Hi, so my group and I have had time to regroup, and we were able to think of a few new ideas. This came as a relief to me because I was sort of freaking out since I could not think of anything. I think the pressure of thinking of a great idea and not falling behind in the schedule is what is getting to me. But anyway thankfully we were able to think of something.
So our first idea was actually inspired by the way my parents met. The scene would open with a montage of a group of girls having fun at the beach, and the atmosphere would sunset. My vision of this opening is sort of like in movies where people are running in the water and splashing each other while laughing and the lighting is dim; giving it a nostalgic/feel-good mood. When Chloe, the main character turns around though, the majority of her friends are not there any longer, except her friend Sarah. I know what your thinking, this came out of nowhere. But i hope that through the specifc shots and editing, I could make it seem as though time passed and Chloe and Sarah lost sight of the other friends and lost them. Maybe I could even include a short shot of the other girls walking off to get something and allow the audience to assume that they could not find their way back.
Thee image below is essentially the lighting we are hoping to be in when we start filming. I realize that this may be difficult to get multiple shots of as the time frame of the sun setting is so short. I go this picture from a website here.
Clearly, this would cause a shift in the mood of the film. The lighting is now darker, leaning towards nighttime and the girls have no way home and no cell phone. I would make sure to not make the station too drastic, so to not fall into a thriller/horror category. I would do this by making the girls seem annoyed and a little worried, but not to the point of being scared since this is still a romantic comedy.
Luckily, Sarah sees a group of people in the distance and recognizes one of them. This causes her to run towards them and Chloe is completely confused as to where they are going. I hope that by showing these small aspects of Chloe's personality, I could subtly develop character. The audience would be able to tell that while Sarah is headstrong, Chloe is more of a follower. The point of this is to hint at the film developing a plot in which Chloe comes out of her shell and becomes a leader herself.
When they get to the group of people, Sarah immediately begins speaking with the person she recognizes, hoping to get a ride home from the beach and resolve their situation. However, Chloe expresses her worry for being around people he does not know. This is interrupted by the male lead. He does this by grabbing the hat off her head and putting it on himself. When Chloe realizes that a complete stranger just removed her hat she is very confused. Noah, the male lead, then says a corny line along the lines of 'Your eyes are too pretty to be covering them'. Chloe then makes an annoyed expression and is clearly unimpressed by his cliche compliment.
This is most of what my group has put together, after using my own parents' story and twisting some parts a bit. Our hope is to show the girls getting a ride home, and then that the two leads meet again two weeks later at a party. My vision is to have the opening end abruptly as Chloe opens the door for him and their two eyes meet again. I realize that we might be adding too many clips for such a short time frame. This is one of the biggest issues I am worried about if we continue with this idea. Another part that I dislike is sort of how there was no approach at the beginning. I felt as though we did not get a chance to establish character at all. I mean we could try to establish the setting of the beach through shots along with the montage, but I just feel like the meeting of the two characters was rather quick.
So, my group and I hope to discuss this idea more and maybe change a few things so we feel more confident about it. After all, the last thing we want is to spend weeks on something that we don't truly have our hearts set on. Also, we are going to a group meeting soon in which we could get the feedback from fellow students. I am confident that that experience would help us greatly and inspire us to change a few things for the better. I will be posting another blog specifically dedicated to that group meeting, so stay tuned. Other than that, this beach scene was the first idea we came up with, and I will be going into my second idea in another blog.
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