Friday, 13 December 2013

Ellie is a happy, smart, and positive girl. She grew up on the countryside in Australia. When a camping trip turns into her and her friends fighting for there lives and families lives Ellie's survival skills are put to the ultimate test. With everything that's happened Ellie has always thought about logical ideas and when her friend Lee was shot she came up with the idea to come off as fierce to the soldiers and came to carry him in a huge tractor that actually managed to work.

She has mixed emotions about Lee and her other friend Homer. When in a dream she kisses Lee and in real life she travels hand in hand with Homer feeling safe Ellie is completely confused if what she is feeling is a crush or a result of being in shock from the invasion. When Lee confronts her she shrugs off her feelings as herself being delusional. With the shock and stress of the situation, Ellie has a breakdown resulting in her not eating, sleeping for three days straight, and she wouldn't talk to anyone.

If you were in Ellie's position how would you try and cope with the reality of the situation and at the same time try to be helpful?

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Ellie is hoping to go on a camping trip with her friends into the'bush' as they say in Australia. They go for a course of five days roughing it and even some small romance developing in the group. One night a bunch of planes fly over there campsite. They have no lights but Ellie and her friends aren't very concerned. When they finally leave, they were driving back when they saw smoke clouds in the distance. This made them think because it wasn't bush fire season but again it wasn't very alarming.

Until they get to Ellie's house where they find her dogs outside on leashes, dead. She runs inside and no ones home as well there is no note. They go to some more houses and there is no sign of any people. Until they find a note saying they should stay in the bush till they know its safe to come out. There town has been invaded.

What if this was Bradford? Would you go into the bush and hide or would curiosity win you over and send you searching for answers?