Dissertation Journal

 2nd February 2023 Met with dissertation supervisor (Mike) for first chat.  Idiolect - how different people talk not dialect  Send him things every two-three weeks to discuss at meeting: part of script, mind map, things I've been watching/reading, problems etc.  Nil by Mouth (1997) - Gary Oldman director  Read news articles - what drew you to them Andrea Arnold - Fish tank, American Honey, Red Road 

 1st February 2023 Initial ideas: Rape revenge thriller/comedy  Female protagonist, gets sexually assaulted and then gets revenge on men by killing/eating them Don't want it to be too cliché, want to do something a bit interesting with it  Some focus on the healing and ups and downs of coping with the trauma  Female rage Don't want her to die at the end. Realism v. Catharsis Subtle self-destructive behaviour  Inspirations: Promising Young Woman  Jennifer's Body  Fleabag Alma's Not Normal I May Destroy You Things to watch: The Virgin Spring (1961) M.F.A (2017) Teeth (2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVd3xJbJxkw&ab_channel=PrincessWeekes - Rape Revenge & Promising Young Woman. Realism V. Catharsis