Translation Check! O.D.D presentation

8/9/2019 Translation Check! O.D.D presentation

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Translation Check!Translation Check! OO..DD..DD


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Translation check! O.D.D

The storyline follows a group

of socially awkward friends

and their journey in breaking

through the status quo by

becoming a band called O.D.D~ Original Dysfunctional

Doofuses~ and entering a

world renowned competition

for bands, that would get them

their long overdue respect and

appreciation from society.


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Teen film historyTeen film history

Teen films have been around since the1950s

It was the first time that films hadever portrayed young people in themedia, which had also created a turningpoint, acknowledging that young people

do exist in society.


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Codes and ConventionsCodes and Conventions The Codes and Conventions of a Teen Film can differ depending on the cultural

context and message being portrayed through the film. Coming of age is oftenglossy and glamorized. Generally speaking, some of these conventions include: Proms Alcohol Illegal Substances High School

First Love Rebellion Alienation Parties Raves Social Groups, cliques and American pop-culture.

We noticed that a lot of teen films have an array of bright colours and the musicthat dominates a lot of teen films are Pop, Rock and RnB /hip hop, as these arethe genres of music that are very popular amongst young people.


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Examples of teen filmsExamples of teen films


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BandslamBandslam Bandslam is a 2009 romantic

comedy film which gave us theinspiration to create TranslationCheck! O.D.D.

The film features two

characters (Will and Charlotte)who both have loser status andare trying to break the ever-famous Status Quo by forminga band in order to win a recordcontract.

Although they fail to win, theirpopularity dramatically increasesin school, which makes the film afeel good film.


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Mean GirlsMean Girls Mean Girls is a 2004 teen romantic

comedy, starring Lindsay Lohan anddirected by mark waters.

It is based on the book Queen beesand wannabees by RosalindWiseman. Which describes how

female high school social cliquesoperate, and the effect they canhave on girls and a few of theactresses own experiences.

Mean girls was another teen film welooked at in terms on how it lookedat cliques and personalities within ahigh school, but we still made sure todraw from our own experiences, indeciding the characters we wanted.


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Here is some of our target audienceresearch. A couple of moodboards;

one a collection of images ofinstruments, the type of people who

listen to music and what we feelmusic is and the other indicating the

difference between the two mainsocial groups Popular Kids and

Outcasts.


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Characters


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Misfit

The misfit or troublemaker of the group.They enjoy causing trouble to their fellowpeers as well as adults everyone really. Best

to stay out of their way when they have gotan idea.


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Otaku/Weeaboo

A weeaboo is someone who is known to be obsessedwith Japan, Japanese Culture, Anime, and everythingthat is japanese, and an otaku is a japanese term forsomeone who is obsessed with videogames, anime andmanga, basically, the east asian version of a geek.


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Rebel Rebels are often the teenagers who decide

not to listen or adhere to rules, their parentsor grown ups in general. Typically they stay

out late at night listen to loud music and wearodd and unusual clothing. Rebels go against allauthority.

Piercings, tattoos and scars often connote

rebels.


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Geek

"a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially onewho is perceived to be overly obsessed with one ormore things including those of intellectuality,

electronics, etc."

In teen films, they are typically the characters to usewhen using outcasts.

They are usually picked on for being intelligent and

completing work by everyone.


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Loner A person who avoids and does not seek other human interaction

and usually prefers to be alone, there are many reasons why aloner may seek solitude such as religious or philosophical beliefsor they may be extremely shy and introverted.

More recently in popular culture the idea of the loner has

become quite romantic within stories since he or she is seen asvery special and unique. As a result, the concept of a lonelyhero is usually a recurring theme in films andnovels.


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Location, Props and ActorsLocation, Props and Actors


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LocationLocation As our location for the film, we decided on using St.Martins-in-the-field high school for girls as well asthe sixth form.

The reason why we chose our school as our location isbecause as a teen film, a high school setting is oftenused and we are all familiar with our school.


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ActorsActors

The actresses and actors that we have chosen, wethink, naturally portray the characters we need forthe film, as they were in particular the main source of

inspiration for the film.

They will represent the outcasts of the school, sothings such as dialect, behavior and in particular therelationship they have with others were taken into

consideration.

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