From our previous media studies we have learnt about many theories and so for this project, we drew upon a few to help us plan and decide on our narrative structure, our films' themes and the opening sequence's appeal to an audience (enigma codes).
Todorov's Narrative Theory
Equilibrium: (shown through our opening sequence) Lauren goes about her normal life, she gets ready and leaves for school, as does Scarlett.
Disruption: Scarlett arrives at school. She purposely targets Lauren and strategically 'ruins her life' by making up lies to turn her friends against her, flirting with her boyfriend and eventually stealing him, and by spilling secrets to her parents which get her into trouble.
New Equilibrium: Both girls move to university and never see each other again. They have made their peace and Lauren realises she is much better off without her boyfriend. Scarlett on the other hand settles down with her new life and boyfriend and is much more happy and content within herself (possible flash forward to this).
Levi Strauss' Binary Opposites
Good vs. Bad- Lauren vs. Scarlett
Male vs. Female- Lauren's boyfriend vs. Lauren and Scarlett
New vs. Old- Scarlett vs. Lauren
Barthe's Enigma Codes
For our opening sequence we want to convey our genre and film idea clearly, but also leave some questions unanswered in order to interest our viewers and attract them to 'keep watching'
- Who is the protagonist?
- What is the relationship between the two girls?
- Why has this girl changed schools?
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