Meeting 1

Members present – All: Lewis Robinson, Bethany-Louise Reilly and Ciara Walton.
Topics discussed – deciding the genre, props, characters and location.

First genre discussed: Skins/Shameless – wasted youth, adolescence, teenage dramas
Props – alcohol, cigarettes, college, etc
Character profile – grunge, beautiful, doe-eyed, mysterious, endearing
Location – night clubs, college, bedroom
After thorough discussion and ideas related around the Skins/Shameless genre, we decided as a group that the theme of adolescence within the genre is far to niche and specific; not relating broadly enough towards an audience, therefore we chose not to go ahead with the Skins/Shameless style genre.
Second genre discussed: Romance – unrequited love - The Way We Were
Props – a significant object, no other specific props needed
Character Profile – young children, teenagers and students, quirky and cool, English rose
Location – school and university
We decided as a group that, so far, the romance genre would be the best for our film; overall, it’s the most approachable and world-wide recognised genre for all audiences, however we still have one more genre to discuss.
Third genre discussed: Religiously based - The Passion Of The Christ
Props – rosary beads and crucifix
Character Profile – one catholic girl and a Muslim boy, around the age of adolescence
Location – school and church
After a brief overview of the compete aspects that this genre would produce, we decided together that it wouldn’t be the best idea as, without realisation, we could end up offending various people and overall, the genre wouldn’t appeal to the broadest of audiences.

Finally, after discussing a pros and cons list for each film genre, we decided upon a romance genre – this is because as a genre, out of the three, it has the broadest audience and the biggest demand amongst the industry.