Developing an initial vision for the production entails the development of a genre. What I currently know about the production is that it will be a composition of trailers that revolve a young woman (my vision portrays a teenage female) who constantly feels the need to appeal to the male gaze- endless primping, struggling with body image and maintaining the 'ideal' body type. This leads to her eventual fall into a state where she cannot fulfil these unattainable desires for what she believes that men want. Portraying the effects of the conflict will entail demonstrating the depression, anxiety and loneliness that the young woman experiences. The physical effects may also include eating disorders, which is something that, in film, is commonly portrayed being faced by young females.
With all of this in consideration, the drama genre resonates most with these aspects. The drama genre delves into the regularities of life, simultaneously constructing a conflict. The conflict that will result in my trailers specifically will be that of self vs. self. The self vs. self conflict is a type of internal conflict. The foundation of constructing a remarkable internal conflict is choosing the most unfortunate type of character to be experiencing the presented external conflict. The teenage girl experiencing insecurity in a battle of acceptance vs. rejection of men. The most unfortunate character to be facing a conflict of being accepted by males is a young female. She is naive.
The subgenre of coming of age will subside as the young woman navigates her adolescent years. She is still finding herself, therefore resulting in her strive toward idealism. Her life is not perfect, but she pursues to achieve a life that is perfect and fights these internal battles over her appearance. The coming of age genre is necessary to be implemented into the production as the internal conflict accompanying a teenage female's ongoing psychological development creates an accelerated conflict.
Laura Mulvey's male gaze demonstrates the portrayal of women in film as they are purposed only to satisfy the desires of heterosexual men. The male gaze objectifies women, presenting them as passive objects. My production will work to expose the effects of this portrayal, immersing the young woman into this narrative in a way that she is the one striving to appeal to the gaze of men. The media commonly portrays women as objects. My production will work to reveal the woman's perspective of the male gaze. The damage that it does to women.
References:
Explore the drama genre in film and television. (n.d.). No Film School. Retrieved February 28, 2026, from https://nofilmschool.com/drama-genre
What is internal conflict? (With examples). (n.d.). No Film School. Retrieved February 28, 2026, from https://nofilmschool.com/what-is-internal-conflict
How to write internal conflict and external conflict in screenwriting. (n.d.). No Film School. Retrieved February 28, 2026, from https://nofilmschool.com/internal-and-external-conflict-examples
Male gaze. (n.d.). Media-Studies.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026, from https://media-studies.com/male-gaze/
Stanborough, J. (n.d.). What is the male gaze? Verywell Mind. Retrieved February 28, 2026, from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-male-gaze-5118422
Coming of age movies. (n.d.). No Film School. Retrieved February 28, 2026, from https://nofilmschool.com/what-is-coming-of-age-movie
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