Damaged

1. Damaged Holly Higgins, Emma Thomas, Victoria Howell.

2. Whole film idea • Act 1: After the tragic disappearance of her youngest child, the mother begins to go mad with guilt and the suppression of her emotions. Turning to alcohol, she finds herself getting drunk everyday and night, leaving the rest of the family in pieces, and her now only child neglected. • Act 2: The father, seeing the mother getting out of control with her drinking, decides to leave, abandoning his daughter with her uncontrollable mother. Now practically orphaned, the daughter has to fend for herself, whilst the alcohol that her mother excessively drinks has brought out the darker side in her, which means that the daughter bears the brunt of that side. • Act 3: The mother eventually spirals out of control, and, whilst on a night out, gets run over by the damaged daughter.

3. Inspiration Hide and Seek – Doll. Orphan – Creepy children. The Invisible (2007) – Finding out how someone died.

4. Characters • Girl 1(Holly)- pale and gaunt with large coat for outdoor scenes and dirty clothing. She is an introverted character, se is clearly vulnerable and neglected this is shown through her performance. • Girl 2(Vicky)-she looks healthy and well looked after. Neat and expensive looking clothing. She seems happy and without a care in the world. • Mother (Emma)- drunk white middle class stuck-up mum wishing to eliminate her daughter because of what she has done.

5. Narrative • The narrative structure is an enigma, you can tell this because of the way in which we have combined our shots to confuse the audience on what is happening within the story, why this has happened and who did it. • The are also elements of flashbacks within the story to highlight how much girl 2 is missed by girl 1.