Initial Ideas

Name: Saskia Coomber

Other group members: Beth Lardner, Naomi Burgoyne, Simone Waldock

Genre of Film: Teen Romantic Comedy

We found that we could easily identify with the genre, because it is used in films known as 'chick flicks', which we are greatly familiar with. We instantly came up with ideas for our opening, plus, we enjoy films which are in genres similar to our chosen one

Other films in this genre include: He's Just Not That Into You, Valentine's Day, Mean Girls, The Prince and Me, where the plotlines are based on the romantic relationship between the main female and male characters

Our initial ideas for the film opening were that it's set in a secondary school, with the main character being an isolated female teenager, the male romantic interest being more popular in school, and a female teenager becoming the friend of the main character. The main character would wear a thai- dye t-shirt, three- quarter length trousers, ugly shoes (possibly crocs), hair tied up in a bun. The romantic interest would wear a leather jacket, jeans, t-shirt, a camera around his neck. The aim for the end of the film is that they will eventually get together, they are first brought together by her love of marine biology, and his passion for marine photography, and this would show that it doesnt matter how different you are on the outside, love is blind and the connection between two people is really what matters.