Sei sulla pagina 1di 8

Teen Dramas generally follow the conventions of stereotypical American teen

culture.

The conventions include; sex, drugs, violence, parties, alcohol, “cliques” and
relationships.

 In our two minute opening we decide to introduce the main “clique” as this
would help our audience identify the genre of our film. Our chosen Location
also helps as teen dramas stereotypically use schools as a main location.

Many teen drama include Law Vs crime. In our teen drama the illegal
circumstances are not highlighted in the first two minute. However the reason
in which the characters faints is drug related, but the audience are unaware of
this so early into the film. We felt doing this would lead the audience into
making their own assumptions.
 “Searching Fate” Represents a social
group of “Teenage Gangsters, however in
our film they are girls.
 The “Gangster” image was portrayed by
the use of language and the selected
clothing.
 The chosen dialect helped to show the
unity between the group and gave them
shared identity. We aimed to used
language that our target audience could
relate to and understand.
 Chanelle our main character tried to
portray the body language of someone
strong and able to lead the “clique”. The
camera angles used when following her
reveal the type of character she plays.
 We chose to use the song Tinnie Tempah
– “Tears” as the lyrics combine with the
genre and successfully represent the
social group.
 The Language used toward the teacher in
the classroom scene also reflects the
representation of the group, as they have
 There are many media institutions which tend to distribute a variety of films.
Some institutions stick to one genre, however some are very open and will
distribute many genres.

 After researching what media institution has released the majority of teen
dramas, I found that Revolver Entertainment was the most ideal for our film. As
Revolver Entertainment released Kidulthood i believe that it would also have no
obligation to distribute ‘Searching Fate’ as well.

 In addition to that I found that Revolver Entertainment targets the same audience
to what ‘Searching Fate’ was produced for.

 As our film will later included scenes of drugs and violence the BBFC would give
our film a 15 certificate, as some scenes would be inappropriate for anyone under
this age.
From our research we concluded that our target audience was
between the ages of 15 to 18. Therefore our film relates a lot to
that generation.

 The film is not for a set nationality, however being from a


similar social background would help create tenor .

The Target age is reasonably high as certain extracts would not


be suitable for anyone under 15.
 The characters are stereotypical archetypes
of their social groups , therefore people in
similar social ‘cliques’ can relate to each
character individually.

 As the characters are teen themselves the


audience can understand the storylines in more
depth as they are of the same age.

The title of our film expresses the life of every


teen, searching to find who they are and where
they belong. This is something that is
worldwide and has a big effect on you as a
person in later life. We felt that this title
reflects that deep down through all the trouble,
violence and pain there a young adult
searching for guidance.

One feature which we hope appeals to the


 As media studies was a new topic for me,
getting used to the technology was one of my
strongest aspects. I Became very confident
when filming as its something I had done many
times before.

I had also learnt new skills when using the


Mac’s. From editing shot, to adding music,
adjusting the sound and also learning how to
fade music in and out to match the narrative.

Also the use of editing techniques such as


fades, dissolves and many other transitions to
help our film flow.
After looking back at our Preliminary Task, I
feel That my film making skills have
improved a great deal. After learning the
180 degree rule, we then incorporated it
into out film via shot reverse shot, when
two of our characters where in
conversation. As we began to learn the
semiotics behind different camera
movements and angles, we began to
understand what each of them contributed
to a scene. Overall after studying what we
have learnt throughout the course, I feel I
have a much wider understanding of the
effect the mise-en – scene, Lighting and
editing techniques had on our two minute
opening scene.

Potrebbero piacerti anche