1. ASSIGNMENT 8
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION
Drama

2. DRAMA
• I have chosen this genre because the opening
sequence will create enigma and keep the
audience interested.
• The film genre Drama deals with serious and
emotional issues with characters in conflict.
• Examples: 4321, The Freedom Writers
• Drama conventions are: plot driven, realistic
settings, realistic characters, character is at a
critical point in their life.

3. INSPIRATIONAL FILMS
The Freedom Writers
• A drama based true movie teacher
• Released in 2007
• Teacher who inspires unprivileged children

4. INSPIRATIONS
• True story, inspired me to make mine as realistic as I
can.
• Characters are symbols, I should make my
characters represent something

5. 4321
This film has inspired me because
the ending scene was put at the
beginning so the audience
would wonder how she got to
that position.
The scene is set in a cafe which
their target audience (15-18 year
olds) would be familiar with. This
inspires me to make my settings
relate to my target audience.

6. THEMES
• My chosen theme is addiction.
Here are my ideas for my opening sequence
2 teens
The 2 teens owe
and a
him money and
Gangster
expensive
(40 year
jewellery
old man)
Crime Drama
Set outside in the
dark
The teens are shocked when
they see him with a gun - cliff
hanger

7. OTHER INITIAL IDEAS
She’s always
asking where 16 year old
he is and if girl is
she can obsessed with
come. He’s Obsession
her brothers
not keen on friend
her.
she finally gets
into his house She keeps documents
and waits for (photos, videos etc) of
him to come in him

8. MY FINAL IDEA
A friend introduced
the girl to drugs. She’s
been excessively
Ending – Addiction taking them ever
empty since
bottle with
the lid on
the floor
Her friend isn’t going to Calls the drug dealer
help and he remembers what
happened before and
threatens her.

9. PLANS
• The whole film:
1. Passes out on the floor
2. Flash back to how she got introduced to drugs
3. We see how she’s changed towards her friends
4. People closest to her gradually move away from
her.
5. She overdoses in her room and passes out.

10. PLANS
• The opening sequence:
1. The girl has passed out on the floor
2. She skips school and calls dealer, he threatens to
attack her
3. Flash back of how she got introduced to drugs
4. Waits for friend in the park, the friend doesn’t turn
up
5. Empty bottle of pills on the floor

11. CHARACTERS
The older sister
• 18 years old
• Wise, responsible
• Warns her to stop taking drugs and acting they way
she’s been
• Wears smart clothing
The girl
• 16 years old
• Easily influenced
• Dangerously overdoses on drugs
• Convinces her peers to start taking them too.
• Wears Baggy clothing and smudged make up

12. ENIGMA
To create enigma I am going to:
• Put the final scene at the beginning
• Make the end scene of the opening sequence
mysterious to make them wonder how it happened
and what happened next.

13. STORYBOARD
The girl has passed out on her Over the shoulder shot of Extreme close up shot of
bedroom floor the girl listening to her the door
sister telling her about
the way she’s been
acting.
Close up of the girl outside Aerial shot of the girl Close up shot of the girl is on
in her uniform during holding her phone the phone to the dealer
school hours

14. Extreme close up shot of the Establishing shot- she’s
Flashback of how she got anxiously waiting for her friend
phone when she texts her introduced to drug
friend for help in the park
She returns home after her friend She pauses and stares at the Close up of the empty bottle
doesn’t turn up drugs with the fallen lid

15. TARGET AUDIENCE
• My target audience is 15-18 year old girls. This is a
female character based opening sequence with
characters within that age range.
• My target audience are girls who have a very
active social life so they would understand and
empathise with the situation.

16. FEEDBACK FROM TARGET AUDIENCE