Planning: Project Proposal

    This week marks the start of the planning process for my portfolio project. After the extensive research I have finally curated my project proposal. For this project I have decided to work on my own. This is because I had an idea of what I wanted my project to be about before starting. The genre I have chosen is Bildungsroman sub genre to a Coming-of-Age genre. I chose this because I needed something that could help me convey meaning through my sport. The bildungsroman describes a protagonist that goes through growth and shows the psychological part of it. 

Story Elements

    I want my audience to be directed towards Gen Z and anyone that feels the pressure before performing their art. Whether it be a drama performer before taking the stage, or a soccer player receiving a pep talk prior to starting. I want this project to depict that it is okay to feel nervous, and my goal is people feeling understood. My cast will consist of two girls: a teenager and a child. They will be portraying the same character, however; this will be done during different times of the storyline. This will help convey Bildungsroman showing a change in maturity. 

    My film opening will adress modern social issues of comparison culture among teenagers, particularly in a competitive activity like colorguard. Teenagers often measure their self-worth against others leading to intense pressure and a growing fear of failing. The comparison is often built through social media standards and being in a high-achieving environment. Through the Bildungsroman environment I will explore the protagonist's psychological growth as they develop confidence.

Technological Elements

    Although I don't have major practices with cameras and editing. I have always enjoyed the concept of films and have created tiny skits with my friend when we were younger while editing on iMovie. However, for my current project I will be using Premiere Pro provided by my school. With the help from research and my teacher teaching the basics of Premiere Pro I can guide myself through the software. However, I'd like to watch more youtube videos on certain effects I can use to help convey my genre even more. I will start following creators on social media and youtube that use this platform to learn from them as much as possible.

   Currently I dont have set equipment for this project, I will not be filming with my iPhone. This is because I personally do not like the camera and as I have used my phone before I think for this type of genre using a Canon or Sony will be much more effective. I have a Kodak pix pro digital camera which can film videos. It has more of an "old school" feel, but I could use this to film my younger cast member before the protagonist matures. As of now I have options from family members that own canon camera, and they have experience with photography. They will help me understand the settings and everything I need to know to start filming successfully. 

Video taken by me with my digital camera:

Schedule Plan

Although this is subject to change here is my schedule for the following weeks of planning and filming! This is spread out between the months of February and 2 weeks in March. Where I will start my CCR planning and filming in March. Outside of this schedule I plan to update my cast on scripts, and have a table read with them seperately. With my cast I plan to do everything seperate since they are apart fo two differents periods of the protagonist's life. I also plan to film at practice with my older character, usually I have practice every thursday, tuesday, friday, and saturday. Which is perfect to complete my weekly blog posts before sunday.