Risk Assessment

I found i had only one risk which was the taking of the pills. I swapped them for tic-tacs but had to make sure i informed Gina of the swap. I washed out the bottle and lid of the paracetamol bottle to make sure there were no powder remains.

Casting

Characters
-girl aged 16-Isabelle
-sister-Maxine

I only need two characters in my film and decided rather than holding open auditions i would ask someone from AS Level drama who i knew could act and also who i knew i could rely on. I decided on Gina Murrell as Isabelle as she is very reliable, a good actress, looks the right age and would be perfect for the part. Gina is a pretty girl with averge features. i wanted someone who would not stand out in a crowd when in school uniform and Gina fit this alias.

I then decided to use Nicole Hunt as the sister, Maxine. It is only a small part so i did not need a particularly good actress just somebody i could rely on.

Location Shots

i used the stairs in my house again to carry the theme throughout thew house as the place Isabelle's mum finds her suicide note.

I used a table in the Roebuck Hotel to use as Isabelle's desk as i wanted somewhere that had plain walls.

I used the science corridor at college because i wanted random people walking along the corridor as they would in a school.

I used my front room for the entrance os Isabelle's mum because i wanted the house theme to be seen throughout the house.

This is a location shot of my bedroom which i used to film the shots where Isabelle is taking the pills. this is a typical teenagers bedroom with not many expensive gadgets.

Music

My theme is a drama film leaning towards a melodrama so music was very important to my film. I wanted to use non-diegetic sound to create enigma and set the scene and if possible wanted to use no diegetic sound as i felt it would not fit. I wanted to find a song that told the perfect story in its lyrics and instantly thought of Evanescence. I looked on the Internet at all the Evanescence lyrics until I found what I thought was the perfect song- Goodnight. The song summed up Isabelle’s actions perfectly and the sad, long drawn out lyrics matched her mood and the mood of the film perfectly.

“Goodnight, sleep tight

No more tears

In the morning I'll be here

And when we say goodnight,

Dry your eyes

Because we said goodnight,

And not goodbye

We said goodnight

And not goodbye”

I also decided to incorporate System of a Down Lonely Day as well, as I wanted a mix of music rather than just one constant song throughout. I cut Lonely Day because it was too long and faded the end out as Isabelle’s life is fading away. I put echo’s throughout which increased towards the end. This gave it a more eerie feel as the sound and picture are distorted like Isabelle’s mind.

“Such a lonely dayAnd it's mine

The most loneliest day of my life

Such a lonely day

Should be banned

It's a day that I can't stand”