Welcome Back! In this posting, I'll be mentioning some basic Drama tropes that relate to my idea, and some tropes that I want to avoid.
My basic idea still surrounds the troubled group of friends so one of the tropes that I've found that's popular with Drama and ties in with my idea is troubled youth. The troubled youth trope is exactly how it sounds, young people dealing with their personal issues whether that be familial, school related, mental health, addiction, etc.
Another trope similar to troubled youth is misfits. I don't think I would apply this trope with my idea because I don't plan on making my characters outcasts (at least for right now). However, I do think this trope would be a good one to come back to if needed. I mean some great characters have been the embodiment of this trope, like John Bender from The Breakfast Club; so I'm open to this trope.
One trope I will stay away from is teen pregnancy. I find that this trope can sometimes be included in teen dramas, mostly TV series but still: the show Glee is one example. I'm staying away from this trope because, I can't relate to it in anyway seeing as I'm not pregnant lol. Although this is a great topic to bring to light, the fact is that I have no knowledge, experience, or relatability with this, so I would feel uncomfortable having it be a trope.
That's all for this post! In some upcoming posts I'll delve deeper into my ideas and outlines for the portfolio project.
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