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Our film is about a teenage American girl named Ashley, who recently moved to London with her very catholic family. Her oldest friend, Kat who she has not seen in two years, has changed tremendously and is her only friend at her new school. They start school and Ashley is exposed to an environment where Kat is popular and not the good girl she used to be, which makes it hard for Ashley to fit in the way she was planning. On her first day of school Ashley meets a guy who she falls for and Kat tells her that he fancies her. Kat convinces Ashley to come to a party where she knows Max will be. At this party Ashley is surprised to find herself surrounded by illegal substances such as drugs and alcohol. She is peer pressured into consuming some of these substances, something that her parents would not be proud of. From there one thing leads to another, that causes Ashley to spiral out of control till she has to make a life changing decision.

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Questionnaire Media AS

Before embarking on brainstorming for an idea we had to create a questionnaire that would help us realise who our target audience would be. We did this by first asking standard yet important questions about their basic gene make-up. We then went into depth by asking them to specify what their likes where when deciding which movie to watch, this would then make the genre of our film explicit which then would guide us through many other decisions regarding the film. We wanted even further knowledge on when to release the film and asked which seasona does our audience prefer to watch movies.

Preliminary Poster Analysis 3

A teenage boy sits on a chair that is iconic for being the type that would be found at a school. He is flanked on either side by young, beautiful girls in shorts, a young boys dream. He is also surrounded by paraphernalia that is associated with being a young adult. The marketing campaign evidently works to encourage teeangers to identify with this character and his interests in surfing, junk food and so on. Attracting an audience that is curious to view how they are being represented on the big screen. The font is fun and striking, with not one but two taglines. They both are employed to amplify the films narrative.

Preliminary Poster Analysis 2

The Graduates poster is simple and suggestive, the narrative being clear in the title and picture. The audience may come to the conclusion that this will be a story of seduction and sexual prowess. The font is large and colour grand filling up the poster. A tagline appears to have been excluded however the dressed up leg that runs across the taglines usual place seems to work as a tagline on its own. The poster markets the movie as a youthful picture that displays a man possibly reaching his sexual peak.

Preliminary Poster Analysis 1

In this poster we find our charcters placed in front of a plain white back drop, this I believe is appropriate as the characters are each individual and are a representation in themself of sub-categories of stereotypes in the society of American high school. Each stereotype easily discernible from their costume, the most obvious being that of 'The Jock' who sits on the right in his iconic letterman jacket. The girl in pink is easily understood as a popular kind of princess. The tag line is longer than what is usually used but is fundamental in asserting the films narrative.

Preliminary Opening Sequence Analysis 3

Character and setting are easily established in this movie 'Dead Poets Society'. The backdrop being a church which encourages the audience to assume that this will be a narrative with a high amount of influence from religion. The priest embarks on informing its congregation of the schools high success rate with entrance to ivy league universities, coaching the audience to take in that this is a prestigious and respected school; the kind of school that would not tolerate alternative learning. The priest also inadvertently makes clear the period of the movie which is a hundred years after 1859.

Preliminary Opening Sequence Analysis 2

There is a suprising amount of time taken to reveal the opening image of the movie, The Basketball Diaries. However sound is incorporated immediately, using a technique called sound bridging. A voice that slowly emrges as a sound of prayer but errupts into a horrendous screaming of profanity creating linguistic irony. This can be seen as a foreshadowing effect as the camera opens with an image of the assumed protagonist awakening in his bed, we are to assume that his fate will meet an end like that of the one being cursed. The characters bedroom is small and appears to have no privacy as the crazy lady is used as his alarm clock. The characters status is established simply through his location and accent which is recogniseable as Brooklyn, New York. The placement of the camera is found looking into each window through bars which implies that the characters are prisoners of their situations, they are born into a world of poor income and will struggle to come out of it. It may also be a suggestion to the character's, Jim, future to be incarcerated in a state penitentiary.

Preliminary Opening Sequence Analysis 1

In this classic coming of age drama's opening scene, the audience finds themselves observing a world of teenagers which is easily discerned through the location and props of lockers and halls. Our main character is established through her position in these halls, Winona Ryder walks toward the camera as it continues to pull out possibly through the use of a dolly. This keeps her at the forefront while securing the audience's attention is not lost. The use of the non-diegetic voice over educates the audience further of our protagonist's personality and position in school as is always an important factor in teenage dramas. The micro elements like costume and performance are crucial in setting up the era of the movie. From Winona's line 'What's your damage Heather' we may recognise thar the film is a product of the late 80's early 90's. This is further enhanced through the costume's high shoulder pads and big hair.