just turned eighteen - Planning - Props

Madison has a handbag that is large and green which connotes that she is typically girly and likes people noticing her. Jennifer's school bag is a contrast as it is a backpack with badges over it, which connotes that she is nerdy and cares more for practicality rather than style. This idea was inspired by 'Mean Girls' because the main girls use handbags at school while the less popular girls are shown with backpacks.

Jennifer is seen with a phone while she is waiting for Madison, which is what the audience would typically expect from a teenager as they are always shown in the media as constantly on their phones. This was inspired by a scene in 'Clueless' where the main characters meet while talking to eachother on their phones - as this is a more modern film, we changed the talking on phones to texting each other.

Jennifer has money ready for Madison when she announces that she "has none", which shows that she is used to what Madison is like and will meet her demands so that she is happy. This could connote that she is rich enough to be able to give away money without caring about it or that she is unable to say "no" to Madison no matter what. The idea of rich teenagers comes from 'Mean Girls' and 'Clueless' where the teenagers get all of their money from their rich parents.

While Jennifer doesn't wear make up, Madison wears a lot and applies more when she's looking in the toilet mirrors. This shows the audience that she cares a lot about how she looks and that her appearence is very important to her. This was taken from 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' where the teenage girls are seen applying their make up because they want to look good for boys and their friends, which is a stereotype of teenagers.

Madison arrives at school in a car, which enforces that she is rich because not many teenagers can afford a car when they have 'just turned eighteen'. We decided to use this because the 'plastics' in 'Mean Girls' are seen going to the mall in a car and it makes them look cooler to the younger girls watching.