“Friend”Aliss, Emily & Libby

“Friend”

Interrogation about the suicide of a young girl, that was influenced by her “friend”.

Genre

Our film is a teen drama about the suicide of a seventeen year old girl named Charlotte.

What makes it a teen drama rather than an ordinary drama is that the main characters are young and the problems that occur are most common with teens. Such as stress, bullying and suicide.

ThemesThe themes of our film are:

Friendships

Crime

Suicide

Bullying

Mental health

Key characters1) Charlotte - the girl who commits suicide

2) Michelle - the “friend” who influences the suicide

3) The interrogator - asking the “friend” the questions

Throughout the rest of the film, Charlotte’s friends and close family are also introduced.

Real Media Text and StimulusLast year, in the U.S., a teenager convinced her boyfriend to kill himself after sending thousands of text messages. Eventually he did and the girlfriend was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.

This news story is very recent and is our stimulus for our opening.

Real Media Text and StimulusWe have also looked at famous movie and tv interrogation scenes to see what differs between them and what conventions are the same.

To fit with our atmosphere, we will take inspiration from dark and miserable interrogation scenes and use similar conventions for our opening.

Target Audience

Our film is targeted to teenagers amongst the 15 to 19 age group. This is because as a teen drama, we think that people of this age would be able to understand and relate to this issues raised in the film.

Sound, Camerawork and EditingSome of the sound that will appear in our opening will include things such as the ticking of the clock, rustling of paper, heartbeat, heavy breathing, clinks of the handcuffs .

We are hoping to use a range of angles and movements and shots in our opening. We will definitely included extreme close ups and a high angle to show mystery and vulnerability.

When filming and editing we will use match on action and

continuity editing, and also use the 180 degree rule.

Mise en Scene

Setting: dark and dejected interrogation room

Characters: interrogator and Michelle

Lighting: dark and low key lighting to reflect a disturbed mood and atmosphere

Decor and Props: desk, chairs, lights, clock, voice recorder, handcuffs,

folders containing case evidence

Mise en Scene

Costume/Hair and Makeup: person getting interrogated will either be in prison clothes or just plain normal clothes and the interrogator will be in a formal outfit

Framing and Composition: the face of the person getting interrogated will never be shown until the end so her composition will be different to that of the interrogator, there will be close ups of the clock, the evidence, eyes and hands to enhance the mysterious atmosphere

Atmosphere

Throughout our opening scene, the atmosphere will feel tense and intriguing for the viewer. This will be achieved by hiding the ‘friends’ face throughout the interrogation and only revealing their true identity at the very end. By doing this, the viewer will feel eager and on edge to find out who this person is, which will therefore create a tense and intriguing feel to the opening sequence.