3. - Personally, I think my film opening is suggesting that mental
illness is developed at a young age.
- It reinforces the representation of teenagers always having
really dramatic issues because this is the problematic stage of
their lives.
- It also suggests that some teenagers are outcasts in the
sense that they never fit in, they are constantly excluded from
groups and are looked down on by others.

5. - My film opening suggests that males are more
likely to suffer from mental illness.
– This therefore singles them out in the same way
as mental illness sufferers.
- Reinforces the representation of males as people
who always keep their thoughts and feelings to
themselves. – Link into the mind.
- Reinforces the representation of males being
immature in comparison to females.
-The fact that I have chosen to use a male as the
victim challenges the forms and conventions of
psychological thrillers.
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Gender-
Stereotypes.topicArticleId-26957,articleId-
26896.html – Gender stereotypes.

7. - It could also suggest that people only believe in God
when they are in need of help.
- I also feel that with my film opening being about mental
illness but I’ve included a reference to religion that it could
also suggest that religion can get into your mind and
control you in the same way as a mental illness.

9. I have made the assumption
that.. mostly males will take an
interest in the film. This has
reflected in my work as I
decided to cast a male for the
role of the protagonist.
I have made the assumptionthat.. Mostly teenagers will beinteresting in a film that coversthis topic.
This has reflected in my workas the protagonist is 18, I feltthat it was important that theprotagonist wasn’t older than18 as it would give the viewer aconvincing and more genuineportrayal of someone of thatage suffering from
Schizophrenia.

10. I have made the assumption
that.. mostly males will take an
interest in the film. This has
reflected in my work as I
decided to cast a male for the
role of the protagonist.
I have made the assumptionthat.. Mostly teenagers will beinteresting in a film that coversthis topic.
This has reflected in my workas the protagonist is 18, I feltthat it was important that theprotagonist wasn’t older than18 as it would give the viewer aconvincing and more genuineportrayal of someone of thatage suffering from
Schizophrenia.