Unfortunately because of bad weather we have to postpone our filming. This was due to flooding around our area and because trains were not running from london. We thought it would be safer to film on another day when weather conditions are safer but also easy to work around.
After watching clips from the television series 'Skins' the character 'Effy' stood out due to her characteristics which we would like to incorporate in our film trailer. Below you can see a few clips from the series which shows substance abuse and the side effects.
We really like this shot of the girl as it shows her innocence and how she feels alone and there is no one to help her. I think that an idea like this would capture the feeling and emotion that we are going to try and portray in the film trailer.
This Picture is really interesting as it incorporates the idea of how the brain works when you have Schizophrenia. It captures the emotions that they feel when suffering with the disease. It also shows the different sides of the person and how it can make them act like different people.
This picture is really interesting as it shows the different sides of the eye. I think this could show that what we see is completely different to what she sees. I think that it explains that there is more than meets the eye. I like this concept because it also looks like loads of people/voices are trying to talk to her which is one thing that people with the disease have to face
After looking into different mental illnesses we found that we liked the idea of portraying someone who had Schizophrenia. We felt we could create a unusual spin on this and we found that it relates to the rest of our ideas.
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder that makes people think they can hear voices that other people can't hear. They believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. This can terrify the person with the illness and can make them withdrawn or extremely agitated. Another example of this is that people with the disorder may not make sense when they talk. They may sit for hours without moving or talking. Sometimes people with schizophrenia seem perfectly find until they talk about what they are thinking.
The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are:
Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorders
Movement disorders
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia are:
"Flat affect" - a person's face does not move or he or she talks in a dull or monotonous voice
Lack of pleasure in everyday life
Lack of ability to begin and sustain planned activities
Speaking little, even when forced to interact.
Are people with schizophrenia violent?
People with schizophrenia are not usually violent. However, some symptoms are associated with violence, such as delusions of persecution. Substance abuse may also increase the change a person will become violent.
What about substance abuse?
Some people who abuse drugs show symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. Therefore, people with schizophrenia may be mistaken for people who are affected by drugs.
Here is a documentary about Schizophrenia.......
We felt it was important to research into this in depth as we need to have a full understanding of this disorder to allow us to relay that information into our trailer and make people think she has this disorder.
