Genre

In coming up with a concept for my short film I found influences from the style of Neil Jordan's 'Interview With A Vampire' and Brian Percival's 'About A Girl'. As I liked their stylistic approach to embracing a fictional narrative with interview techniques to give structure and a sense of conclusion to their complex story lines. Both these films were classified as "drama's", despite 'Interview With A Vampires' strong horror references. From which I decided to create a short drama that also incorporates conventions from documentary to create a similar film based on a girls journey as she leaves home.

Codes and conventions of Drama:

• Narrative
• Protagonist
• Mise en Scene
• Cinematic shots
• Catalyst
• Narrator
• Script/ storyline
• Characters, protagonist
• Gritty Realism
• Dialog
  

Based on the grown-up theme of my short film my initial response to a target audience would be around 13-25 year old's. As my protagonist is going to be roughly seventeen years old, which is old enough for the slightly older generation to familiarise with. Whilst the theme will probably appeal to a slightly younger audience and allow them to familiarise with the protagonists situation, of being uncertain about the future and anxiety in home lives, that stereotypically are associated with teenagers. In addition to this most of the films that I've looked at in reference to my own ideas have been aimed at 12 to 15 year old certificates.

Once my short film is completed it will be screened as part of our annual 'Camden School Cinema' along with the other short films produced by my classmates. However throughout the course of production screening opportunities could involve: previews, organized through 'Facebook' to gain audience feedback, as well as uploading "teasers" or "spoilers" on 'Youtube'. As well as this my teacher, Ms. Raison, has also looked into getting our short films into 'short film festivals' at the BFI or for general cinema screenings.