Development

- The film Mean Girls was based off a book

 

- Directed by Mark Waters, with 17 years of experience

 

- Comedy

Casting

Gretchen: Lacey Chabert

Regina: Rachel McAdams

Cady: Lindsay Lohan

Karen: Amanda Seyfried

 

WHY WE CHOSE THIS

 

 

THEME

- an iconic film representing teen nature

- relate-able and realistic but comical

- stay true to yourself

- teenagers have characters

REGINA

VALUES

• fame
• popularity
• power
• self-worth
• tease

BELIEFS

• against non-cisgender

CADY

VALUES

• friends
• self-worth
• tease
•  

BELIEFS

• Stick to roots

HOPES

• queen bee
• pass math

KAREN

VALUES

• friends/squad
• weather

BELIEFS

• Prejudice of ethnicities

HOPES

• be a weatherwoman

CONFLICTS

Conflict Type

Explanation

character vs. character

character vs. world

character vs. self

cady and regina feud over popularity and aaron

everyone goes against regina when she's exposed

cady doesn't know who she is/

with whom she should be with

burn book:

• represents our rumors,
• how eventually it will bite us back in the arse

 

"we wear pink":

• follow the crowd
• trying to fit in

 

"you're, like, obsessed with me or something"

• selfish behavior
• seeing only through your perspective

 

 

MOTIFS

possible theme one:

• don't let labels define you

 

possible theme two:

• don't easily be influenced by peer pressure

 

possible theme three:

• stand up for yourself

 

THEMES

DENOTATION

• well-done attire for plastics
• cady looks casual

 

CONNOTATION

• plastics: important, perfect, wealthy
• cady: simple life, indifferent

COSTUME

DENOTATION

• cluttered
• compact

 

 CONNOTATION

• busy, things happening too fast
• confusing

 

DECOR

DENOTATION:

TOP LIGHT FROM OUTSIDE

UNDERLIGHT FROM CEILING LIGHTS

 

CONNOTATION:

COMFORTABLE, FUNNY, LIGHT-HEARTED, NO DANGER

LIGHTING

DENOTATIONS

• Tightly framed - Cady's face

 

CONNOTATIONS

• Peer pressure confinement
• Person's importance/significance

FRAMING

DENOTATION

• Non-Diegetic Sound : gaming, playful music

 

CONNOTATION

• Talking to Regina is like playing a mind game
• comedic and fun mood

SOUND