2) How does your opening sequence represent particular social groups?Our opening sequence consists of one main character, Anne, who is seen throughout the entire opening sequence. Our film includes two other primary characters Amy and Max. Anne is a mixed race girl, aged 17 who is currently in High School. Anne is an average British teen that is trying to fit in at school. She has an unusual sense of fashion that isn’t well appreciated at school. The mid shot used in our opening sequence shows Anne’s bizarre fashion sense. The costume element from mise- en- scene shows a green chequered shirt and long white skirt, this isn’t what a normal 17 year old girl would wear. 17 year olds tend to be update with the latest trends and enjoy wearing that is in fashion. Anne is a similar character to Samantha ‘Sam’ Montgomery in A Cinderella Story. Sam also has different fashion sense that isn’t appreciated by other girls in her school. Anne also has an uncivilized side that is only revealed at the beginning of her day. The close up showing Anne gargling and blowing bubbles represents her as character that isn’t your typical girly girl and doesn’t mine a rough image.

Anne also has lifeless presentation which can be seen in the close up shot of her feet. The diegetic sound of Anne groaning in the morning shows her lack of energy in the morning. This also suggests she is not a morning person. Anne’s lifeless attitude in the morning is similar to Lauren Branning from Eastenders. Lauren is a character is who lacks enthusiasm and liveliness. Anne also deals with issues that a social group of teens face in their life. The opening sequence shows a close up of Anne on a dating website because of her lack of self-confidence due to Amy’s bullying. The shot represents a social group of teens struggling to find love which is why they result in dating websites in order to find the perfect man.

Amy is similar to Regina George from Mean Girls because they both enjoy torturing other people and are always going after the boys. There were very few issues with our cast because only one person was required. We decided that Maria was going to be the main character because as a group we felt Maria would make the most realistic character because of her experience in drama. Maria understood the characters personality, behaviour and movement in order to indicate an inactive character, with her own unusual traits. As a director I expected Maria to be very professional about job as an actress and also study the role of this character by research characters similar to Anne. Also Maria was expected to show facial expressions and body language without being guided in order to create an accurate that is believable and also looks professional on screen. Maria was transformed into the character of Anne by acting as a passionate character that is unique and different. Maria did a good job to stay true to her characters representations and fulfilled the role brilliantly. If we were to do the task again one think I would do differently is check the location beforehand in order to create a vision what the scene will look like.

Max is an 18 year old, white man that falls for Anne’s fake profile. Max enjoys adventurous activities such as rock climbing and sky diving. He is one of the cutest guys in school because of his soft brown hair and handsome appearance. Max is a similar character to Troy Bolton in High School Musical. Troy is the schools cutest boy that all the girls want, however he sees beyond looks and is after a unique girl. Amy, the school bully, is a 17 year old girl who enjoys making other peoples life a misery. She is popular within her own friends and is good at seducing boys.