Megan cares a lot about her appearance, which is stereotypical of a teenage girl and is seen in many teen angst films such as Poppy in Wild Child. She wears a lot of red, to connote danger. She has a secret, which is that she was involved in a car crash that killed her best friend Hazel. Although she wasn't at fault in the crash, she was the one who had convinced Hazel to go out in the car with her, meaning that she feels at fault. Megan spends 17 years of her life as an only child, but on her first day at her new school, she receives a text from her Mum who tells her that she is pregnant, meaning that Megan will have a younger brother or sister in the near future. Megan is starting a new school, which is another convention of teen angst films (e.g. Poppy in Wild Child, Cady in Mean Girls and Annabelle in St Trinian's). A few days in to starting her new school, she befriends Ellie. She is played by Ella Thwaites.
Ellie becomes Megan's best friend throughout the duration of the film. We chose the name Ellie because it sounds very friendly. The character is very accepting and understanding and quickly befriends Megan when she sees that she is lonely, despite laughing at her and walking into her deliberately at the beginning. Although Ellie and Megan argue when Ellie finds out Megan's secret, the reconcile when Ellie realises how awful Megan feels and how sorry she is. Like Megan, Ellie cares about her appearance like a stereotypical teenage girl. Ellie is dating Aaron in the film, but breaks up with him when she discovers that he is bullying Megan. She is played by Georgia Hayes.
We chose the name 'James' because it is a common male name. James is seen pushing Megan over at the beginning of the title sequence, which immediately suggests that he is causing to cause problems for Megan throughout the film and connotes that he isn't a nice character who cares about other people. James is the main bully in the film, and starts and spreads all the rumours about Megan. Usually, the main male character in a teen angst film is a love interest throughout the film, for example in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Georgia's main focus is Robbie. We decided to break this convention and only have James admit his feelings for Megan at the end of the film. However, Megan rejects him because he spent so long bullying her. James is played by Sean Kaitano.
Aaron, James' best friend was another character who bullied Megan. Once again, we chose the name Aaron because it is a common male name. He is dating Ellie but she breaks up with him because of the way he treated Megan. He is a stereotypical teenage boy, with interests in his appearance and sport. He is played by Joe Fraser.
Hazel was Megan's best friend, however she died in the car crash. Megan blames herself for Hazel's death, despite not actually causing the car crash. This was because Megan had persuaded Hazel to get in the car with her so they could go out rather than staying in. Megan is seen texting Hazel's phone in the first scene, saying 'I miss you' and 'I'm sorry', which shows the remorse the Megan feels towards the death of her best friend. Although Hazel isn't a common name for teenage girls, we decided to use it because we thought it fitted with the unusual and unrelatable events that occur. She does not appear in the main sections of the film, only in flashbacks and dreams.
Lisa is Megan's mum, who is pregnant throughout the film. She reveals this fact to Megan in the first scene as she texts her. She has remarried, meaning that the unborn baby will be Megan's half sister. We chose the name Lisa because it is a common name of that generation.
Miss Scott is one of Megan's teacher, featured in the first scene. Although they have a disagreement in the first scene, Miss Scott ends up being one of Megan's favourite teachers. Consequently, Megan ends up confessing her secret to her. Miss Scott supports Megan as she tries to move on with her life.
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