Movie opening group meeting

 

                                                        Group Meetings

           Hey guys! So I finally got som valid feedback from my other classmates. Basically Mrs. Stoklosa split everyone into groups to discuss their pitch and outline and overall where everyone is at right now in their projects. I like how instead of hearing each others opinions, Hannah and I got honest opinions from others. 

                                               Feedback 

I loved this activity as I enjoy helping others in their journey and hearing what kind of ideas they had in mind. I learned that criticism can sometimes be a good thing. I was the first person to share my project. I scrolled from bottom up, beginning with my first post on the project and the process changed over time to present day. People in my group were very transparent which is what I wanted. Many didn't really understand the concept at  first but once I explain thoroughly what it was, they understood it better. They enjoy my mood boards and meaning behind costume design. They thought that my idea was very different and I reassured them that although it sound a little confusing, once it all comes together, the concept can be better understood. I then gave my honest opinions on other people's work and it felt nice to help them. For example, Kiran had this idea of someone getting knocked out and waking up but didn't know how to demonstrate the character falling and blacking out.  So, I told him that sound makes a big difference. I told him that it should be a pov of the character falling from the bicycle and the screen goes black and we hear a whole bunch of loud noises or ambulance in the background while he's passed out. He agreed and was glad to get feedback on that part of his project.

Overall, I feel that this group meeting was very much needed. Hannah and I both shared what our groups had said and feel very reassured of confusion we were dealing with before!

             

Movie opening costume options

     

                                       Costuming Options

Hey everyone! I hope you guys are having an awesome day, but better reading this awesome blog.  So today I will be discussing costuming options or the characters.  Costuming takes time as it is a major part in demonstrating what the character is like.  For example....

If a character is wearing a suit, it could mean that he/she is a professional who works in the office, or is a secret FBI agent and carries high authority. Let's take the series "Criminal Minds" as an example of how they are all detectives and solving crime everyday so they practically live in blazers since they are professional and carry higher authority than most. 

In our film we want everyone to be differentiated in a way.  So for the brother and father, we want them to kind of give off a similar look in style. So maybe like dark navy blue t shirts with jeans. Very simple casual and sleek looks. The brother is around the age of 19-20 so he is a little bit more mature and older now so the sleek look is kind of fitting for him. 

For Stella, we wanted her to be bold, as I have said before in previous blogs. She wears fun, pastel colors that ultimately make her the "center of attention." In the movies, she is seating between her father and brother so we wanted her outfit to outshine their's and make it seem like she "shines brighter than any other star" like she literally IS the moment! So we were thinking like a pink top with a cute light colored skirt, with colorful pins and bold, funky jewelry to make her stand out. 

                     

Movie opening props

                                 

                                                      Props

    Hey everyone! So I've been thinking a lot about the film opening and wanted to give some insight from my readers out there about what they think about some prop ideas! 

    So props are used in movies or shows super often used as an important part for storytelling. They can have hug significance to a storyline and plot. They also help in establishing where the setting takes place like what time period a story is being played in. For example, if a sword is used in a scene that could signify that the setting is being taken place in medieval times. 

    For our project, we brainstormed a few ways that props can be incorporated into our project that would represent something significant. Since the whole point of the movie scene is to introduce our character, we wanted to show something that has a big impact on her life and how it prevents her to follow her dreams. 

Her wheelchair is what ultimately sets her apart from most people in her life so that

use of prop is important  since we see everyone else have the ability to do what

they want like pursue their acting careers but she is unable to due to her disability. So 

by using the wheel chair as a main prop, this tells us that she struggles with following 

her dreams because of it. Right now we have only thought of this as our main prop 

since no other part really requires more prop. We plan on getting a wheelchair by 

asking the school nurse to use one for a couple hours.  Overall, props are very limited  

as this is something that says a lot about what our character is about and what her 

greatest weaknesses are.  

Another "prop" that we wanted to use was a star pendant for Stella to wear throughout the scene. I'm not sure if this would count as a prop but we were thinking that we could order one on amazon or something for the opening.  We wanted to show the pendant as a significant symbol of her being born a star. So basically there is a back story to what signifies and that is that during her birth, her mother passed away but she always wore this necklace. Her mother wanted her to have it and cherish is for the rest of her life. Little does Stella know that her mom was a famous actress during her day. So her mom basically birthed out a born star. Kind of like the rebirth of the mother. This is her destiny and he necklace means everything to her as it's the only thing she has of her mother since she's never met her before. 

Outline/storyboard

                                          Outline/storyboard

        Hey ya'll!  So now that we are making some progress in our project, Hannah and I finally created our storyboard that we thought you guys might wanna check out. Here is a sneak peak at what is to come our film opening! 

The storyboard works to capture all of our ideas, visually, so we can gain a clear understanding of what shots/angles we want to capture each scene with. Using the green arrows, this signifies camera movements or zoom ins and outs. Also, with each scene there is a description of what is happening to clarify the drawings a bit more. 

Above is our outline. This outline is just a paper of our essential ideas laid out on paper. Hannah and I met up and worked on this together, so that whatever initial thoughts we said out loud would not go forgotten. 

Movie opening schedule

                

                                                                          SCHEDULE 

        Yolo queens! Your girl is back:)) So after some talking with Hannah, we decided on the perfect schedule that would not only keep us organized but would ensure us that work would get done at certain times.  This required us to make sure that we were on the same page in regards to making decisions about what days would work best for both of us to work together on the most important parts of our project. 

          Now I know most ya'll probably don't even know what scheduling means (you know who you are), but I am here to inform and educate my fellow bloggers on why it is so important to create a schedule....

    First off, schedules keep you and your group organized so that nothing is out of place and there is no chaos.  Disorganization is a huge downfall that limits the chances of a successful project. This is because it causes stress since it confuses group members on the essential task. The advantage of having a schedule is that it keeps you on track and makes sure you're doing what your supposed to, makes everything run smoothly. 

Our solidified schedule: 

 

Movie opening main lead

                                                                 

                                                Drum roll, please.....OUR STAR!

HELLO EVERYONEEE! Welcome back! Woooo so excited to be here! I know you're all probably wondering, "why is this talented, amazing, phenomenal blogger so siked about?" Well I got some awesome news to tell you.....After me and Hannah's insanely excellent storyline idea, we thought it was time to welcome our main character into the midst.  It took some time to think about what exactly our character would be like but we finally came to a conclusion.  

Everybody give a warm welcome to the ONE...the ONLY.... STELLA! 

                                                           Introduction to the character

As me and Hannah were brainstorming, we wanted our character to have a name that spoke out and proudly represented herself and who she wanted to become or who she was born to be.  I told Hannah that her name had to be something that corresponded with her one desire, which was to become a star.  I did some research on what names mean "star" and the number one name was "Stella." Hannah was fascinated with the idea and was fully on board! 

                                                                       What is she like?

For our character, we both agreed that she needed to be portrayed as a more introverted character. This is because we wanted her to develop into a more confident, bold girl who finds her spark throughout the film.  She was born to be a star, so we wanted her to discover that she shines like one too!  I was so excited about this character because although she comes off as a bit more introverted, her style and bright clothes say otherwise and hint at her desire to want to be more outgoing but feels that she is unable to do that with dialogue. Basicallu, her clothes speak for herself. Stella struggles with self-doubt and wants to obtain confidence in herself but her disability does not allow her to think positively but instead consumes her thoughts with negative affirmations about herself.  Much like myself, I struggle to believe in what I am capable of because I am afraid of rejection so I wanted this character to connect with others in the world who face this issue as well.  I think that this would speak towards those who suffocate with thoughts over words. I wanted our character to take not be afraid of rejection but instead take it as redirection toward her dream. 

                                                                       Apperance and vibe 

As I mentioned, Stella's fits speak for herself while her personality can't.  I wanted her to have a kind of "soft girl" aesthetic. Stella is a brunette, youthful-looking character who mainly uses Baby Pinks and Blues to demonstrate innocence and pre-development.  She loves to wear hair accessories like colorful clips and wears them really often.  She is really into funky, popping earrings (but just silver, she HATES gold jewelry).  Below I have shown the characters' whole "aesthetic" through images.

                 

Movie opening target audience

                                          Target Audience

Holla! Another day, another blog! Today, I will be talking about the target audience and who the main target audience of our film is.  For those who don't quite understand what a target audience means, let me explain...

Take you guys, for example; you guys are my target audience because you guys read blogs and maybe enjoy reading about media content. A target audience is a specific group of individuals that are being aimed at with content. In this case, the target audience for the film opening would be females in the age range of 16-30. 

                                                                    Why?

Well, drama is a very raw genre that favors not many since many don't enjoy the emotional topics that may not appeal to most. Of course, there are several sub-genres, such as Romantic drama, Historical genre, or Crime/legal genre. It depends on the interest of the person.  For example, based on statistics made in the U.S., as of December 2018, Drama was popular with 80% of men and 89% of women.  This demonstrates that every genre differs. 

Although any genre can be popular with almost anyone, our opening focuses more on the youth, ages 13-18.  This is because we are striving to influence the youth to follow their heart and teach them that it is ok to have dreams and make them a reality. Like me, many other young people today have trouble facing true destiny and are afraid to seek their destiny. Dreams are easy to think about but difficult to commit to when there are so many opinions surrounding you that don't enable you to reach your goals or aspirations in life.  I wanted this to speak out to young people who have desires of their own and may not have the motivation to continue them any further. 

Resources: 

http://maddiemedia.weebly.com/audience-expectations-and-target-audience.html

https://www.statista.com/statistics/254115/favorite-movie-genres-in-the-us/