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So my last blog post I talked about color scheme... So I think its only fitting to talk about the costumes... At first.. I didn't think it was going to be that many costumes.. but I am coming realize .. it  is indeed a lot of costumes.. especially because I want the color scheme to gradually change throughout the film... and thats only for one of the main characters... as for the hippie friend.. she will wear the warm colors throughout the whole film. This change in costumes as well as the color scheme is also representative of the characters growth...
Just to give the juxtaposing example..
The main character ( the one going through the awakening)

In the first shot she will wear something like ...

 It is very buttoned up.. closed and blue... which establishes the color scheme I want and the emotion I am trying to get across..

Then throughout the film.. as she goes on her journey she starts to change her wardrobe.. this still contains blue but it is majority brow... a warmer color. Furthermore, it is a dress, which is more open and flowy ... similar to how her mindset is changing.. the wardrobe would change more gradually than the picture above to this ... but this is for example purposes..

At the end of the film we would then see .. something like this.. it is warmer. However, the character is still embracing who she is and where she came from... she is still wearing pants but the pants are flowy and not as tight.. What I want to do is tell the story not just through the plot but through the colors and the progression of her wardrobe.. which would add so much.. i believe attention to detail is everything. 

I will post another blog about her friends wardrobe ... not as exciting but it will help me get my ideas in order.. 

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yellloooo... ( pun intended)

So I mentioned my color scheme in both of my last posts ... but did not talk about my ideas for the color scheme.
 I was thinking of a very warm color scheme.. oranges, yellows, pinks ... I think this portrays a lot about what I want to get across about the main character... and her journey.
This warmth about her and her journey... this warmth of exploration.. I really like the color scheme shown in this image..

However, I have been kind of on the edge of weather or not I want to progress the color scheme... maybe it starts off with cooler colors.. to represent this idea that she feels isolated and cold.. like she doesn't belong.. then throughout the journey the color scheme around her becomes warmer as she begins to feel more comfortable.. warmer and like she belongs.. I was thinking of starting and ending with a similar shot but with a different tint.. not to drastic but noticeable enough..

I want to start looking into filters... however, I believe that it depends on the color of the setting.. I might do a blog posting about that when I get more footage..

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Hiiiii... 

so I already have a brief idea of what I want my website to look like but haven't talked about what I want my postcard to look like....

In my research I found that...

Postcard advertisements are used at film festivals to promote the film, and mainly catch the peoples attention. As well as invite more of the public to view the film. These post cards for short films are very important since, typically short films are made on a  low budget. These help promote and sell the film.

I found that its important that...

When creating a postcard advertisement, it is important to remember ...It is often the first time someone is hearing about the film. Therefore, the poster should be designed in a manner that is instantly eye-catching and enticing.

For my film I would like to keep it with the same color scheme and vibe as the website... that being simple and eye catching... I found a few examples that I particularly like and I think could inspire my postcard. 

I really like not only the simplicity of this post card but the emotion that it portrays... I feel like thats the shot I would use on my postcard..something that makes people feel something. 

Apart from that I feel like the negative space here is very effective... it draws attention to the tittle as well as keeping attention on what I assume are he main characters... I would very much like to and have been thinking about using negative space in a lot of my shots for the website, this post card and my film..

Hello,
so all of my past blogs have been about the film itself and I haven't really focused on the other two aspects of the project. That being the website and the postcard. For this post I want to focus on the website.
I then began to research... and I found a website discussing what exactly NOT TO DO when creating a website. I actually liked this because, its such a creative task.... it helped me to rule our what not to do or the mistakes I can evade.
The website that was the most useful was...

https://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/attention-filmmakers-your-website-sucks-290006/

The part of this article that was the most useful was this photo actually...

It allowed me to realize that I wanted something simple and that should follow the rule of something "image driven", that grasps the audiences attention and looks good and clean. 

I work the best on paper thus I decided to draw it on paper ... 

here are a few of my ideas 

*Note... most of my website ideas revolve around the image above* 

Basically what this image shows is the layout I want my website to have... similar to the inspiration image, it the separation boxes above into ( Home, Trailer, About and Film)

From what I learned on the webpage... it is to make everything very visible and accessible, especially the trailer page...thus the home page will include a a trailer button.

overall, I want to make my website very simple and interactive... with possibly animation.

hiiiiii,
for this posting I am going to discuss the weed scene

for this scene I want it to be a compilation of various things... I want them to be dancing, asking each other random questions, touching stuff..

I would begin with them being surrounded by smoke ( how i am going to do that .. I have no idea) then them coughing and giggling... it would switch to them dancing very slowly..then them touching each other hair, then laying in random positions and asking questions... then them giggling again.. the most important thing here is the editing and the music.

I am currently looking for royalty free music that juxtapose each other to match the mood of each of these parts of this scene.

I am also purchasing these LED lights change color and I feel make the scene

As for their wardrobe... I want it to progressively get worse (weirder)... to show the progression of how high they are ... similar to what they are wearing in the picture above.. cohesive yet odd. 

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so now that I have established the end and the begging I want to go into detail for each scene. I am first going to discuss the meditation scene.

Location: The beach ... hopefully at sunrise

rough thought...

It will begin with the sound of the two girls going ummmmm... and show them both eyes closed and focused..then we hear the friend saying
"I need you to clear your mind and focus on the silence... I want you to focus on the sounds of the waves crashing...as they lap against the sand.. I want you to imagine you are the ocean and the sand...and i want you to feel how you crash into yourself... that internal conflict you feel..i want you to focus on the silence...not anything else...UMMMMMMMM..
-brief silence
"Want you to feel as the air touch's your face... how the sand feels
main character: how can I clear my mind and focus on the silence if you are always talking
friend: breath in, breath out

The main character will be wearing funny tee-shirt that says "zen vibes only" while the other will be wearing something very flowy and hippie like.

I feel like the comedy in this ... is this idea of trying to find silence when she is continuously talking...But I still have to chew on this idea to see if I come up with something more comical.

hiyaaaaaa,
so before I go into detail of how I want each discovery scene to go down.. I want to discuss what I want to do with the begging and the end.

Its starts with the main character sitting at the dinner table while someone is saying prayer, she looks bored, unamused.. she is looking around and paying attention to everything except the prayer.. here is then when we here the first line of the conversation is heard...so the audience thinks that its the main character pondering at the dinner table when actually it allows a transition into the next scene.

The ending is the same shot as the opening except the character has a different costume on and when they pray she closes her eyes and smiles.. here we hear a voice over of her coming to terms with the religion she was granted.

I think this allows for a full circle type of moment and portrays this idea of ...journey and exploration yet has a resolution.

similar to something like this... with low-key lighting and an emphasis on the main character... i would possibly have more people at the dinner table but it depends..