ISSUES OUR FILM FACES
War Photographer Experiences
We were able to have an insight into the life of a war photographer, as Chris Beale told us in a YouTube video what it was like. He expressed to us the struggle he saw from the Rohingya people from Myanmar and how they have to live as refugees in Bangladesh. Chris Beale described how he spent time looking at the refugee crisis whilst it was still going on in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
He also told us about the current situation in the two countries, and how it is still tough between the two. Chris Beale experienced this all first handed as a photographer. This is going to be extremely useful as it is able to relate to our father character, Gary. Who was a previous war photographer. Allowing us to gain a deeper insight into his life.
PTSD Effects
Mother as a Nurse
We portrayed the mother job as a nurse in order to represent a caring supportive figure. However, she is not seen to take on that role, leading to a harsh contrast between the stereotypical nurse and how she is in real life. Our issue that has been presented throughout our short film is how a professional nurse spots signs of illnesses and clear dysfunctional family. This has not been portrayed throughout our short film, because of how the mother is portrayed as the mother has taken on the parental role over the nursing role. Which makes her blind to the problematic family.
The father, Gary, is a sophisticated and manipulative who is trying to evade incrimination. This is shown in how he treats the mother, and how he is challenged by the mother threatening his leadership in the household.
Mental Health in a Young Girl
Mental illness is a topical issue right now, due to factors such as social media leading to anxiety and depression. We decided to include mental health firmly into our film, by having two of our leading characters, Gary and Alice sufferer from different kinds of mental health. We used mental health as well in a way to educate young people about how stressful and harmful it can be to live with someone suffering with mental illness. Showing how they need help, and how it can tragically affect a teenage girl.
We were able to have an insight into the life of a war photographer, as Chris Beale told us in a YouTube video what it was like. He expressed to us the struggle he saw from the Rohingya people from Myanmar and how they have to live as refugees in Bangladesh. Chris Beale described how he spent time looking at the refugee crisis whilst it was still going on in Myanmar and Bangladesh. He also told us about the current situation in the two countries, and how it is still tough between the two. Chris Beale experienced this all first handed as a photographer. This is going to be extremely useful as it is able to relate to our father character, Gary. Who was a previous war photographer. Allowing us to gain a deeper insight into his life.
- I have looked at the way PTSD affects the home life as well as how it affects the individual. How it is triggered and what causes it. Helping us integrate this into our father character, Gary.
- Post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events.
- Someone with PTSD often relives the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks, and may experience feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt.
- They may also have problems sleeping, such as insomnia and find concentrating difficult. These symptoms are often severe and persistent enough to have a significant impact on the persons day to day life.
- People with PTSD have intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their experience that last long after the traumatic event has ended. They may relive the events through flashbacks or nightmares; they may feel sadness, fear or anger: and they may feel detached or estranged from other people. People with PTSD may avoid situations or people that remind them of the traumatic even, and they may have strong negative reactions to something as ordinary as ordinary as a loud noise or an accidental touch.
Mother as a Nurse
We portrayed the mother job as a nurse in order to represent a caring supportive figure. However, she is not seen to take on that role, leading to a harsh contrast between the stereotypical nurse and how she is in real life. Our issue that has been presented throughout our short film is how a professional nurse spots signs of illnesses and clear dysfunctional family. This has not been portrayed throughout our short film, because of how the mother is portrayed as the mother has taken on the parental role over the nursing role. Which makes her blind to the problematic family.
The father, Gary, is a sophisticated and manipulative who is trying to evade incrimination. This is shown in how he treats the mother, and how he is challenged by the mother threatening his leadership in the household.
Mental Health in a Young Girl
Mental illness is a topical issue right now, due to factors such as social media leading to anxiety and depression. We decided to include mental health firmly into our film, by having two of our leading characters, Gary and Alice sufferer from different kinds of mental health. We used mental health as well in a way to educate young people about how stressful and harmful it can be to live with someone suffering with mental illness. Showing how they need help, and how it can tragically affect a teenage girl.
You have shaped your film narrative using topical issues such as teenage mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder, both of which have been brought to public attention recently. You have investigated real-life case studies, considered the representation of stereotypes and consulted charity websites for information.
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