Estate of Mind.

The Story…

Sarah was an outgoing popular girl who met Darren. Darren was a drug addicted physcopath who social underclass of a South East London Estate. Sarah then became addicted to drugs and cigarettes. Her social status slowly degraded and soon she was hated by all of her old friends. Alex has loved Sarah since they met at the start of school and he tries to save her from Darrens grasp.

Settings and themes

Most of the will be set on the estate with some scene being set in the school that they all attend. This will make the viewer have the feeling that these people are poor and do not travel far from where they live. This will help give the film an atmosphere that these people are trapped in and around the estate.

Why we chose the title.

We chose this name because it is all about the different mind sets the children have and the estate that the children life on. I think that our title tells a lot about the film before people have even seen it.

Characters.

Sarah (Emma Watson)– Drug Addicted, Smoker, she used to be very kind and popular, but she was slowly dragged down into a drug filled depressive life.

Alex (Aaron Johnson) – Has loved Sarah since they met at the start of school. Desperately wants to escape the estate he has grown up in. He has to constantly look after his younger sister so he has little time to spend on school work. The grades he need for uni are slipping away from him the more he helps the people around him.

Darren (Bolton Smilie)– He becomes Sarah boyfriends for a short time, but she is taken in by the drugs and cigarettes and is soon addicted. Darren has a very haard and poor upbrining so he doesn’t know any other way of life.

Narrative.

The main narrative of the story will be told through Sarah point of view and what happens to her throughout the story. Some of the story will also be told from Alex’s point of view so the viewer can see how he is struggling for the Uni place he wants. The main setting for the entire film will be the large, poor east London estate were all three teenagers grew up and live. Another major setting for the film will be the school which they all attend.

Many themes will be used such as drug use, struggling with teenage life and the gang wars often fought in and around the estate.

Audience interest.

The film will start by setting the story by showing an incite into the three main characters lives. This will make the audience want to find out what happens to these characters throughout the story and will create initial interest in the film.

Conventions within the genre.

The film will mainly be filmed at eye level to give the viewer the feel that they are living the story within. The film will follow the story in real time to stop the viewer having the feeling that the children are ageing rapidly. Props will be limited to things that real people in this situation would have. There will be no expensive phones, laptops or clothes, this is the viewer will totally believe the situation that the people are in.

How we will create interest.

We will be launching a large media campaign including TV adverts and poster. We will use the TV advertisement on as many channels as possible and poster will be put up in all major towns and cities. Many different trailers for the film will also be brought out to increase public interest in the film.

Why our film is different?

Our film is different because the story has not been done before and our cast is original. The group of young actors we have cast have never all been in a film together before, and some have not done this genre of film before. They will bring new skills to this genre and our film.