The Film Opening Plan
Hello everyone! Today I have decided to share what will be the blueprint of me and my partner's (Natalia) film opening project. After discussing different ideas and considering what the both of us are interested in, we decided to take on the genre of drama!
Overall Storyline / Inclusions in Opening
For this post, my main focus are the ideas and themes of film, as well as how the film opening relates to what the rest of the film is about. The film is about a character named Stella (who I will talk more about in detail for another post), and about her journey on pursuing her dreams within the acting industry. We decided to make Stella belong to a part of an underrepresented group in the media world, being those that are disabled. We also did this to showcase how much more difficult it is for many underrepresented groups of people to successfully make it in the acting industry.
In the duration of the film opening, Stella will be shown in the movie theater with a group of friends. In the movie theater, a black and white film will be playing on the large theater screen. Stella is shown admiring the actress on the theater screen, as it is her dream to become an actress. While watching this black and white film, Stella realizes how badly she wants to become an actress and will do what it takes to be successful in the industry. At the end of the film opening, the movie theater lights will go out, representing how Stella's mind snaps back to reality, and the realization of this harsh journey comes to life.
The film itself is supposed to outline the harsh reality of how challenging it is for a disabled individual to make it successfully through the acting industry and be able to pursue these dreams. This also highlights how this journey will take an emotional toll on Stella, as she is insecure about her dreams due to her fear of criticism from others. This film will also deal with finding one's identity, as Stella will learn more about herself and finds her true color throughout this whole journey. Our main inspiration for this kind of story comes from the following films...
Inspirations for Film Opening Plan
La La Land (2016)
The film Hidden Figures (2016) is another drama film that me and Natalia felt was similar to our film's plot. While this film doesn't have to do with the acting industry, it does in fact deal with the struggles on working in a field as an individual that is part of an underrepresented group. The main leads are woman of color that deal with the hardships of working in a field with only white men; they face racism and mistreatment within their journey and manage to overcome these hardships.
Both films above deal with similar themes, like representation in certain fields of work, the hardships of belonging to an underrepresented group, and the obstacles of pursuing more demanding dreams. The difference between our film and the ones shown above is that the main focus of the film is Stella's journey to pursue her dreams in acting. For instance, while the film La La Land (2016) does deal with the pursuing of acting, the film also focuses on romance and the hardships of maintaining relationships through fame. As for the film Hidden Figures (2016), while it does not deal with anything related to the acting industry, it does focus more on the hardships of working as an individual belonging to an underrepresented group.
Receiving information from these to films have allowed me to expand my knowledge on the hardships of pursuing a job as being in an underrepresented group, enabling me to create a more accurate story within the film. This research has also allowed me to be clear about what my film's focus will be, whether it is just Stella herself, or her dealing with relationships.
I will soon be going into more detail about Stella herself and her story, so stay tuned for my next post!
References / Photo Credits
IMDb. “IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities.” IMDb, 2008, www.imdb.com/.
Youtube. “YouTube.” YouTube, www.youtube.com/.
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