Blog Post #20: Psychological Drama Game: Imposter

Since my film is not about an extremely deep or dark theme like death or someone stalking my main character, I chose to research the game "Imposter." This game has gotten incredibly popular over the past fews weeks and it has even become a trending game. 

The game starts off with every player revealing their card, which has a word that all of the players have except for one or possibly more depending on how many players there are. The person with the imposter card must guess the word that the other players are describing in order to not get voted out as an imposter. The imposter usually gets a clue as to what the word is, and players have to be discreet when they give out their descriptions. 

The entire game is based off of deception, which can become a darker theme if you think about it. 

I chose this game because a lot of teenagers with mental health can deceive and lie to their surroundings about how stable they are. It's not uncommon for teens to lie about something serious that's happening in their life. However, it's also not uncommon for a teenager to exaggerate their mental health symptoms due to their need for attention and validation. About 35% of teenagers fake mental health issues, which is saying something about the world.

I want to create my short film with these ignored symptoms from teenagers, including a character who may come off as overly expressive and a character who is the opposite. These characters would portray the different forms that mental health can have.