Setting is key

Hey everyone! I'm back yet again for another post. My group and I have finally decided on what our film would center on and what genre we would follow in order for the most amount of success possible. As we finalized on our idea, we realized that we would need to start filming very soon. In order to begin to film, we decided that we should incorporate a "checklist" of things to do before filming, and we realized that we would need to decide on exactly where we will be filming our film opening.

We realized that we have a plethora of options to film our opening, as our film opening will not require many special effects. We decided that one of our options to open the film would be my group member's (Camy Orr) father's office. This office allows us to incorporate all of our ideas of the opening, as the office building is rather large and gives us opportunity to bring in a true "business feeling". Another thing about the business aspect of the opening of our film is exactly how people dress, so we came to the conclusion that we would also have to focus on the costuming of our scenes as well. When one comes across the stereotypical "businessman", they usually are wearing a suit and holding a briefcase. Some negative stereotypes of businessmen are their love of money and the fact that in the film industry, businessmen usually tend to not be diverse, which is a misrepresentation of the true aspects of the business world, so my group and I will strive to break from this stereotype. We believe that if we follow the negative stereotypes that have been previously stated, our movie will not follow the morals of what we wanted to stick to in the first place, and that was to leave a message with the audience.

My group also wants to end our opening sequence with a shot of a man who appears quite rugged and finds himself to be quite unsuccessful. We felt that the best way to incorporate this feeling would be showing the man to be sitting on a park bench, as this method has been used in the film industry many times, and gives the audience a great introduction to the character, as the film Hancock does. The park idea is also incredibly convenient to us, as South Florida as an extensive amount of parks we can use such as Markham Park, Peace Mound Park, Vista View Park, and more. Displayed below is a picture of the character Hancock, and how he wakes up upon a bench. The picture also creates a sense of irony as the bench states to move forward with your dream, while the character is displayed in a very weary state and does not seem motivated at all. This would be something that would be interesting to add into our film opening as well, as it gives off a comedic twist to a dramatic topic.

I am incredibly excited to begin the filming process and truly embark on this journey. I hope you enjoyed this post!! See you soon! 

Resources: 

Yasa, Aylin. "Stereotypes of the Businessman." N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2017.

Goudreau, Jenna. "The 10 Worst Stereotypes About Powerful Men." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 29 May 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2017.