Photonovel - Script & reference

Draft storyboard

Introduction

First and foremost, I'll be using one model for my photonovel story to play the character of 2 person which are the rich kid and the middle class kid. The story is about a teenage boy from a middle income family who was being pressured by his peers into having luxurious things. After a while he starts behaving like them and desired for those items. "Monkey see, monkey do." This is a situation where peer pressure actually force him to be adaptable into society. In addition, the method I'll be using is allegory method because it uses character and event to convey the message to the society. Therefore, peer pressure is the act of doing something that people typically would not do and they convince them to do what they are doing.

Story scene reference

These were some of the references which I’ve find it very inspirational and interesting, to develop for my photonovel story. Most of the image composition were focussing on a certain object / people to portrays the action of what is it regarding about.

Layout Composition

Furthermore, I’ve got an idea by doing my photonovel layout in black and white on every page. It is because I want to portrays two different side of emotion expression which relates to my photonovel cover. With that it has a balance between the story and message of it.

Final storyboard

Script & screenplay

Introduction

The story is about a middle class teenage boy who was being pressured by his peers into having luxurious things. After a while he starts to follow their behaviour and longed for those items. This is a situation where peer pressure actually force him to be adaptable into society. Therefore, peer pressure is the act of doing something that people typically would not do and they convince them to do what they are doing.

Day 1: The Dream Life

Steven, a teenage boy from a middle class family reflecting about his life and dream of buying luxurious item. He starts behaving like his rich friends and desired for those item.

Day 2: The Struggle

Steven come from a middle income family. His parents could only afford to buy necessity goods. Steven then try check his savings to see whether if the money is enough to buy those things.

Day 3: The Daydreaming

Day in and day out he's dreaming of having his own car, laptop, piano and many more. He feels that when he have those items, he is in the same standards with the rich friend and fits into society. It is nice to have things that I wish for.

Day 4: The Lifestyle

James is the rich teenage boy. He deal with drugs and enjoy his life to the fullest. He has everything in life without ever worry of cash problems. Steven often hangout with James and the rest of the gang. Money, money, money, must be funny in a rich man's world.

Day 5: Social Conformity

During a gathering at James house, Steven got pressured and forced by James and his other friends to sell drugs and drink alcohol. James friend's told him that "you can get easy money by selling drugs. Hence you can have anything you need in your life. Your life will not be the same anymore." James friends started to show off their wealth, but poor Steven was feeling unsure about doing drugs.

Day 6: The Emotion

Ahhhhh! going crazy over decision. "To sell or not to sell, that's the question?" Peer pressure is taking a toll on Steven. He is felling very down, confused and frustrated about his life.

Day 7: The Brilliant Idea

Steven is unsure of doing drugs but suddenly an idea get into his head and he exclaimed it out loudly, "why not I just steal or pick people's wallet, then I can have easy money in hand." Yes, finally I successfully got it. I hope this can cover what I wanted to buy.

Day 8: Greedy Act

Steven started to count the money that he has stolen but the amount of cash was still insufficient. He becomes very greedy and needed more money. Oh damn it! this is too little. "I need more cash."

Day 9: The Upset

Emotional breakdown. Steven eventually made up his mind to sell drugs for his friends to feed his greed.

Day 10: The Rendezvous 1

Steven agreed to meet James to get the drugs. He keeps on assuring himself that, "it is the best way to get more money by accepting James offer."

Day 10: The Rendezvous 2

The exchange was made. Steven felt a little hesitate at first but he'll soon get the hang of it.

Day 11: The Drugs

Drugs can fetch a great amount of money once it is sold. This is what drugs looks like and it was Steven first time seeing it.

Day 12: The Joy

"Finally my dreams come true. All the cash are mine." Money soon will be the roots of evil.

Day 13: The Crime

Eventually Steven got caught by the police. It's like the idiom "The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last." Consequences of being ignorance.

Day 14: The False Dream

He ended up in a juvenile prison.

Day 15: The Regret

Regret finally sunk in. A terrible mistake has been made. A wrong path in life has been chosen. Now he knows that in life one cannot surrender oneself to peer pressure.