2/21/24 - Smooth Sailing

 Hi Blog! These past few days, I have been creating outlines and making decisions on small yet significant details that will be in more portfolio project. I have been keeping an open mind on what I need to decide and when it will be done. I must consider what my protagonists will be dressed in, who I will be using to play their parts, what the script will look like, the font style I will be choosing, what I want my film opening to be titled, and mood boards for my main characters. This outline captures what my mind has been experiencing during the planning and decision making that this project consists of. 

 Before I start putting my opening into motion, I wanted to define who my protagonists are and what they represent. In order to do so, I used Canva to develop vision boards of how I see my characters that are being created. I believe this will make a huge impact to my planning as I keep writing the script and creating my storyboard. 

                                                              Teenage Girl Protagonist

For this mood board, I envisioned a dull teenage with a pessimistic mindset on how she perceives her life. After a representation lecture back in November, I wanted to show this through the messy room. This room shows the disorganization that consumes her life. Another example of this representation is portrayed through the messy hair and shoes to show how little she does to care for herself as well as other people. I am attempting to figure out what is truly bothering her that makes her act and appear this way. Is she being bullied? Are expectations of her set to high? Does she have any past trauma? I do not know what I want her primary struggle to be yet.

  Mother Protagonist

When beginning this vision board, I had a difficult time figuring out who the protagonist's mother is. She is shown to be a wealthy, educated, and successful individual which is shown through her style, car, career, etc. However, deep down she feels trapped with her past of being a popular and well-rounded high schooler who everybody adored. She is not unhappy with her life now, however, she has realizations that she will never be able to achieve the life she had previously. Now, she is secretly living through her daughters experiences because of her inner feelings. Due to her daughter being rather an "outcast", it is disappointing that her daughter is not having the same high school life that she did. That is why she is constantly encouraging her daughter to put herself out there, be more social, etc.