The group's research document summarizes their plans for an opening film sequence about an isolated teenage girl and her alcoholic mother. Key elements include: 1) The sequence will show the girl's isolation and her mother's alcoholism through their costumes, location in a run-down house, and props like empty alcohol bottles. 2) Two actors are available to play the roles of the isolated daughter and alcoholic mother. 3) Copyright-free music and ambient sounds will be used to set the scene. 4) The target audience is 15+ working and middle class individuals from a variety of ethnic backgrounds interested in hard-hitting scenarios.

1. Assignment 13 :Group Research
By:
Rianne
Maria
Helen
Marisha
Black = Group

2. Title; Pitfall
• Pitfall (definition: Any trap or danger for the
unwary: the pitfall of excessive pride).

3. Inspiration from real Film Opening
Sequences
Background colour- Light blue,
Freedom, Vulnerable,
Environment, |Attention
The only person on the cover
which highlights she is the main
character and that she is isolated.
The font is in capital letter ‘FISH
TANK’, which emphasises her being
trapped.
Fish Tank – The main character is trapped and her
mother is an alcoholic.

4. Genre & Convention (FISH TANK).
Convention Explanation Example from real film
1 Arrogant, rude and no There are no rules in the precious
manners. house and the kids just do
what they want.
2 Unemployed Main character’s mother is precious
unemployed and depends
on benefits and the state.
3 Swearing When the main characters precious
(Mia) little Sister swears at
her.
4 Alcoholic parent Mother constantly drinking precious
alcohol in front of her kids.

5. Themes/topic & Mind Map
Loneliness
Depression
(The girl & Alcoholism (The
mum are both mum is an
depressed) Themes/Topic alcoholic)
Isolation (The girl is
isolated because her
mum is isolated)

6. Research on topic and themes
Definition: Explanation :
Alcoholism The term used for people with problems
with alcohol. Compulsive and
uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic
beverages. It is usually detriment of the
drinkers health and personal relationships
and social position.
Depression Depression is a state of low mood to
activity that can have a negative effect on
a person’s thoughts, behaviour, feelings,
world view and physical well-being.
Depressed people may lose interest in
activities that was once pleasurable.

7. Location
• Near Brent town hall (The hill)
• The house (Maria)
The house Location for our Near Brent
(Maria). opening sequence town hall (The
hall).
At high school in the
common rooms

8. Inspirational Characters
Films Explanation
Jimmy is the main character who spent his whole life
blaming others for his misfortunes until he comes to
terms to accepting that he is the decision maker of his
life, he also feel's isolated in a way that he needs to
express his emotions and he does this through
Isolated character rapping.
Precious is an isolated character as she was raped by
her father and felt so vulnerable and isolated, she had
no one to talk to which made it harder for her to open
up about the issue's of life at home.
Isolated character
Jimmy’s mother is constantly drinks
Alcoholic mother

9. Costume &props
Person 1 Person 2
Bags (School Bags, Luggage) Coffee table (prop)
Map House slippers (costume)
Phone Empty bottles of alcohol (prop)
Casual Clothing Robe (costume)
mobile phone (prop)
house keys (prop)

10. Actors
Role Available Strength and
weakness
Actor 1 - Sky The isolated All the time - Good Camera
(Maria) daughter Operator
&Confident.
- Confusion
Actor 2 - Helen The alcoholic All the time On time
(Helen) mother Confident

11. Music & Sounds
• http://freeplaymusic.com/
• This is a copyright free music site where we
have access to download music and sounds
to put in our opening sequence.

12. Independent audience
We have an independent audience which is a
niche audience because our opening sequence
contains hard-hitting scenarios.

13. Target audience
Audience Target
Class & status Working class/middle class
Age 15+
Gender Male and female
Ethnicity Black/White/Mixed race/Asian
people.

14. BBFC & Film Rating
• The BBFC stands for the British Board of Film
Classification. It is an independent non
governmental body which has classified films
since it was set up in 1912.
• We have decided that our film should be rated
15 because is suitable for those aged 15 and
over.

15. Distribution companies
• Channel 4/film 4 I want to use film4 as my
distribution company as they are a sector of
channel 4 which have high teenage audience
in the uk.
• BBC World wide's Sales & Distribution
business (S&D) is one of the world's most
successful exporters of finished television
programmes