The Roles

Originally, there were four people in our group, unfortunately, one person left meaning there was only three of us to make the film. Our group consisted of myself (Amy Lockwood), Alex Mizia and Callum Bartlett. As a group we edited the films by including transitions, titles, fx and sound. In order for us to do this used a program called Final Cut Pro. Alex was the director of the film. Also he played Peter Davis in the movie. I played the character Sarah Levine, and was also in charge of finding the correct and suitable music for the movie. Callum's role was the camera man and editor. He was in charge of making sure we had the right shot for each scene and made sure the shots were correctly framed.

StoryBoard

Our storyboard outlines the base of our opening sequence. We incorporated the use of pictures and writing. This was to show what the scene would look like and what it involves. Also to show what sort of music we were going to use and what type of edit. It shows the camera work and gives all the the background information that the audience are less likely to know.

Character Costumes

For our costumes we decided to keep it fairly simple. We used normal clothes for the characters to wear to show that they are older and mature.

Peter- For Peter we used fashionable clothing, however not stereotypical 'British teenage boy' clothes. He was wearing a grey coat with dark jeans. We decided to base Peter on zac Efron in 17 again. This is because he is 'unaware' of what life is like at a high school. We linked Peter with Zac Efron as they have a connection with the fact they are both new to the school.

Sarah- For Sarah we decided to keep her quite fashionable. This was because we wanted her to fit in better then Peter. She wore a wooly checkered jumper with skinny jeans and fashionable trainers. We decided to base her on poppy from wild child, however Sarah was not as 'fashion obsessed'. We chose Poppy as she is new to the school and makes an entrance with her fashionable clothes, like Sarah does. 

Filming

To film our Teen angst we had to use a variety of equipment to make it. The first thing we had to use was a HD video recorder. This allowed us to film each scene to a good quality. We had to learn how to use the cameras, by playing and pausing in between scenes, zooming in to adjust our framing and how to playback what we had just filmed. Because we learnt and understood how to do this, we were able to save time by checking if we needed to film again.


For the scenes that we were filming within school, it took about 3 hours to complete all the filming. however this was stretched out as the hours were separated.  For the scenes we did at home we had to book the cameras out and take them out of school in our own time to film all the scenes at home. We filmed the scenes at home in Alex's house. When filming we had to use many different shots,levels and angles. Some points we had to consider was where we were going to place our titles and what font we were going to use, also framing had to be taken in to consideration. From watching other teen angst's films such as mean girls and wild child, all of them have very high key lighting, mostly to connote a 'happy atmosphere', so we wanted to include high key lighting because of this. However when the bullies came along we wanted to create a tense atmosphere for the audience so we wanted the lighting to be slightly dimmed therefore using low key lighting. From research most teen angst films are targeted for girls, this is why the lighting is high key because girls stereotypically like happiness within films.

We also needed a tripod to make sure our filming was steady and not shaky. The tripod meant our filming was better quality and appear more professional. It allowed us to adjust the height, angle and distance so achieve the best possible shots, to create a better film.

Shot List

We used a variety of shots within our film opening.

 We used shot reverse shot when Peter and Sarah were talking to each other. This was to show the conversation between the both of them. We decided that this would be a good way to allow the audience to recognise and understand two of the characters involved in our film.

For this shot within the title sequence we decided to use an over the shoulder shot. We chose this shot because it shows Peters reflection in the mirror. This is stereotypical of a teenager as they tend to spend a longer time in front of the mirror. This follows the uses and  gratifications theory of personal identity as teenagers can relate to it.

Point of view shot, this is used while Jay is staring at Peter when he walks into the class this gives the audience a more engaging point of view.

We used a low angle when the bullies are approaching Peter. This is because we wanted the audience to realise that the bullies were more dominant. By doing this angle, it allowed the bullies to appear over powering and terrifying for peter. It also allowed the audience to be put in Peters shoes.

We used a high angle to show when Peter had been beaten up. We used a high angle when he was getting up off the floor. This allowed the audience to see how badly Peter was after getting hit. It creates sympathy for Peter and the audience can connect with him.

Our Presentation- Student Exchange

We had to present our film to the class. Our presentation outlined the basics of what our film is about. Callum was in charge of creating the power point, ensuring that every detail was included. As a group we spoke about the key features to allow the audience to understand the film. We went through each key point and explained what we were going to do with our film. This came across as successful as everyone was engaged and asking questions to find out further information.

Mise En Scene planning

Props
We used a handheld device as a prop at the beginning of our film when the alarm goes off on it. This represents it is up to date and cool because iPhones are very popular with the teenage target audience. This means it is also relatable as many of the target audience will have alarms set on their phones/electrical devices as well. It represents the modern day world our film is set in.   Films such as wild child all use technology. This is because they are trying to address the audience in a modern way and keep them attracted. 

We also included a scene with cigarettes in. This was when Jay was outside the school with his friend. We decided to incorporate the use of cigarettes as this is a teenage issue especially in this modern world. Stereotypical it is seen to be done by people of lower class now, this is why we chose Jay and his group to do it. We compared jays group to the T birds 

in Grease, this is because both groups smoke to look 'cool' and tough. 

 


Throughout our film we uses backpacks and handbags this was because we wanted to allow our audience to relate to the characters and recognise that they are students who attend college. After research we had found that this prop is used in almost every teen angst film. Films such as high school musical, Angus thongs and perfect snogging and mean girls all use bags. This is because most teen angst films are based within a school.