE “WEEPING WILLOWS”
- 2. Hania Hania plays the final girl in the “Weeping Willows”. In slasher films it is very conventional to see characters who are intelligent and who make the correct decisions at the right time are known to survive for longer. This will be the same convention we will use in our trailer. Hania will be shown as a mature girl who will avoid drinking and partying to make her character seem quite sensible. However, it is usually very conventional to see Asian girls get killed first. We are going to challenge this convention and make Hania survive throughout the whole trailer as we wanted to make our trailer look unique and different to all the other slasher films.
- 3. Liam Woolford Liam Woolford plays the antagonist role in the film. As he looks quite big and strong we thought he would be appropriate to play such role as he would fully justify it. He is a very tall person which is also another reason why we thought he would be suitable to play the antagonist in the film. The antagonist character that Liam will play will be inspired from the antagonist who featured in the film “Friday the 13th” who is named Jason Voorhees. Liam will be wearing a baggy black coat as the costume in the film to emphasise his masculine side and to also emphasise the fact that he has more authority over all the other characters in the film.
- 4. Cian Cian is the male character who will feature in our film. He is shown as a teenager in the film who seems to be an energetic and fun person who seems to attract girls quite easily. This character is shown to be someone who enjoys life. He plays the usual stereotype of a male teenager. He is seen drinking and partying and there are specific conventions shown which follows the common conventions of a teenager. He has a girlfriend named Kiera who we would be able to see in a scene kissing him. This also gives us an idea of how we would expect to see teenagers behave. In a lot of slasher films it is conventional to see teenage characters get into sexual activities.
- 5. Kirstin Kirstin will play the loud and noisy character in the film. We would always expect to see the loud character featuring in a slasher film. She doesn’t really care about what other people think and just wants to enjoy life. This is a typical convention of a teenager. She seems to want to get attraction from the male characters in the film and we would be able to see the consequences she will face because of her characteristics.
- 6. Kiera Kiera also plays a stereotypical character that we would expect to see in a slasher film. She likes to get attention from the male characters. She wears less clothing to make herself look sexualised. She is seen to wear a lot of makeup throughout the trailer. Usually in horror films we would be able to see the blonde female character get killed first. So we have chosen this person to play this specific role so that we clearly follow the codes and conventions of the slasher trailer. When you watch films such as the “Scream” you would be able to see the blonde girl get killed first we are going to use this as inspiration and do this in our trailer as well.