Post 1 - Opening task introduced

What prompt was given?
The question that our group was given was, "Are superstitions real?" The initial thought was the difficulty of contrasting from one superstition to another - smooth and effectively. However, with much planning and thought, it can be put together so that it runs smoothly and develops slowly but also maintains a constant pace.

Top 2?

The top two questions were "What is it actually like to be transgender?" and "Are superstitions real?" The group came to this top two - as a result of the combination of two groups first choice. The group then mutually agreed that the question involving superstitions would be more ideal - as then the LGBT+ focussed motive can then be reserved for coursework. This is so that more time can be focussed on filming as opposed to finding actors and actresses that are comfortable to play an ally or a member of the community - as well as the bully.

What purpose does the film have?

The film's purpose is for entertainment. This is because the film does not provide any scientific evidence towards whether the superstitions do exist or not. The film is also aiming to promote thoughtful thinking - in such a way that the audience begins to question whether they do exist. This could then possibly extend to whether larger scale questions have a definite answer - or are up for debate. However, the film is not disputing whether superstitions are false/true as no scientific evidence has been conducted on the matter in hand. 


Plot Ideas? 

The initial ideas for the plot is that two people are sat facing each other - talking about superstitions. Then one character declares the whole theorem to be nonsense. Then from there, the character that denied the theology starts getting bad things happen to them as they start doing things that they remembered the other character told them would cause bad things to happen to them if they did it.

Setting Ideas?

The initial ideas for setting is that it ranges from a seated room, to a forest, then to a building with a tall ladder and then to the average high street pavement. This is to create a sense of awareness as the viewer then begins to realise how often they experience the different situations and atmospheric setups. The initial ideas for character is to have a male and a female to portray that the superstition is possible to happen to either or both genders as bad things start happening to both character roles - and the character that is initially explaining the theory has an anecdote for the situation to persuade the other character that the theory exists. 


Character Ideas?
The initial idea for casting is to have Caitlin Richards as the main character and Katie Billham play the character that does not believe in superstitions. They have been chosen to represent the two characters in the story because they have free periods when the group requires the two characters to film the project.

They were also selected because the strong female characters represent that a role of a man does not require a man to cast - vice versa for a female. The two characters were also post GCSE drama students and do not require the company to invest in training for acting during the filming. This would all greatly contribute towards the filming process.