Our main plan for the character of daniel was to make sure he was an 'average teenager', the side fringe and modern brand-name clothing helped to create this image. However we didn't want to show a representation of a steryotypical hooded teenager, because this image has many negative connotations and would distance the audience from sympathising and bonding with the character.
We also didn't want our audience to think the main character was being bullied due to his popularity, specifically how 'cool' the other students thought he was: this is why we didn't fall into the trap of making Daniel a nerd sterotype, because this would have also distracted from the message behind the film and from the audience's emphathy toward the character. However there is a specific part in the film opening when Daniel is dressed in young children's clothing spcifically designed to make Daniel look 'uncool' adding a bit of humour into our opening sequence, but also emphasising the psychological bullying taking place, humiliating him rather than hurting him physically.
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