This document provides information about the target audience, title, and character profile for a short film about seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The target audience is expected to be teenagers and people in their early twenties, as the main character is in her late teens and people of that age can relate to her experiences as a normal teenage girl. Those with SAD may also relate to aspects of the story. The proposed title is "S.A.D. In the Winter" which is a play on words referring to the mental illness SAD and how the character gets sad and depressed in the winter. The character, India, dresses in dark colors in the winter to reflect her sadness and depression compared to

1. My short
Film
Target Audience
Film1- I feel as though my target audiencewill bemostly teenagers and
people in their early twenties. This is becausethe main character that
my story is based around is in her lateteens. This means that the target
audiencemay be ableto identify with some of the traits that my main
character has.This does not necessarily haveto mean that they suffer
from seasonal affectivedisorder butshe is still a normal teenage girl so
people will relate.People with this order may also relateto some
aspects.Therefore, i feel as though the target audience will bein the
social category D and E, in terms of the social demographic scale. In
terms of the 4C's scaleI feel as though the target audience would be the
aspirer becausethey would always belookingfor ways to feel better
and to improve themselves.
Title
“S.A.D. In the winter” I choosethis title becauseit is a slight
play on words as the mental illnessthatmy filmis aboutis
called S.A.D and she gets really sad and depressed when the
winter comes.
Short Synopsis
Act 1- India is satin her room and we can see her inner thoughts and
all of the anxiety that shefeels due to the fact that winter is coming.
She has cut off all contactwith her friends.Narratingover the top we
can see her satin her room in the dark wondering around and looking
at all of the memories she has collected over summer with her
friends,feeling very lonely and depressive.
Act 2- We see India go outsideto all of the places thatshe visited in
the summer and see what they look liketo her then, in comparison to
what they look liketo her in the winter. She visits places such as the
beach and the forest. She has a breakdown when she gets back home
that involves her smashingthings and screamingloudly and crying.3-
We see her startingto deal with winter better, she is still notfully
over S.A.D and sherealises thatitis goingto take her time, we see her
get by in winter but with occasional breakdowns. Wethen hear a
more positiveIndia as sherealises thatsummer is justaround the
corner.
Character Profile
Name: India
Age: 18
Gender: Female
How do they dress:In the summer, she dresses in brightcolours to reflect her happiness,in the winter, she dresses in
very dark colours,and this reflects her sadness and more depressivestate. The clothes that she wears,are very similar to
that of any 18 year old. For example, Jeans, Hoodies, Jumpers and T shirts.
Personality:In the summer, India is very “happy go lucky”and is very carefree. She is very caringand has a very good
moral compass.In the winter however, she is in a much more depressivestate and finds herself feelingextremely sad and
agitated.
Role in the Film: Throughout the filmIndia,is our main focus,we watch her on her journey throughout winter, and we
also seeher memories of a much happier time which causethe waves of depression for India.
How the audiencewill relateto them: I think that the audience will relateto India,especially if they suffer from a mental
illnessas they will knowhow she feels and hopefully give a sense of comfort to them to know other people suffer too.