Group Discussion

Discussion:

Main idea:
Me and my group have roughly planned about the plot of our film. It mainly focuses on the two main characters, the boy and the girl. The idea is around the fact that the girl and the boy are the complete opposite, personality, looks wise and class wise. The girl is presented as this classy, tidy, reserved girl that has a crush on the male character. The boy on the other hand is shown as this rebellious teenager that looks like a "bad boy" or "hoodrat" who lives in the classic East London estate, with a poor family background. I was mainly inspired by the film Titanic due to how it has elements that I think would work in our film opening. Elements such as the difference within their class. Jack is from a working/lower class family, while Rose is from one of the richest families back in the 1940's.

Settings:
As we decided that the girl would be posh and classy, we thought that her home should be a house located in a posh, clean area such as Chelsea or Tredegar Bow since it is closer. We think it is one of the best ways to rapresent her lifestyle as normally the audience would expect a posh family to live in a big house, in a posh area, because homes of upper class families are always located in areas such as Chelsea. This will further convey what type of lifestyle she is living and what kind of background she is from. It will help the audience understand the aspects of the characters of the film. The male character on the other hand, is quite the opposite of her. He is from a poor background, as i said and he lives in East London. The type of  housing that we thought would be the most appropriate for him is a block, with flats. This is because blocks are usually seen as a property specifically made for working class/ lower class families. We will probably choose a block around our college due to how it is easier for us to reach the place and film. It is also an advantage for us because of how the college is already located in East London, where we typically find those types of buildings.

Plot:
The girl secretly likes the guy even though she kows her parents and family will never accept him due to the contrats of lifestyles and class. It is also a matter of reputation because a rich family would not want their daughter to have a relationship with a boy like that. She secretly wants him really bad to the point where she tries to change herself into a different girl to catch his attention. There will be props included in the scene where she tries to change the way she looks such as make up (red lipstick). However, we want to include a twist to the film: the girl will have a mental break down after changing the way she looks, where she starts crying and hating herself for who she really is. This will then lead to something special later on with her crush.