Freshers Planning

SOPHIE PAIGE GRIFFITHS

Final piece planning of“FRESHERS”

CONVEYING NARRATIVE: Convey narrative quickly Text has to be catchy, play on words and short because people won’t look at them for a long period of time, stereotypes build expectations Lighting, editing and mise en scene can also tell story Billboard posters should have channel, TV, show name, hash tag, website Text helps tell the story line Hollyoaks: Example poster More glamorous than usual soaps (Glamour over realism) Characters are younger and more attractive for a change Shows a before/after picture  Gossip Girl: Example poster Messy haired young girl with male shows she quite promiscuous Makes younger teens want to watch it and rebel against their parents from the text “popularity has its price” shows its set in school and is important in American schools to be popular “Every parent’s nightmare” – shows narrative of a girl and is obviously going against her parents Lighting is focused on the girls facial impression Ugly Betty: Example poster Before and after picture shows the change in the character from the person in the show Jumper in the left image shows that she is Spanish from her Spanish jumper/poncho Glasses and braces shows it’s the same girl Goes from dressing badly with manic smile to well dressed with a normal smile suggesting she may be happy and successful and socially

acceptable now Name of the programme, when it’s on, and institution names at the button. Skins series 1 trailer: Stereotype over exaggerated about drunken teenagers at a house party Words “SKINS” can relate to sex and drugs from the rizzler paper Feather boa and sunglasses with bright colours shows they’re all having fun Lighting looks like a flash from a camera as if someone has just taken the picture or messy youth Playing on the fear of teenagers Skins series 2 poster: Darker lighting shows change of the mood and narrative What happened after the party Name of show, date time and institution Intersexual references to the audience Slouch shows she’s distressed

DRUG STORY – Story Board 1:

This story includes Monica and Sam playing the roles of Mon and Grimmers.

Mon is Grimmers boyfriend and is being persuaded into taking drugs against her own will, this is affecting their relationship as Mon becomes weak and is displayed through out the shot types as she backs away from her boyfriend.

SEXUALITY – Story Board 2:The gay story line includes myself, Sophie and Josh. Playing the roles of JP and Soph.

This story line is about JP struggling to come out with his sexuality of being gay. There is a slight shock and struggle of Sophie's understanding to this which clearly affects JP.

RUN AWAY STORY – Story Board 3:

This storyboard includes Harriett and Shadia playing the roles of Hal and Shad.

Our third story line was the conflict between two sisters which resolved in one running away and leaving home, leaving her sister at home alone, confused and shocked.

Shot List:Above is a photograph of the written shots that we chose to take on the camera when filming the trailer for our soap opera FRESHERS. Myself and my group carefully planned what shots we would use in the three separate story lines that we chose to further to use for the final trailer.

CostumeJOSH (JP)•Make up (bright colours)•Glasses•Tight clothes•Geeky glassesWe decided to put Josh in these clothes to stereotype him so the audience automatically pick up on his sexuality. SAM•Cap to shadow face•Dark clothes•Hoody•Make up under eyes to darkenSam wears dark clothes to connote danger and it creates dark atmosphere when the shot is on him because of the dark colours.HARRIET•Big over sized coat•Holdall bag (stuffed with pillow)•ScarfThe scruffy look creates a homeless look to Harriett’s character and giving her a big holdall makes it clear to the audience that she’s running away.MONICA •Jeans•Casual white t-shirt/top•HoodyThe use of the colour white within Monica’s outfit connotes innocence when Sam pressures her into taking the drugs.SOPHIE•Everyday casualWe kept Sophie wearing casual everyday clothes so the audience are directly drawn to Josh.SHADIA•Jogging bottoms•Scruffy t-shirtThis creates the realism in the shot of Shadia also showing the audience she lives there.

Prop List

Holdall – Monica

Mobile Phones – Shadia & Harriett

Make up – Sophie

Sweeteners – Sam