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  Locations: my house, my home gym Participants: Aljeanae Pierre, Samantha Fernandez Health: no actual eating disorder habits will take place to the actors! No starving, no over exercising will actually happen. All numbers on the scale will be faked and rigged using a broken scale. Schedule:  - 2/1 pitch was created and blogged  - 2/8 genre research took place as well as genre being decided - 2/14 convention research took place - 2/18 title research took place - 2/25 tittle design took place - 3/4 storyboard is decided and put into motion break -   4/13-17  filming will take place - 4/16- 4/19 editing and any parts that need to be re filmed will be done - 4/ 20 rewatching the movie and putting all final touches will be added  Back up Plans:  - filming will not be an issue since I am primarily filming alone so I have worked and evaluated my schedule

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my script blog! This script does feature dialogue however dialogue is moderate in quantity as a portion of the script is done with captions! Scene 1: *Title screen fades out and wide shot zooming in on main character AJ sitting on couch* Narrated voice over : "It's a natural part of life to want to feel pretty. Pretty is in and truthfully it always has been. Honestly in girl world, pretty is everything. When you are pretty you get the guy, the followers, the random compliments while walking down the street. You even get to bask in the occasional jealousy you face because you're so pretty, so why wouldn't anyone want to be that?" Scene 2 Narrated: This is AJ well me, I never thought I was ugly but I never really thought I was pretty. I never really thought I was thin either, but I knew I was "thin enough." My body never dawned on me until this day when I just had to be on my stupid phone on stupid TikTok and see this.  *This is...

 Hello Everyone! Welcome to my title design planning blog! This blog will follow the planning behind my titles  - Name of the Studio PRESENTS (who owns the rights)  : Aljeanae Pierre - Name of Production Company ( which company made the movie): Perfectly Pierre Productions - Actor(s) names ( who is in the movie):   Aljeanae Pierre as AJ (MAIN CHARACTER), Samantha Fernandez as friend - Film Title (what is the movie called): Typically Thin - Music By ( who is the music you are using from):  Breathe Me - Sia, C U Girl Instrumental - Steve Lacy - Edited By ( who edited the movie): Aljeanae Pierre - Producer or Produced By ( who put up the money for the movie): Aljeanae Pierre - Story By ( who came up with the idea for the movie): Aljeanae Pierre - Written By ( who wrote the script for the movie): Aljeanae Pierre - Directed By ( who directed the movie): Aljeanae Pierre

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my fourth of four title design research blogs! This blog will be following the film Perks of Being a Wallflower Perks of being a Wallflower is a coming of age film following our main protagonist Charlie. From an outside perspective, Charlie is viewed as socially awkward and introverted but has struggled with clinical depression after coping with his best friend’s suicide and new found love. In this film Charlie must navigate through his struggles and find a group as well as hisself where he belongs. 1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence? Which ones are they?  -   Four titles are displayed during opening sequence. The first title is the production company’s, Summit Entertainment. The second is another production company title ready, “A Mr. Mudd Production.” The third title is cast credits, and the fourth title is the actual film title, Perks of Being a Wallflower. 2. What connotations do the images carry? How do they ...

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my third of four title design research blogs! This blog will be following the coming of age film, But I'm A Cheerleader.  But I'm a cheerleader is an early 2000s coming if age film following our main protagonist Megan who is what you would consider the "perfect American girl." She's blonde, a cheerleader, popular, a religious Christian with a very religious upbringing, and to top off her "perfect" life persona, Megan is dating a very handsome popular football player sho she appears to not be totally interested in but the couple still "work." Later on, Megan's friends and family begin to suspect that she is a lesbian and in a non LGBTQ accepting environment, they urge to send her to True Directions which is a boot camp style conversion therapy "rehab." While in at conversion therapy, Megan runs into a fellow rebellious lesbian teenager and starts to develop and recognize her feelings as Megan comes to te...

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my second of four title design research blogs!  This blog will follow the coming of age drama film, Lady Bird. Lady Bird is a Netflix original film following our main female protagonist, Christine "Lady Bird McPherson." Christine is an independent, strong willed teenager who has always felt an inner resentment towards her life and familial situation. Christine has lived a life always feeling trapped in her small California town belonging to a lower middle class family, dreaming of a bigger and freer life away on the east coast. Lady Bird also must navigate through having a rocky relationship with her too independent and strong willed mother who has a rather critique based relationship with Lady Bird/Christine. 1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? - 5 titles are displayed during the opening sequence of the film. First is the first/main production company's title, "A24." The second title...

 Hello Everyone! Welcome to my first of four Title Design Research Blogs! This blog will be following the title designs research of the coming of age drama film, Sixteen Candles 1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film? Which ones? - There are a total of six titles displayed during the film's opening sequence. The first and second titles belong to the production companies, Universal Pictures and Channel Productions. The third is the Director's title reading, "A John Hughes Film." The fourth title showcased is the actual movie titles, "Sixteen Candles." The fifth title is the actors list. And the sixth title was the producer's credits for production members in charge of casting, music, music supervision, etc.  2.  What connotations do the images carry? (how do they make you feel) - The film is centered around adolescence and the marking age of 16. The opening sequence is movie title "Sixteen Candles" is cleverly ...

Hello everyone! Welcome to my Title Website Research Blog! The title of a film plays a major part in how the film is conveyed. Titles give visual and verbal insight to what the play is about, a common theme found in the film or basically a word that connects to the significance of the film.  I took to using the resources of Artofthetitle.com along with Watchthetitles.com to gain more insight on the backstory and construction behind titles.  Beginning with Artofthetitle.com, I really did enjoy researching this sight. Art of the Title is very thorough. The site not only shows you each title but also shows the sequence along with the title, title significance such as awards its' won and the title's connection to the film and what the title's artwork and assisting graphics convey. For example, the title surrounding the series "Little America" is explored on the website. The series is one centered around the stories of immigrants living in America. The titles of the sh...

 The breakfast club is a timeless 80s classic coming of age film. The film follows 5 teenagers who meet and intertwine during a Saturday detention. The teens also represent a different stereotypical high school niche. John the rebel, Clair the princess type, the outcast Allison, Brian the brainiac, and Andrew the jock.  As the teens interact and explore each other's different walks of life they learn the lesson to not judge one another and that friendship can be formed despite differences once acknowledgement and a common similarity is found.  C.A.M.S (camera angles, movements, shots) - wide shots:  Since a big group of 5 is being followed and filmed together, wide shots are commonly found to capture the full group.  - low angles: In library scenes that where the characters are sitting on the floor they low angles are used to capture this.  - high angle shots:  In the film, the principal is the common enemy and symbol of superiority against the student...

 13 Going on 30 starring Jennifer Garner is a classic American coming of age film. The film follows our 13 year old main character and protagonist Jenna who is sick of her adolescence and how lack luster it appears to her. Jenna is desiring a boyfriend, to be popular, and after being humiliated at her 13th birthday party, Jenna's desires transform into her wanting to just hide forever until she becomes a 30 year old adult. Eventually Jenna's desires become reality and she wakes up one day as a full fledged 30 year old woman. As her wish is fulfilled, Jenna goes through the trials and tribulations of being a grown adult woman. Battling through the fast life, new adult responsibilities, conflicts with old classmates from the past 17 years, along with a new set of male and females conflict in the adult world. Jenna is then tasked with facing the moral lesson of growing up to fast and salvaging your youth, adulthood isn't the carefree lifestyle we dream of as kids, the classic ...

 Thirteen is a drama movie, specifically a coming of age film that follows two main characters, Tracy and Evie. Tracy is initially a "goody two-shoes" type of character, friendly, sweet, innocent, and a star student. Evie on the other hand is the rebellious outgoing school mate who becomes friends with Tracy. Once the two collide and become friends, Tracy begins to adopt all of Evie's habits such as cutting school, smoking, partying, hanging with older men, disobeying her mom and completely transforming into Evie. The two eventually continue hang out but towards the end, Tracy learns that Evie isn't really her friend and instead learns that her true and authentic sweet self is the way she was meant to be since it's her authentic self. This film is the classic take on encouraging teenagers to not fall into peer pressure and once you do, the consequences will follow until you find your way back to your authentic self.  C.A.M.S (camera angles, movements, shots)  clos...

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my Genre Decision Blog! After conducting research on various genres, I have decided I would like to choose drama, specifically a coming of age film. The main premise of a coming of age film is to follow an adolescent or young adult through their trials and tribulations of maturing through conflict. My film follows a teenage girl who begins to feel subconscious about herself, so she begins a diet to fix these insecurities. However this diet begins to spiral out of control and becomes a full on eating disorder, specifically Anorexia. By the end of this short film, the girl begins to see things for what they really are and come to the consensus that starvation and an eating disorder is not the answer, learning to love herself through her insecurities is the correct path to take. Initially I wanted to take the route of producing a romance film where the girl meets a love interest and the new found love encourages her and heals her from her eating disorder. I...

 Coming of age films are drama films that typically portray the moral growth of the main character from youth to adulthood, or a more matured state of mind. C.A.M.S (camera angles, movement, shots) - close up angles: Coming of age films want to strongly present the range of emotions the character goes through as the develop and mature. Close up angles help to produce this by giving close ups to the character's face emphasizing these portrayed emotions.  - cut away camera movements: Cut aways are camera movements that show the bigger objective shot of the scene then cut to individual important objects in the scene. When emphasizing a character, a big group will be shown as the entirety of the scene picture the it will cut away to the one character, typically our main character to emphasize the contrast and focus of them.  - two shots: Whether closely angled or angled far away, two shots are crucial for coming of age films in scenes where a significant romance, friendship, ...

 Romance Elements - The common core element of romance films are two main protagonists who explore a developing love story showcased throughout the film. Oftentimes, the two main characters go through a complex plot to get to their happily ever after and crucial film elements convey this storyline.  C.A.M.S (camera angles, movement, shots) - over the shoulder shot: These shots often convey a conversation setting between characters highlighting potential body language, emotions, or the general relationship between the characters.  - two shots/mid shots: This shot conveys a two person dynamic and shows the torso sector of the body and up of the two characters. Usually this type of shot shows the physical interaction of characters and is perfect for shots showing kisses between the main protagonists/love interests.  - long shots/establishing shots: Long shots/establishing shots help to establish location, usually locations that prove setting significance to the develop...