Critical Evaluation - Laura

How well did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Internet
I used media technologies consistently throughout the entire process of creating our short film. I used the internet on both normal computers and Apple Macs to help with the research stage, using websites such as http://www.google.co.uk/, http://www.youtube.com/ and http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ to help with similar film research and classification guidelines. This gave us an idea of how to make sure our film would both appeal to and suit the target audience. ‘Youtube’ also helped with the creativity of our film as it allowed us to upload it and then collect screen shots of our film to use on our blog. It also came in useful with the overall evaluation of our film, as it allowed us to link it to http://www.facebook.com/ and ask members of our target audience to watch it and give feedback as to the suitability, successfulness and overall strengths and weaknesses of our film.

I used the internet to create our blog on http://www.blogger.com/ of overall work from our project by uploading video clips, screen shots and photos, text and hyperlinks. This website allowed us to be more creative as it meant that we could create our own format for our blog to make it more suited for our project and also use HTML codes to change the font and layout of each post to make the presentation more professional.

Equipment
We used a Sony HDV 1000 camera to film our project. The advantages of it were that it had a built in microphone, which meant we didn’t have to record the film and sound separately, and that when editing we could use the sound from different shots to fit alongside each other to ensure smooth editing and continuation. The auto focus feature meant that we didn’t have to worry about manually changing the focus of the camera to suit the location we were filming at, or the shot we were filming – this in turn made the filming process a lot simpler and less time consuming. The camera is a semi-professional camera and is therefore quite large which meant that we had to be careful that it wasn’t visible in reflections from windows and mirrors as this would have made our film less professional. Also, some of the rooms we filmed in were quite small, so finding an effective position for the camera and tripod proved quite difficult at times. I used a Cannon PowerShot A3150 digital camera to take photos to upload to the blog, for things such as the character profile. We used a Zoom Microphone sound recorder to record our radio trailer, it recorded a crisp and smooth sound which we used along side sections of sound from our film. The Zoom recorder also came in useful as a different method for recording audience feedback, as it meant that they were more comfortable in answering honestly - they weren't staring down a camera. I think the range of different media equipment which were available for me to use really helped develop the creativity of our film overall, and also the planning, research and construction of it. Not only was technology used in the creation of our film, but within it too, through the use of mobile phones. They played a key part of our film as they help create the dramatic irony, where the audience thinks something is happening which is different to what the characters think. The computers which we used were Apple Macs. These are a lot more advanced than regular computers, and allowed us to develop our work more creatively as they allow the use of a wider range of software, in much finer quality. The speed at which the Macs work is also much better than a normal computer and allowed us to upload and edit much more quickly, therefore making the entire task much less time consuming.

Software
We used ‘Final Cut Express’ to edit our shots and create our final film. This software allowed us to piece together the different shots of our film, fine tune the continuity to make sure it looks as professional as possible and also enabled us to be more creative with the use of special effects such as varied shot transition. Also, the software enabled us to use the sound from one shot alongside a different one, which made editing scenes such as the conversation in ‘The Bistro’ a lot easier, as we could match the sound with the image perfectly. Also, 'Final Cut Express' allowed us to create the titles and end credits for our film, and to select special effects for the text that make it more interesting and professional. Another software programme which I used was ‘Photoshop Elements 8’ which we used to create our film posters, using photos and stills from our film to create an advertisement which would attract a larger audience. Another software programme we used was ‘Garageband’ which we used to help create our radio trailer. It allowed us to balance the voice over and the music to create an effective trailer that gave the listener enough information to get them interested in watching our film.
I also used 'Microsoft Word' to write the posts as it has tools such as spell check and more advanced text editing settings which allowed me to ensure my posts were all fully complete and grammatically correct. I used 'Microsoft Paint' when I was at home and didn't have access to an Apple Mac and 'PhotoShop' as it allowed me to add captions to photos before I put them on the blog. It also meant that I could combine images to one file rather than uploading each image seperately. The internet providers that I used to gain access to the websites previously mentioned were 'Internet Explorer' when I was using my computer and 'Firefox' when I was using the Macs at college. I found that 'Firefox' processed information a lot faster, and I had less errors and problems uploading websites when I was using that one, which helped our creativity as it meant that we could get more productive research, planning, editing and evaluating done without having to constantly solve connection issues etc.

I think that all these different types of media technologies helped us develop our film creatively, and without the software and media equipment that we used we wouldn’t have been able to achieve such a successful project. There were some restrictions to the equipment such as the size of the camera, and the fact that it picked up buzzing sounds below the speaking which was difficult to solve. Another restriction was within the plot of the film, we wanted to include a scene where Leanne and Rachel were watching their secret filming through the television, but we didn’t have the right equipment to enable us to do this, so instead we used a different shot angle and a special effect, adjusted the script and shooting script slightly to imply that this is what is happening without actually showing it.

In what ways does the media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Continuity and editing are key when it comes to creating a realistic and professional finish to a film. Whether that be through the content in the film such as costumes, or how it is linked together and edited. In the planning stage of our project we wrote a shooting script ( http://welovea2media.blogspot.com/2010/10/shooting-script.html ) with a list of the shots, and a symbolised map of where the equipment and actors will be which helped massively when it came to producing it. I think that in terms of continuity and editing our media product develops the conventions of real media products well, as the transitions between shots are all smooth, with matches on shape where possible. An example of this would be when Ben leaves the bedroom, Rachel is in a similar place in the shot we see her come down the stairs. This makes it easier for the eye to follow what is happening on screen, in terms of the image rather than the story and means that the audience are less likely to become distracted by bad edits.
The genre of our film is dramatic romance. Therefore the conventions of this are quite particular as far as content goes. Most, if not all romance films show a couple who meet and fall in love, with an event which causes upset. Our film fits this plot convention, as it has the twist of Rachel’s suspicions of her boyfriend being wrong. I think that it fulfils the nature of the film genre to a certain extent however the twist and irony within the plot go against what the audience is expecting to happen. I think that we created very realistic and believable characters for our film, with each character's personality and role within the film shown through what they said. When creating our script we kept it closely linked with our original character profiles ( http://welovea2media.blogspot.com/2010/10/character-profiles.html ) to make sure our characters had direction within the story, and were individual rather than 'samey'. Inkeeping with the generic convetions of romance films, the female leading character is madly in love with her partner, however has an aire of jealousy and obsession over him. Her boyfriend, Ben, who is the leading male role, doesn't seem to play much of a part in terms of appearances on screen, however the whole story is about him. I think that as the target audience of our piece is teenagers, mainly girls, we successfully created characters which they would be able to empathise with. We thought it was important that as the target audiene is so easily influenced and involved in TV programmes and film, we created characters that they would easily loose themselves in, and maybe see similarities between the characters or the storyline to something which they are experiencing.
Within our film, there is no deliberate pastiche or parody, we have tried to create a short film which is quite original and would therefore be different from the other films available on the market. I think that the twist in the story is so unexpected to the audience that it is quite unlike most others. I think that had we tried to make our film funny, it would have detracted from the overall storyline and would therefore have changed everthing we had planned, from the genre right down to the target audience.
Our film aims to create tension and suspense for the audience. I think the ambiguous twist in the plot helps to achieve this. As the audience are lead to follow Rachel’s suspicions, but in the end turn out to be totally wrong.

This is the trailer for the film 'Matilda'. It is a similar film to ours, in that it uses detectives to spy on the male lead character. This film ties in comedy as well as drama rather than romance however that is because it has a different target audience. The trailer uses a similar method as we did for our radio trailer. It has a combination of different shots from the film, with snippets of the funniest parts, however also has voice overs; both from different parts of the film and also from a completely different person. This gives an idea of what the film is about and also gives all the information the audience needs.

How effective is the combination of your main product and the ancillary tasks?
The aim of our main production was to create short film in its entirety which lasted approximately 5 minutes. Therefore, in our main production we had to try to achieve this initial task, but also come up with a piece which would successfully capture and maintain the attention of an audience. We wanted to create a film which would attract a wide audience, and therefore chose the genre according to its popularity. We created to products along side our main piece, as ancillary tasks, which would work as advertisements for our main film.
I think that as the first of the 2 ancillary tasks, the film poster which we created as a group captures what we were trying to achieve. It has an interesting picture from the film and shows enough information about our film to attract an audience without giving too much away, and therefore makes the audience want to watch it to find out what happens. We used only the key information such as the tag line so that we didn't overload the audience and in turn make them ignore or dismiss it. I think our poster links nicely to the radio advert as this also give little snippets of what happens in the film however through sound off the film rather than the imagery, but also has a voice over to give the information the audience would need. We had to be careful that the audience didnt confuse the voice over with the sound from the film, and therefore chose a voice which is totally different to the main characters. Also, to define the difference between the two we made sure that there was a totally different tone in the voice of the voice over. I think that both ancillary tasks promote and sell our production well, with intriguing images and sound.
I did research into existing advertising products, in particular the poster and looked at conventions and features which were common to them all. I think that we achieved a very professional finish on our poster in terms of how the main image is edited, and that our radio trailer is also really effective. I think that the fact that our film doesn’t include any famous actors means a lack in the information provided on the film, such as those who are starring in it, but I think our poster is excellent, when put in context and purpose.

This is the existing poster design that I looked at. It uses a location/establishing shot, to give an idea of the setting of the film, and also uses close ups of the two main characters. The poster was similar to ours as it gave the relevant information such as release dates, however went into more detail such as the production team and celebrity actors.

What have you learned from your audience feedback?
When we were first given out initial brief one of the first steps of the planning stage was to carry out audience research. The first stage was to look at the British Board of Film Classification guidelines for a film with the same age rating as ours, which I found at www.bbfc.co.uk/classification/guidelines/12a12 . After looking at their recommendations of what is suitable to be shown to an audience of this age, and what would be seen as unsuitable or offensive I then created a questionnaire with a short summary of the plot initially came up with, which I gave to a few members of our planned target audience and asked them to complete. It gave us an idea of what people are looking for in a film, what time of characters they thought would fit best within our planned plot, and what would appeal to them and therefore be successful when created. The fact that they had a say in the characters which we used and developed in our film meant that when the audience came to watch the final product they empathised well with the characters, and sided with Rachel. This then made the twist at the end of the story a suprise and unexpected by the audience as they expect Ben to have been cheating. The questions I asked people can be found at: www.welovea2media.blogspot.com/2010/10/audience-research-questionairre.html . This helped us generate characters, and eventually a script that would fit the expectations and preferences of the people who would be potentially viewing our finished film.
We also did face-to-face interviews using the Zoom microphone recording kit with a wider, less specific sample of the audience to gain spoken evidence of what they would expect. This time we used males, rather than just teenage girls like the questionairre.
After creating and successfully editing our film, we created a final set of questions to ask members of the audience as soon as they had watched our final version. One way in which this evaluative audience feedback had a massive influence on the creation and editing of our film was that it highlighted the problems we had overlooked within our final version. We decided that it was unclear that Leanne and Rachel are watching back hand-filmed secret footage through the television when they are at Leanne’s house due to the fact that we had no effect to show the difference in shot. Therefore, after the initial feedback of it being slightly unclear we added a special effect over the shot, to make it look dissimilar to the rest and therefore generated our deffinate end product. I think that overall the changes we made after our audience feedback will make sure the audience interpret the film in the way we intended them to when they see the finished product.
Throughout the main body of our film there is a chance of different possible interpretations as to what is happening, which is deliberate, however I wouldn’t say such differing interpretations would be due to different cultural situations. I think our film would be mutually understood by people from all cultures and backgrounds; however people with certain life experiences may find the plot easier to empathise with than others. Overall, I would say that our media product, and ancillary tasks successfully fulfill the inital task that was given to us; in that we have created a 5 minute film in its entirity and have stuck closesly to the preferences and expectations of the target audience throughout all stages, from the enitial planning and research to the creation and editing.

Radio Trailer (final)

Final Product - Version 2

Here is the final version of Undercover.

From the audience feedback, we changed our film to improve it.

Audience Feedback - Laura

After looking at the audience feedback from the first version of our film, we decided to make a few changes, to make it more suited to the target audience. Therefore I conduceted my audience feedback research on the second and final version to allow us to see how successful and worthwhile the changes were. It seems that the added special effects in the scene where Rachel and Leanne are at Leannes house make the plot a lot more understandable, as all the members of the audience I asked said that the story line was clear.
I used my account on www.facebook.com to post the video, and then asked members of our audience to answer questions:

Audience Feedback Questions

QUESTIONNAIRE.
After watching our film what did you think to the following factors:
1. The overall storyline, what did you like and dislike about it?
2. How successful and relevant was the editing of the film in terms of music, continuity, special effects etc? Could we have improved it in any way?
3. In particular, what stood out as the strengths to you?
4. Do you think the '12' age rating is suitable, why?
5. How well have we aimed our film at the audience overall?
6. What would you say needs improving to make our film more successful?

Final Product Version 1

Combined Effort Poster

Poster - Laura

This is my idea for the film poster which would advertise our film. I used my findings from my similar film poster research to help me design it, and therefore used a screenshot from the film as the main image for my poster. I had an idea in my head of what I wanted but couldn't find a screen shot to fit, so I used Photoshop to combine key parts of two shots which I thought were most suitable. The first of the 2 shows Rachel watching for Ben but he isn't actually in the shot, so I chose one where he is visible.

Similar Film Poster Research - Laura

I like the design of this poster. I think the main image of the poster is really really striking and sets the scene for the film. The positioning of the characters within the image looks simple but is relevant to the story. Elise appears to be looking over her shoulder, which represents her paranoia as she is on the run from the police and that she is concious of the fact that they wouldnt hesitate to harm her. She also appears to be much more glamorous than Frank, who doesn't seem to find self-image and appearance as important as Elise does. The image also shows the wealth of Elise. I think the banner across the bottom of the poster is really effective and gives an impression of the setting of the film. All the relevant information is shown, however there is much more for this film as there would be for ours as it isn't a mainstream film with as many production staff etc. The text on the poster is minimal, which means that the poster is simple enough to make an instant impact, without needing prolonged attention, and doesnt require people to stand looking at it. It gets the most important information across quicky and easily and will therefore be more memorable and in turn result in more people seeing the film. At the top of the poster, the designer has used alliteration and repetition to come up with a catchy, clever rhyming couplet which summarises the film, and will make the audience intruiged to find out what happens, as a perfect trip and a perfect trap are two rather contrasting ideas.

http://www.slideshare.net/Animalize/drama-genre-research-powerpoint-1 - I found this website, which gives generalisations of what film posters from the same genre as our film normally look like. I think it would be useful to use this when coming up with individual ideas and the final design for our poster as it means that is more likely to look professional and realistic. It says that the posters usually include the main characters, some link to the films story line or plot, a shot of some of the scenery to give an idea of where the film is set, the film name, release dates and the directors other work. The Tourist poster distinctly fits all these guidelines, so I would say they are reliable enough to use for my own ideas.

Genre Research

Genre The Genre of our film could be various different things, depending which theme is focused on. I would say that were it to be distributed and shown to a wider audience it would be advertised as either a romance or drama film. The theme of the story was initally going to be focused more finely on the private investigators involvement in finding out what is going on behind the relationship, however as the planning has been carried out, and the film has developed I would say it is now more about the relationship.

Generic Conventions The generic conventions of a romance film are fairly simple. The narative generally runs along the lines of the couple meeting and falling in love, and then having an argument and breaking up. Our film fits this convention, however as our project was only to create a 5 minute film we decided to show the pre-existance of the relationship through the couple waking up in bed - this also fits the convention of the setting having atleast one romantic location. Our film also fits the plot conventions of a drama, as it has peaks and dips in the tension to keep the audience interested.The fact that the characters are easy to relate to is also important in dramatic romance films as it maintains the audience's involvement, and helps with things such as dramatic irony and tension etc. One way in which our film differs from the structure of a generic drama film is that it doesn't have a happy ending, nothing is set back to how it used to be as Rachel flips at her misunderstanding with Ben. Furthermore, common shots used in romance films are close ups of the main character's faces to emphasise facial expression and help the audience understand the plot. Music in romance films tends to be low key and orchestral when everything is in order, and then dramatic when the main feud or argument happens, and things become more tense. This helps portray the overall mood to the audience and reinforces the feeling among the characters to create empathy.

Relevance to Current Market The target audience of our film is 12-19. After looking at films which are currently showing at the cinemas, I would say that our romance film would fit well within the market where we to widely produce and distribute it. There are regularly new chick-flick romances, and romantic comedies which our short film could be shown before. It would suit a large audience and could be shown before a wide range of films, not just other romances, therefore showing versatility and flexibility to fit within current trends and favours within the public.

Audience Profile

Our film is about a love investigation film. It runs mainly on the theme of love and paranoia. I think the main audience of our film would be 12-19 year old, and predominantly female. I think they will be particularly interested in ‘chick-flick’ films, or investigation films. It is not exclusive of any particular ethnicity or belief as there is no offensive content in our film at all. I think the complexity of the plot will require a certain level of understanding, but nothing too confusing for 12 year olds. I think that in order to properly appreciate the story behind our film it is important to grasp the ambiguity of what happens. A lot of Ben’s actions make it look like he is cheating on Rachel, however dramatic irony helps the audience understand that it is actually a misunderstanding, on Rachel’s part.
The certificate of our film will be 12, which means that it is unsuitable for people below that age. Quite often, film certificates are ignored by parents, and youngsters which obviously leads to material being shown to people that it isn’t suitable or intended for. I think that for this reason it is important to consider the relevance of things such as bad language, and in turn only use it where contextually justified. Not only does the certificate given to a film limit the content of it, but also the films which can show the film trailer. If our film was to be advertised, or shown before a full length film, it could only be shown with films of the same rating or higher. The certificate of our film doesn’t really limit the age range of our audience, and therefore would still be shown to a wide range of people.

Similar Film Research; Laura

It was really difficult to find a film with a similar plot to ours, that is about a private investigator and a cheating boyfriend, however there are a lot of films about private investigators and detectives with criminals. I think the fact that our film is different to those already existing would mean that were we to distribute and market it, it would probably draw a lot of attention and be popular. The following clip is a short film which I found on the internet. It has a theme of love, which is similar to ours and it also shows a broken relationship, which happens at the end of our film. The film uses a variety of shots, mainly mid-shots and medium close ups however there are a few long shots used to show Diana approaching Brad, at this point there is also an eye-line match, which shows what Brad is taking a photo of (Diana), this links to the end of the film when Diana walks away from him after the argument when he takes another photo. I think this is a clever use of shots as it links the way they met to they way they parted. Alot of the shots used are black and white, this is to represent the fact that they are flashbacks to a diferent point in time. There is a large use of white-out flash editing to represent photos being taken especially in the opening to the film, which links to the running theme of photography, which established the conversation when they met in the first place. The flashbacks are useful as the film starts at the end of the relationship and works backwards, explaining what happened. In the opening, there are a lot of close-ups which work in a similar way to an establishing shot. There is a close up of Diana's hand which gives the impression she is either restless or waiting. Over-the-shoulder shot-reverse-shot is used during the conversation scenes to show facial expression and emotion. This is particularly important in the scene towards the end when the characters argue, as it shows Brad's desperation to come to an agreement but Diana's annoyance and wish to leave. The quick editing during the love scenes make it abit more comfortable for the audience, and also help continue the theme of photographs being taken. Brad, who seems happier to be reunited, and Diana, who appears to feel quite awkward, are both in quite casual clothes, and in the shots where they first meet and where they are reunited they are in similar clothes. This shows that not alot has changed since they split, even though it is implied that it has been 4 years. The costumes make the characters seem alot more causal, and gives the impression that they are maybe students. The music used throughout the film is orchestral and quite moody. It sets a tense atmosphere; and isn't used in the scenes which show the characters are happy. It gives the impression that the couple didn't end on good terms, and also that they are both quite anxious about bumping into each other. The same music is used in the title scene at the end which improves the continuity and helps the film flow. I think the title sequence of the film is really effective, although it comes at the end rather than at the beginning, I like the way the font and the effect used makes it look handwritten, which fits well with the artistic theme of photography that plays a big part of the plot. The titles scene is short and simple, only giving the basic credits needed, in white writing on a black background which ties in with the black and white effect used for the flashbacks throughout.

To see the film, please follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVZIU5KsPHA

A more recent film which has a similar sort of film to ours is Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's The Tourist (2o1o) starring Johnny Depp and Angeline Jolie. The plot of the film incorporates deception and detective skills. This is similar to our film however The Tourist is much more dramatic and serious, as it includes the police, not just a private investigator. However I thought that it would be unsuitable to analyse The Tourist as a similar film to hours as it is a full length film which has been fully distributed. Nostalgia is much more similar to ours. The trailer for The Tourist can be seen at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrqpKEOF8uw

Equipment

This Sony HDV 1000 camera is the one we used to film our production.




















This is the Zoom Microphone voice recorder that we used to record our radio trailer and some audience feedback.

We used Apple Macs to do most of our work as these are the most technologically advanced computers that were available to us.

Risk Assessment

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Prop List

Leanne and Ben's car
When Rachel turns to Leanne to help her, they go and spy on Ben to see if he is really working overtime with Savannah. We will use Laura and Byron's car, the scene will appear to be filmed from the back of Leanne's car, as Rachel and Leanne begin to follow Ben home from work.

Cups of tea
When Leanne and Rachel first meet up, they meet in a cafe. Rachel is late but leanne has already bought cups of tea. This is to show that the two are already comfortable with each other, as they are old friends. It also softens the atmosphere of the scene, making it feel less formal and more relaxed and makes it seem more realistic.

Folder + pen
Again, in the scene where Leanne and Rachel meet in the cafe on the table is some of Leanne's work. This helps to show that she leads a busy work life, also, it helps put across the fact that she is much more of a formal business woman than Rachel is.

Mobile phones
Ben, Leanne and Rachel all use their mobile phones in our film. Ben's phone is used at the beginning when Rachel tries to go through his text messages, and then Rachel and Leanne both use their's in the phone conversation when they arrange to meet up.

Computer
When Rachel first gets in touch with Leanne, we see a two way phone conversation, and Leanne is in her office. She is sat at a computer desk, on the screen at first she has some photographs open. This is to show the type of work she does. Then as the phone rings she minimizes the screen and her desktop background is on display. It shows her company logo, which again gives the audience an idea of her job.

Takeaway food
When Rachel goes to Leanne's house to review what she has seen they have a takeaway and some wine. I think this will help create the image of Rachel being paranoid, and comfort eating while she spies on her innocent boyfriend. It also helps represent the friendship between the two of them. The evening is an idea of Leanne's which I think helps portray her feminism. It sets a relaxed atmosphere to a scene that would be otherwise really tense, and I think is typical of this type of film.

Ring
The climax of the film comes when we discover that actually Ben hadn't been cheating on Rachel, but he'd been arranging their engagement. When she arrives where they arranged to meet, Ben is stood with the ring in one hand and his phone showing the message ending their relationship in the other.

Character Profiles

PI Leanne Fentoni:
Leanne is an old friend of Rachael's who agrees to help her find out what's been going on with her boyfriend. She is a feminist, and she specializes in uncovering grounds for divorce. She had a very unsuccessful marriage, after finding out through her own detection work that her childhood sweetheart and husband of 5 years was cheating on her. Since that she has become every woman's best friend; uncovering cheating husbands, fighting divorce trials and generally winning shares of money for her friends. Obviously, her job has improved her style of living a lot and brought her wealth. Although she may be a man's worst nightmare she is caring and loyal and loves a good gossip.

Rachael Sharp;
Through her childhood, Rachael was quite a daddy's girl and always got her own way. The fact she was such high maintenance meant that at university she sometimes had issues with her friends leaving her out and going behind her back. This lack of trust obviously made it difficult for her boyfriend Ben to have a long term relationship with her but he has always been faithful. Rachael has always been quite glamorous and taken pride in her appearance but recent worries that her relationship with Ben weakening have lead to her looking a bit more wild and careless.

Ben Sabin;
Workaholic boyfriend of Rachael does everything he can to provide for his girlfriend as he knows how important things like designer clothes are to her. He thinks the world of Rachael as she is his first serious girlfriend. He has always set his sights highly and doesn't like to fail. At the start of the relationship he used to balance his time well between 'the lads' and Rachael, but now he tends to stick with Rachael and her friends to make sure he keeps her happy. He shares a particularly close friendship with Savannah through work.

Savannah Bamforth;
A work colleague of Ben's who Rachel finds herself easily jealous of. Savannah has always been one of those people who considers other people's happiness before her own and will do anything for anyone. She has met Rachel a few times at work parties, but doesn't know her very well. She is the one who Ben turns to when he needs someone to talk to.

Suzie Adderley;
She is alot quiter but is best friends with rachel but plays a mutual role within the group after getting to know Ben through his relationship with Rachel. She has a lot in common with Ben and thinks that Rachael sometimes asks alot of him. Suzie is really easy going and laid back so has occasionally been seen as a threat by other girls as she gets on with boys so well.

Script

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