photoshop session

story board

sound research

character profile

Maha becomes Mary's best friend.When she first meet Mary she thought she was a bit of a freak because of what she was wearing, so she decides to take her shopping and teach her how to speak english properly.

This is Mary who changes her identity to fit into the british society by changing her clothes and accent.

Mary's mother who is a strict and a hard working women who only wants the best for her daughter.

location scouting

Mary will be filmed walking into the sixth-form block.

institution research

Treatment

Mary is a young, conventional African who moves to England with her mother to start a new life. Unbeknown to her, her whole life is about to change. She starts a new 6th form as an outsider; people stare at her as if she’s not normal. She then wants to change her ways and fit in with everyone else. she manages to mix in with some girls who at first thought she was weird, they then give her a new look to fit in and they also teach her how to speak good English in order to change her accent. After this transformation her mother is not pleased with his daughter and takes matters in her own hand which leads to an argument and her mother attempts to hit her, Mary then runaways from home in order think things through as to why her mother is not happy with her. Mary then realises why her mother doesn't like the changes that is happening and confronts her mother, reassuring her that even though she has changed her dress scent she will never forget her roots and where she comes from.