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 Hey. For today’s blog I decided to dive into elements which my group pulled inspiration from in our movie. There is numerous elements in media which we can quote for inspiration to our movie but today I wanted to talk about the main ones we looked at.

1. Scream (1996)

This movie was definitely one of our biggest influences in creating the plot for this movie. Though I knew I had wanted to do a teenage dream type of movie, incorporating the thriller genre into it was something that had to be done correctly. One movie we felt did so was Scream. Scream follows Sidney Prescott, a psycho killer’s main target, as she attempts to escape becoming a victim to the town’s new masked serial killer. It’s later revealed that the killer was her boyfriend and her close friend. Her boyfriend wants to kill her because his mom left because his dad had an affair with Sidney’s dad. This movie does a great job utilizing teen-movie elements such as having a main group of friends stand as the main cast, using a party scene, and having a “perfect” couple. 

2. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Now, this movie doesn’t play a strong role in our plot, but it definitely plays a role in character creation. When coming up with Jonathan’s character, I took inspiration from Peter Kavinsky. In To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lara Jean’s attempts to avoid confrontation after letters she wrote for each boy she’s ever liked are sent out by her sister. She does so by creating a fake relationship with the school jock, Peter Kavinsky. They form a relationship based off of what expectations and image they want to maintain. In the movie, Peter plays “the perfect boyfriend”, always picking up Lara to go on dates/to school, showing signs of affection to her comfort level, and even getting to know her family.

Other then these 2 movies, we took bits and pieces from other teen movies, like bring it on and mean girls, to create the characters style and attitudes. We also used slashers, like the babysitters club and halloween to figure out how we wanted to portray her murder. Thanks for reading, ttyl!