Narrative

When writing the script for my film i had to think about the narrative structure and how I was going to use representation and location to unfold the narrative visually, as well as dialogue. The inspiration for my short film; originally came from Neil Jordan's 'Interview With A Vampire'. However as I looked back over my research and planning I also took a great deal of inspiration from the short film 'About A Girl'. Both films contain similarities, as the narrative contains a direct voice from the protagonist, reflecting on their life, and evoke a sense strong sense of past and present that was central for my short film. Therefore I decided to use the interview technique for the ending, whilst adopting 'About A Girls' constant stream of narrative, interspersed with flash backs for the main body for my narrative. However I decided that just having an interview sequence for the resolution scene wasn't enough, as I wanted represent her new found Independence visually, as well as through the dialogue sequence. Therefore I used a scene I found in an old episode of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' after 'Buffy' runs away in the end of the second season. The episode 'Anne' shows Buffy working in a cafe and independently renting a flat. I really liked this idea, as this idea of a 'waitress' is predominantly viewed as a young profession, for people just starting to be independent, which conveyed the relatively new independence I wanted to ascribe her. Therefore I decided to use this idea in the ending of my film, to show her Independence and decision in a positive light.