1. Assignment 12 –
Individual Planning
Ingrid De Souza
We have chosen ‘DRAMA’ as our genre.

2. Inspirational films
Titanic
In Titanic, Rose’s family doesn’t approve of her dating
someone who isn’t rich. Therefore she has to date him
behind her family’s back, sneaking around with him in
order to be with him
My Sister’s Keeper
One of the characters were basically brought in the
world in order to save her older sister by giving her
organs away. However, this is what her mother wants
her to do, it’s not what she wants to do.

3. Inspirational films
Charlie St Cloud
When Charlie has to pick between his brother and the
girl. Basically going through the struggle to choose
between family and the person you love.
Wild Child
Betrayal between the people you least expect from,
and help from those who you also least expect from.

4. Idea exploration

5. Chosen idea timeline
1- Show a dead body
laying around on the
floor. 4- Flashbacks to
the moments 5- Ending with her family
where there was around her crying.
conflicts between
family
2- Showing flashbacks of
happy moments
between her and her
family. 3- Then showing her
family around her dead
body crying

6. Style of Opening Sequence
• For this opening sequence it would be a teaser
• As a teaser it would build up an enigma towards the
audience. Catching the audience’s attention from
the start (opening sequence) will make them
wanting to watch more and more of the film.
• Many films opening sequence are a teaser such as:
- Scream

7. Narrative structure and theory
This would be a non-linear structure as it has
flashbacks and goes back in time
I chosen this because it would be challenging many
opening sequences as it’s not like many other ones.
E.G. has no beginning, middle and end
The opening sequence would link into Allan
Cameron’s theory.

8. Characters and setting
Characters Where is it set and
representation why?
The character who Someone who is In her room, because
dies envied by everyone, it’s where she can
someone caring nice have her own privacy
and loving
Family Sister – someone who In their house,
wished she looks like because it’s where the
her sister family conflicts take
Step mum – an evil place
person who just thinks
about herself

9. Conventions
Conventions Use/develop/challe
nge
Gossip Use
Family affairs Develop
Betrayal Develop
Real life situation Use

10. Audience
The target audience for this opening sequence
would be:
Type of Audience Who are they
Age PG
Gender Female – but it can also
be targeted to male
Ethniticty To all ethnicity
Social Class Middle/Lower Class
Sexual Orientation Straight, Bisexual, Gay
and Lesbian
Profession/Role Students