Age Rating: 15 because it is going to have elements of murder, and gory scenes of blood.
Genre
The genre will be a mix of psycho thriller/horror
Narrative Storyline
We are going to do a non-linear narrative illustrating the girls life. It will be in the form of a flashback . This adds more suspense and allows the audiences to question. We will try to follow Todorov's narrative structure as much as possible. The equilibrium will be at the party where Ophelia's at the house with her family. Disruption would be when her friends ditch her and she starts becoming jealous of coral. Battle for resolution is when Flynn trues to help Ophelia and gets her back on track. Finally the new Equilibrium is when Ophelia gets help and admits to corals death.
As Roland Barthes' Theory of narrative Enigma codes suggests every film uses enigma, action and semantic codes to get across to the audience. We will be using these in our opening sequence to engage the audience. The enigma codes are unexplained and the audience will need to see the rest to the film to find out the answer. In our film the montage of the dead body will act as our enigma code making the audience ask a series of questions. In addition the action code will be shown through the use of the knife cutting the cake. This will hint to the audience how the film is going to carry on next. Finally Barthes suggests that part of a film might be decoded by an audience, adding extra meaning to the narrative. Within our opening sequence we will film a red velvet cake. The red connotes danger and signifies to the audience that something bad is going to happen.
As Roland Barthes' Theory of narrative Enigma codes suggests every film uses enigma, action and semantic codes to get across to the audience. We will be using these in our opening sequence to engage the audience. The enigma codes are unexplained and the audience will need to see the rest to the film to find out the answer. In our film the montage of the dead body will act as our enigma code making the audience ask a series of questions. In addition the action code will be shown through the use of the knife cutting the cake. This will hint to the audience how the film is going to carry on next. Finally Barthes suggests that part of a film might be decoded by an audience, adding extra meaning to the narrative. Within our opening sequence we will film a red velvet cake. The red connotes danger and signifies to the audience that something bad is going to happen.
Characters
Ophelia- Is the main character who is also the protagonist of the film.
School friends- Friends of Ophelia. We see them together in a school environment and at sleepovers to show her normality before this incident. These friends eventually ditch her and she becomes worse and worse.
Coral (Ophelia's best friend)- this is the person that Ophelia kills. Throughout the film we receive clues due to why. Firstly, as she is turning psychotic she begins to become jealous of Coral's looks and her popularity. therefore, Ophelia feels she is losing her best friend.
Family- The family are background characters as this film is just going to focus on Ophelia's journey. So, I feel that the family are only going to be present in our film and we will probably not see them throughout the film.
Teachers- Ophelia's teachers in school may be a key part in the film as they can assess her progress from a normal everyday teenager to a psychotic and twisted character. This is shown in clips of a parents evening where they create enigma answers to how she evolved into this type of character.
Ophelia's boyfriend (Flynn)- Her boyfriends personality would be very caring and sensitive . He is the only person there with her at the end of the film.
Location/Setting
Most of the film is going to be situated within the school environment as well as friends and Flynn's house. Ophelia's house is also shown in the opening sequence. Lastly, the alleyway is a key part to the film as this is the murder scene
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