adventure [ad-ven-cher] noun; an exciting or very unusual experience.
I went location scouting!! It really helped me gain a better understanding of what atmosphere I want to achieve. My original idea of having the entire film set at night is canceled after visiting TreeTops Park. I think creating a mixture of natural settings juxtaposed with more urban locations would really heighten the idea of living a well-rounded life full of adventures and experiences.
Back to TreeTops Park; there is a beautiful treehouse-like structure that I am so excited to utilize. I went with my family and took some pictures of them, which inspired me to use certain angles and shots while filming Panorama. Check it out...
madness [mad-nis] noun; intense excitement or enthusiasm.
Hello beautiful people. The madness of production is officially taking over me and there is no going back!! If you could understand my insanity and visualize the scenes I semi-described, then hopefully you can gain somewhat of an idea as to what I seek to achieve from this very messy shot list of just the beginning of my trailer:
essence [es-uh ns] noun. the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features:
My plan for the website is to first develop the full trailers and then extract footage and images from the trailers to incorporate into the website. This means that I need to finish filming as soon as possible!!! The time crunch is really starting to stress me out, but I think if I finish filming by this week I will be ok.
I did start looking at some websites just to get an idea as to what information to include. Upon browsing film websites, I noticed the main components are the pictures, plot, introduction of the characters, and marketing advertisements.
Layout-wise, I love the website for LaLa Land. It really captures the essence of the film itself and is very fluid and beautiful in it's transitions. The images take up the full screen which I love as well because it is very simple and free of distractions and blocked structures which could appear harsh.
vi-car-i-ous [vahy-kair-ee-uh s, vi-] (adj) felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
Location scouting!!! I just need to put on my fedora and I'm On My Way!
Ok but the main benefit of producing a film promo using my idea is my ability to incorporate a multitude of different settings being that it complements the journey of the characters. The bucket list idea faciliates me to use cool settings that will allow the trailers to be visually appealing and it also serves as an excuse for me to go to some places I've been meaning to go to. :)
The first step to developing scenes and settings is to create the bucket list itself to see which locations would cater to it. I do have a bucket list of my own, but I also did some research to get more simplistic ideas. Here are some possibilities....
-make someone smile
-run through a field of flowers
-drink from a coconut
-jump in a pool fully clothed
-graveyard at night
-sleep on beach
-be in 2 places at once
-drive in movie
-hold a free hugs sign
-make someone smile
-conquer a fear
-Create a set of cards with inspirational sayings on them and leave them in random places for strangers to find.
-lay in the middle of a street-Take pictures with your friends in a photo booth.
-Pay for a stranger’s groceries.
-Fall asleep in a hammock.
-Go for 48 hours without saying a word.
-Help someone to cross an item off of their bucket list.
-Learn to use chopsticks.
-Draw a mustache on someone while they’re sleeping.
-Photobomb someone
-random act of kindness
-dine and dash
-Ban negativity from your life
-Try to break a world record
-karaoke bar
-Learn to love yourself
-Write a note and leave it in a library book
-Have the restaurant staff sing to you for your birthday
I already have some shot ideas and the locations are relatively simple sooOOoooOOOooo let's see if I can get any footage this weekend :)
quirk/ [kwurk] (adj); a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality
Skye??? India???? HM I am still working on creating a name for my character, but hey, I got an actress!! My best friend Jill has extremely unique eyes, a mixture of green and yellow with a red tint as a birthmark in her left eye (promo: vote for her for best eyes for senior superlatives!!) She also has wavy light brown hair and her earthy, spunky vibe is exactly what I had imagined for my character. I asked her if she would be willing to star in the film and she said she would be honored and I know her schedule is relatively free so I am super excited to work with her!!
As far as character development, I did some research in order to build upon. I want her to be a dreamer and adventurer who radiates positivity. I'm still working on adding some character quirks because I feel like that would really amplify the genuineness of the film, allowing viewers to develop a deeper connection to the character.
Jill's boyfriend, Luciano, is another potential actor, playing as the platonic best friend of the film, meaning they cant do any lovey-dovey stuff onset of course! I haven't really developed the character of the friend as of right now, so that is the next step!
per-miss-ion [per-mish-uh n] (noun) authorization granted to do something
OK I know I've been a little post crazy lately, but just bare with my madness.
Recently, Lorde released her new song "Green Light". Upon hearing it, I immediately imagined a whole scenario in my mind; cool lights, a free spirit, all the works. After I watched the video, I loved it even more because is was almost exactly how I envisioned it. The chorus of the song and the beat is perfect to represent my character going on adventures and living her life. The song perfectly reflects the type of vibe I want to elicit from Panorama (yes I came up with a name, I'll explain later !!), so I would absolutely love it if I could use this song in at least one of my trailers...
There is just one thing standing in my way... *cue suspenseful music*... yep, you guessed it: copyright permission. Being that the label is none other than Universal Music Group of New Zealand. I had to fill out this whole permission form, so I am just hoping they give me then green light to go ahead and use it (haha Green Light, get it?)
I am currently looking for backup music, though, because I can't get attached to a song and then not be able to use it. Hopefully I find one that elicits the same vibe on a source like freemusicarchive.org.
Ok now real quick, Panorama. I used thesaurus.com to find words that mean perspective or adventure, being that these are the themes of my film. Will my attachment to one word titles ever stop? Don't know. But anyways, I saw the word panorama and thought it fit perfectly! The idea of widening one's view in the literal and figurative sense is something that is really interesting to me and this idea fits extremely well with my idea!!! :)
vin-tage [vin-tij] (adj); old-fashioned or obsolete
Some exciting news....I got my uncle's video camera!!! It is a Sony Handycam that still uses the little DVD thing so you can say it's a bit outdated, or vintage as I would like to call it. Regardless, I am beyond excited to finally film with an actual camera as opposed to my iPhone. The iPhone is a beautiful device of course, but I always find that after exporting videos, the quality is not maintained. so I'm excited to kick this problem to the curb.
I was playing around with the camera and the zoom and focus pulls I can do :o !!! So fancy. I am definitely an amateur, but this weekend I'm going to figure it out more and learn how to upload footage onto my laptop and all that jazz to prevent running into any issues...I might even invest in a reasonably priced, cute camera bag just so that I can fully embody the movie director vibes.
