Mood board for our film opening

The mood board shows everything that is needed and that we used to have influence on the opening scene. First we start with the idea. The idea of the opening scene is based around depression among teenagers. This includes ages from 13 all the way up to 19. We really wanted to emphasise that teenage depression is a serious and forever growing issue that needs to be raised more. This is why the mood board includes several quotes and disturbing pictures to do with teenage depression. One particular quote on the mood board is particularly distressing and that is the one that says; 'Depression is like a war. You either win or die trying.' I feel this really emphasises the issue and would like to include most if not all of these. An idea of depression can link also to an idea of loneliness, pain, suffering and darkness. This is why there are many photos that are of people who feel disconnected, singled out.

Secondly I had to focus on setting. Where are there a high concentration of teenagers? Answering this question was simple but why did we need this? I think that if we show one single student in a class full of what they would think are 'normal kids' this would emphasis the struggle and singled out feeling of the depressed character. The number of students was also key. A statistic released last year shows that 1 in 14 teens suffer depression therefore why not have a class of 14 students with her as the 1 who suffers. This way we are including fact without directly telling the audience making this more of a film than a documentary.

Thirdly we had to think of a twist that would make our film stand out. Make it seem independent. To do this we bravely decided to attempt a sort of dream sequence in which we show the main character fading in and out of thoughts of herself in her bedroom with flickering lights. To show clearly we are inside her mind things that she thinks about her self, names she's been called and thoughts she has had will be posted around her on her bed, wall, mirror, and dressing table. Also images of how she sees herself will be printed onto templates of old polaroid negatives. On posit notes and in the blank space underneath the images we can include titles. 

Lastly we had to show evidence of this in the real world rather than in her mind. Therefore we decided that we would include an image of her phone as she is shouted at by the teacher. On her phone horrid text messages and pictures will be displayed. 

In conclusion this story board will help keep inspiration flooding into this film in every way possible. We are all excited to make this film and cannot wait to share it with you all!