Yesterday my partners, Indy Garajalez, Madelyn Young, and I began brainstorming ideas for our 8-week film project. Going into our first week of planning, I suggested that we start from scratch and completely change genres from our midterm project. So, after class I started researching films that I was drawn to and watched the opening scenes from the drama and romance genres. Through the brainstorming process it was also necessary for me to remember that we wanted to make our opening scene unique and engaging for the audience while also keeping it simplistic simultaneously.
I was inspired by the movies Bad Hair Day and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, where they both incorporate teens navigating challenges and real-life struggles. Today in class I told my group about the idea I had for our project. I had envisioned that the film could be set in a teen girl's bedroom as she gets ready for a date and by the end of the opening scene the doorbell rings and it isn't who she was expecting. Initially, they were hesitant about the whole idea. However, when we discussed it in more detail, they finally agreed that we can work with my idea and include any of Indy or Madelyn's ideas. One concept Indy mentioned was having a best friend sitting in our main character's bedroom to add dialogue, so the scene doesn't just have diegetic music. I thought that it was a great idea to add another character to create more dialogue for a well-rounded opening, but I thought that it should be her sister instead. Finally, I asked my group how we should distinguish between her date and the person who comes to the door, and Indy said we could add a contact picture. This was so that the audience knew the guy at the door was not who was initially supposed to show up.
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