This is the song I am using non-diegetically over the sequence when Sid begins to trip. The song is about the chaotic thoughts you have on a wild club night whilst on certain substances such as a hallucinogenics. Lyrics such as ‘mega white thing’, ‘he had chemicals boy’, ‘acid bear boys’, ‘and remembering nothing boy’ and ‘shouting lager’ all suggest the use of alcohol and illegal drugs. The end verse refers to the sensations of a ‘come down’, for example the lyric ‘to a new age tension headache’. The song is very fast paced almost how a heart would be like because of the substances.

Drive boy dog boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
He had hand girls boy
And steel boy
He had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you boy
And you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy


(repeat)


Let your feelings slip boy
But never your mask boy
Random blonde boy
High density rhythm blonde boy
Blonde country
Blonde high density
You are my drug boy
You're real boy
Speak to me boy
Dog dirty numb cracking boy
You're getting wet boy
Big big time boy
Acid bear boy
Babes and babes
And babes and babes and babes
And remembering nothing boy
Do you like my tin horn boy
It get wet like an angel
Derailed


You got a velvet mouth
You're so succulent and beautiful
Shimmering and dirty
Wonderful and hot time
On your telephone line
And God and everything
On your telephone
And in walk an angel


Look at me mum
Squatting pissed in the tube hole
At Tottenham Court Road
I just come out of the ship
Talking to the most blonde I ever met
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager
Shouting mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
So many things to see and do
In the tube hole
True blonde going back to Romford
Mega mega mega going back to Romford
Hi mum are you having fun
And now are you on your way
To a new age tension headache

Protagonist: Sid
Antagonist: DrugsEquilibrium: Sid and Steve are at college doing wellDisruption: Steve's girlfriend gets pregnant and starts selling drugs and gets caughtQuest: Sid takes the blame for Steve selling drugsResolution: Sid's step-dad bails him out as he doesn't believe that Sid would ever do anything of the sort.
Re-Equilibrium :Steve's girlfriend has the baby and Sid gets out of juvy in time for his exams.

Synopsis

Friends Sid and Steve have been through all there academic years together and now they are finally at college. Sid is 18, loves college and settles in really well, all his teachers adore him. All his work is A* standard even though he is more than often on drugs. Steve, also 18, doesn't mind college, he does enough to scrape by but his main priority is selling drugs to make money as his girlfriend, Sonia is expecting a baby. Through the film we see the same storyline but through someone elses perspective, the sequence I will show is the part of the scene through Sid's perspective when he buys some drugs off Steve and takes them. Towards the end of the film Steve nearly gets caught selling drugs at college and he is distraught but Sid takes the blame in order for Steve to be with his newborn baby, Sadie.

Conventions of Genre

Films that are of the genre ‘drama’ usually tackle very serious issues which portray realistic characters, settings and situations; this is verisimilitude which is the appearance or semblance of truth. More often than not dramas do not focus on special-effects, comedy, or action. The drama genre tends to deal with ‘of the time’ issues for example racism, drugs, religion, politics and illness etc. Through time the conventions of drama have altered in many different ways. These conventions are the setting, plot and characters. The main factor which has been a dominant force during the changes of conventions has been the society. The society present during the time in which a play was written had a direct influence on the plot and characters. This is because drama is defined as a representation of life. There are elements of drama in many films and drama has a lot of sub-genres such as romantic drama, period drama and crime drama. Voyeurism is also an aspect of drama as audiences like to engage in other people’s life to gain pleasure. Urban dramas, which was a new type of drama after the 1980’s, deals with reality but is defined by the use of drugs, guns and violence.
There are two main parts to the narrative structure of drama. Which are the story where we see what happens and to whom it happens to and then the discourse -how the story unfolds. They go by a cause and effect sequence where we see development of the characters which is ultimately what creates the drama. There is a lot of character depth opposed to other films because conventionally drama’s also present issues in such ways that will emotionally move or touch the audience and will also give them an opportunity to empathise with characters. They will do this by using non-diegetic sound tracks to fit the certain scene.   They will also do this by the use of cinematography and mise-en-scene. For example the use of over the shoulder shots and shot reverse shot to show conversation between characters and character perspective shots to make the audience feel more involved in the scene and in order for it to look more realistic. The uses of close-ups are a must in the drama genre so the audience can see the characters facial expressions and to make them look more exaggerated.
  
A teen drama is where the main major focus is on teenage characters. The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of "realistic" teen issues. There have also been many successful teen-based series with major themes of science fiction, fantasy, and action/adventure. Most shows have a substantial amount of comic relief. The plots are based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way.
Films in this genre are often set in high schools, or contain characters that are of high school age. Sexual themes are also common, as are crude forms of humor.

Brief

I have chosen to take a sequence from a film I have titled 'College life'.
The film is about some of the issues that take place during college life.
The main character of the sequence I am going to show is 'Sid'. Sid is very laid back, known for his one-liners and sometimes can be quite stupid however his college work is always up to A* standard. In the sequence Sid takes some Hallucinogenics at college, the audience will then see Sid's 'trip' from his perspective.