Data Presentation

Question 1: What is your favourite film out of Kidulthood, Billy Elliot, Fish Tank, This is England and Bend it Like Beckham and why? 

• Kidulthood was a popular response and the reason being that people liked the storyline
• Bend it like Beckham again was another popular response and people liked the idea of the Indian culture and the themes of gender, females being presented as a minority in football

This means we can look at the storyline of Kidulthood and think about how we can take ideas from it. I think Kidulthood was popular because the characters are around the same age as our target audience, which could make it a relatable storyline. It also shows that our target audience like themes of discrimination and a minority succeeding. This is something we could try and weave into our idea more.

Question 2: What do you think of our idea? 

• Our film idea was liked because it raises awareness for bullying and rape
• It was also liked because it shows a sense of reality and not a false fairytale happy ending
• It could also be relatable for people going through similar things

This shows that our theme is appropriate for our target audience, even if the genre of BSR can be quite harsh and truthful and that it was liked by the people we spoke to. This shows us what to keep in our film idea when we make improvements. 

Question 3: What improvements would you make? 

• An improvement that was suggested made a big impact on us and we have already talked about a lot, which was to make the character of Becca younger
• Also it was suggested to be sensitive towards the rape element of our film, as it is a difficult subject and it is unsure how people would take it
• A suggestion made was that there should be an age cap on the film so people too young would not watch it as it's a sensitive subject 

We are definitely going to make the age of Becca younger as we initially had her at 16 which is the legal age for sex in the UK and we think the film would be more shocking and effective if she was younger at maybe 14 or 15. We are considering many different ways to show the rape scenes, as we do not want it to be to harsh as we are aware it is a sensitive topic. We like how the film "Nil By Mouth" shows scenes of abuse, by hearing it in the background but the audience seeing a different shot, and think we will use this idea in our own film. 

Question 4: Participants were asked if they had seen films about teenage pregnancies for example 'Juno' and 'Precious'. 

• Only some of our participants had seen these films, but the ones that had said they really enjoyed them

By seeing these films allowed people to compare how we wanted to present the theme of teenage pregnancy in our film compared to these films. Juno definitely shows it as the fault of the girl, whereas we wanted to show the judgement made of teenage mums without people knowing the full story which is in this case, the pregnancy being caused by rape. 

Question 5: From what we have described, has the main character been made to look vulnerable in contrast to other films with similar themes? 

• Participants said that the character has been made to look vulnerable especially compared to the other films mentioned above
• It has been made clear that the pregnancy was not of Becca's intention or her fault and that she has been put in the perspective of being isolated and segregated 
• The film is not too cliche with the bullying aspect and Becca being on her own in this situation, it is definitely more realistic

These responses were exactly what we wanted to hear, and that the message of judging before you know was made clear. We wanted to make it as realistic as possible, and cyber-bulling especially has been a relevant cause of teenage depression and even suicide in recent years due to the sheer volume of social media websites. We wanted to make it clear of what bullying can cause without it being too fictionalised.