Context


What kind of performance are you doing:
The performance that were doing is a TV Performance were our audience is who ever is viewing the show . Our target audience for friends are people who like watching comedy and like to have a laugh with other people such as friends or family.

What is inside number 9 all about?

inside number 9, is a black comedy series. The series are a anthology series which basically means every episode it different from the other and in each episode there is a plot twis.

Social issues surrounding to project?

one social issue surrounding to this project was covid 19. This has a real impact to people in acting because it delays releases of a movie or a tv show

What kind of performance are you doing:

The performance that were doing is a TV Performance were our audience is who ever is viewing the show . Our target audience for friends are people who like watching comedy and like to have a laugh with other people such as friends or family.

Friends is about 6 friends from Manhattan , new York trying to survive in the real world. They find companionship, comfort and support from each other. This typical six friends had issues from the past such as family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears, learning what a friend truly means.

what is friends all about?

what is the brief:

monica old friends Rachel who would show at her house, running out on her wedding. Reachel decides to try to make it on her own and moves in with Monica. Moinica brother ros has

research: IMDb. (2019). Friends (TV Series 1994–2004) – IMDb. [online] Available at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/plotsummary.

What is the location in friends?

One location in friends is the café, the café is located in the busy city of new York. The café can be described

What was the role:

The role that i was given is the director which means My role consists of overseeing the camera angles, lights, cast, sound and editing. The job of director is a big role that is expected to show high standers of work. There was some issues i came across as a director. One issue was that we didn’t have a wall robe for inside number 9. so I had to think of ideas such as we build a box as a wardrobe but lack of time we cant. So the only desertion is to have green walls in a box formation and in editing we will add a wardrobe texture so it looks like there is a wardrobe instead of green walls

how has me researching about friends influenced everything?

By me researching about friends it influenced me and helped me think about the many camera angles though outs the 2 teams. By watching the TV shows of friends . i took some Inspiration of the set designs This influenced to me to work with the teams talking about what ideas they may have about the set designs and suggested to actually looking at the different ways they use set designs . After talking it out with both teams i then pressured the question of can we actually make it. Once they re went all of the set designs both teams made 2 simple set design.

Social issues surrounding to project?

One social Issue that was surrounding was in 2001 on September 11 when 9/11 Happen, Friends was moving on to there eighth series in the show. On the 3rd episode a whole scene needed to be re shot and re written because of what happen a character said. This made it hard for the cast because they didn’t take a break and re shot the scene when 9/11 happen. Through out the tragic time the tv show paid tribute Visually by hanging American flags . The show cast felt like they were comfort food during the time. (jeffery,2018)

Research:

Jeffery, M. (2018). Friends producer says 9/11 ‘threw the show a curve’. [online] Digital Spy. Available at: https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a867680/friends-9-11-episode/. Date accessed. 25th of January 2023.


O’Neill, S. (2021). How The 9/11 Tragedy Changed Friends. [online] Looper.com. Available at: https://www.looper.com/417749/how-the-911-tragedy-changed-friends/.Date accessed. 25th of January 2023.

Influence and trending

the friends series brought back the 90s faction to the modern sociality, people are now dressing up like the friends characters. People who watch friends are buying merchandize and 90s clothes.

How did the show Friends impact society?
friends impact society by teaching the people who watches it,

Don’t be afraid and take risks

and proving true love does exist. Friends teaches it audience to live the moment and do not look back, it makes people motivated for example Monica is the mother of the group doesn’t shy away from leading the group and taking responsibility from her task.

India, A.A. (2018). 6 Life Lessons That FRIENDS Taught Us. [online] AIESEC. Available at: https://www.aiesec.in/life-lessons-from-friends/.