Character Development and Planning

 Before we begin to really plan out our entire plot, it will probably be easier to compose if we come up with the character first. Referencing to the last blog post, we want this character to be a female teenager. That being said, the target audience will mostly be targeted to the same age. I believe our film could relate to the age group 16-24 since that's around the age when people question what they want to do with their lives. Particularly females will be the target audience as well since the main character is also the same gender and has very feminine traits about her.

   How I picture it, I see a girl who's a senior in high school around the age of 18. She's outgoing and different from the rest of her class. She struggles in school because of her only mind set of being an actress. She has a negative outlook on college and a bad attitude towards the school system. She believes that standardized tests and grades shouldn't define her personal intelligence. Her grades begin to drop because of her deep focus on acting. She's a smart girl with a bit different set of goals.

  Our final decision of the main character's age is how we defined our target audience. Relating to the character's personality traits, the audience will most likely develop a connection with her because of both the age and gender. The movie will be set in modern times and show the true struggle of what it means to "succeed". I think many kids my age can relate to this pressuring feeling of not having enough time to decide who we want to be and what we want for ourselves. We focus heavily on others opinions, specifically family and friends, to encourage us on what we want to do but we never really stop to see what we want. It's important to lean towards things we're passionate about and use that talent for our future achievements. I want to give out that message to those viewing the film opening. It's going to be difficult to provide this message in only 2 minutes while also introducing the main character. I'm willing to try my best and work with my group to figure that out.

   We're still in the process of planning out the entire beginning but it sure is hard. I've clearly pictured the very beginning of the opening scene (image down below) but that's about it. At least we're off to some kind of start. I liked this beginning because it introduces the character and her passion for theater. You can see the emotions in her eyes and feel what impact acting has on her. You can easily tell that she puts her full amount of effort into what she loves doing and it may grab the audiences' attention. It's also a way of immediately having some connection  to the audience and showing her self qualities.

     This isn't exactly the most beautiful storyboard to display my thoughts of the film opening, but it's a quick description. I'm planning on working on the script of this scene throughout the week and filming it over the weekend. I obviously put no effort into these sketches but the ideas in my mind can't all fit onto one piece of paper.  These sketches are just some ideas of the shots and angles we want to use to start it off. I'm planning to stick to this idea and see what our group can do to produce it in real life, distributing it in the best way possible. 

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