Group Editing Practice

As a group using various clips the class had created, we created a practise trailer in the editing suite. The whole group took turns to use the software and created our own storyline. This allowed us to practise co-operating as a group as well as time keeping. Our storyline was based on a murder in a secondary school which is reveals in various shots. Personally I believe as a group we worked well and I am pleased with the overall outcome of the practice trailer.

Teenage Mental Health Research

Due to basing my individual and group plot synopsis on the sensitive topic of mental health, I have decided to research information about teenage mental health in the UK. This will help me as an individual to not offend or worry individuals during our trailer.  

Mental health media from Nia Williams

Individual Plot Synopsis

Psychological thrillers can be influenced by various mental illnesses such as split personalities, schizophrenia and depression.

The target audience of the film would be young adults ranging between 16-25 years old. The film would also be mainly targeted towards a female audience due to the lack of physical violence between characters. 

Plot:

Set in the present day in a small town, a youthful group of four teenage girls between the ages of 14-16 years old, live their ordinary lives. Mainly focusing on school life and friendships, a quiet and shy teen named Anna from the close group is revealed as an outsider due to verbal bullying from the group’s leader Molly which is also followed by other members of the friendship circle. Viscous comments focusing on weight, status and intelligence leads the young girl to distance herself from others and punish herself through self-harm.  This goes unseen by her divorced parents due to their ongoing conflict which makes the character feel forgotten and unloved. 

Her silent suffering is unseen by the close community she lives in and the bullying carries on. Molly, who is physically more mature than her class mates as well as plastered in heavy make-up, carries on bullying the vulnerable character and begins to physically hurt her ‘friend.’  

After the build-up of anger inside the victim, she is unable to take the suffering of her parents as well as the group of girls in her school and begins to plan her pay back. Through revenge fuelled by her hurt, the young girl attempts to take each bully down one by one. Influenced by voices in her head, the teenager is playing mind tricks on the main bully. By posting letters and using fake social media profiles. The victim attempts to weaken the bully and ruin her happiness. The victim’s paranoia and depression is unnoticed and uncontrolled which leads the teen to danger to herself and others.

Fuelled by the voices in her head, Anna is unsafe and feels worthless which leads to attempting suicide through an overdose of her Mum’s prescription drugs. The youthful girl is unaware of her desperate silent cry for help and keeps hurting herself physically and mentally due to feeling alone and to blame for illness. 

Her school attempt to give her help due to having a large concern about her unproductive and slow learning as well as her attempt of suicide, she is given counselling to help her mental health. Building a strong bond with her councillor. She finally begins to see the light at the end of tunnel and feels like someone cares about her due to the lack of attention she receives from her parents. She apologises to the bullies in which she played revenge on and with the help of her councillor fights each demon one by one and mentally becomes happier and healthier.