Week 1 Post 2

Alright post 2 of the week! I Just wanna get this out of the way because I did mention in the last post that I had a partner and her name is Amanda Cortes. 

So in my last post I addressed concept and character, in this post I'll be going into genre and other similar fun stuff. I was thinking my film opening would be a thriller/horror combo. I would like to stay more on the thriller aspect of things but there is a little bit of horror in thriller. A really good example of that is Get Out which isn't traditional horror movie but its thriller aspects add the element of horror. I wish I could take reference from more thrillers but, I haven't seen that many. The main thing I want to do with my opening is to establish tone immediately. The Shining is the best example I can use. From its opening credits, it  establishes a sense that something is off. Even when everything was "normal" and basic interactions were being made, it  was very clear that something was wrong. Luckily, I think this will be one of the more achievable things that I will attempt to do. Sound editing will play a huge part (thank you Amanda for knowing how to edit really well) in creating an atmosphere which will be fun to play around with. 

Speaking of atmosphere, I am SUPER excited to design the set. Next to editing, I think setting is the most important thing. I'm thinking a small dark living room area with an older, small tv. Lighting will also be crucial so Amanda and I really got to start meeting up and figuring out how we are going to create everything. I have an exact movie/tv show scene in my head but I can't think of what it is. For now, just imagine what I described above. I wish I could send you a picture from my mind because the idea is so clear to me. 

Next week, I'll discuss with my partner my plans for the film so we can combine ours and then I'll blog about it. Hopefully if things turn out right, my vision will be clearly expressed. In addition, I will go more in depth about story because none of this really comes to life until the outline is read. 

See ya next week!

Week 1 Post 1

I'm just going to jump right into this so hopefully you guys read the intro page to learn a little more about me. The idea for my film opening came to me in bits and pieces. When I first saw Bird Box I thought the concept was really interesting but didn't like how characters got "infected" by looking at the demon (or whatever super natural being was in control of infecting people). I was thinking maybe a bug in a video game but eventually settled on a  hacker placing a virus on television networks. What the virus does, I haven't quite decided yet but the aspect of suicide is not the route I want to go down. A few ideas I have in mind would be the hacker is an anarchist like V in V for Vendetta with the intention to plant anarchist ideas in people's head for personal benefit. Unfortunately, I don't think I will get far enough to explain the intention of the message in the two minutes but, I think its a good idea for the opening to have a direction.

The main character is a super interesting and important thing that I have absolutely no idea in which direction I should go in. Actually thats not 100% true; I have some idea of who I want my main character to be. I'm torn between a college kid and an actual kid. I think the actual kid would provide the opening with a sense of innocence which would make the foreshadowed future more devastating. The college kid would be cool as well because of the lack of innocence and the ignorance which will have to be involved. If it   was up to me and I had the resources, I would definitely go with the  little kid. I just don't think I can find a good (most importantly cooperative) kid actor that I don't have to pay $100 an hour to. 

With my whole concept fully thought out, (you'll read it next week (sorry for the cliffhanger)) I think my next step is to start coordinating with my partner to begin to create a clear story board.  Until next post...

-JF

Intro

Hi! My name is Julia Fuentes and I am a junior at Cypress Bay High School. I chose this font because my dream is to become a screenwriter. I am looking forward for you to embark on this journey with me!