We wanted our film to look as authentic as possible therefore we asked our actors to wear what they would normally wear to Sixth Form. Students were dressed in their own clothes. Megan, played by Ella Thwaites, was wearing a red cardigan in order to connote a warning. Although Megan is the protagonist, the red in her outfit shows that she could be dangerous. This is proven later in the film when it transpires that she was responsible for the death of her best friend. We decided that Megan would wear make up, not only because she cares about her appearance but because she wants to cover up the secrets of her past.
Props used in our film include:
-A phone; in order to do the texting section of the first scene, we had to find the right phone. We decided that an iPhone would be best because we could use iMessage, which meant we could show when a character was typing. We used my phone, and changed two of my contacts, one to say 'Hazel' and one to say 'Mum'. We also had to ensure that the contact 'Mum' was able to text back, so a fellow group member used her phone to reply. It is a stereotype that teenagers use their phones a lot so Megan using it in class
-Papers; we wanted Megan to fall over in the title sequence, which is typical in teen angst. To emphasise the fall, Megan held papers with work on that she would drop as she was pushed.
-Locker and locker key; at the beginning of the title sequence Megan is closing and locking a locker. Lockers are seen in lots of teen angst films such as Juno, and is a stereotypical setting for a teen angst film because it suggests that it is set in a high school.
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