Week Four:
We have officially decided that our first filming day will be tomorrow! I can not wait to meet up again with my fabulous group. I am stoked to share all the great ideas that were said to me by my classmates on how to go about this project. A couple of things that I was told was that in starting off my film opening, in which was something I feel that we struggled in the most, was that we should show how these girls that are being sex trafficked are being lured in. I thought this was really cool and another way to look at it just because it does make sense in going that route as well. Something else that was said that really caught my attention was showing the five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance which would go in sync with the percent of phone and/or girls kidnapped. I really like this idea a lot because I had not heard about that and is different and I think could come out really interesting.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Week Four:
What's going to go down... so far
So I know I have not explained much what exactly is going to go down in my film opening, I have yet to fill everyone in just because I wanted it to be a bit of surprise and hold it off but I can not do that. So here it goes, this is the whole enchilada: As you all know, our film opening which is called '1 Percent', will be based on sex trafficking. Our main character will be shown being taken into where the whole process is happening. She is being taken into a location in which the sex trafficking occurs. A bunch of victims will be shown in a poor state (physically and mentally). The main character will refer back to her phone in which she was able to have with her but starts off with having 5% battery on her phone. As it progresses, the battery percentage lowers. Other girls of all ages and races will be shown in the process of being sold online and how their pictures are being taken and a bit of what they are put through. Very few to little dialogue will be used. The film opening will then end when the main characters phone then reaches to 1% on her phone.
The color scheme of this film will be gray and dark dull colors since this is a depressing topic. A strike of blue will be hinting throughout this film opening in which my group and I had learned that the color blue is for the awareness of human trafficking and so the blue would stand out in all the gray in dullness. As well as for dropping hints, the main characters phone will be set to date to January 11, in which we had also learned that it is the national awareness day of human trafficking.
That is basically all the tea! We are really excited to film this and get it going!
What's going to go down... so far
So I know I have not explained much what exactly is going to go down in my film opening, I have yet to fill everyone in just because I wanted it to be a bit of surprise and hold it off but I can not do that. So here it goes, this is the whole enchilada: As you all know, our film opening which is called '1 Percent', will be based on sex trafficking. Our main character will be shown being taken into where the whole process is happening. She is being taken into a location in which the sex trafficking occurs. A bunch of victims will be shown in a poor state (physically and mentally). The main character will refer back to her phone in which she was able to have with her but starts off with having 5% battery on her phone. As it progresses, the battery percentage lowers. Other girls of all ages and races will be shown in the process of being sold online and how their pictures are being taken and a bit of what they are put through. Very few to little dialogue will be used. The film opening will then end when the main characters phone then reaches to 1% on her phone.
The color scheme of this film will be gray and dark dull colors since this is a depressing topic. A strike of blue will be hinting throughout this film opening in which my group and I had learned that the color blue is for the awareness of human trafficking and so the blue would stand out in all the gray in dullness. As well as for dropping hints, the main characters phone will be set to date to January 11, in which we had also learned that it is the national awareness day of human trafficking.
That is basically all the tea! We are really excited to film this and get it going!
Week Four:
I am so excited to announce that today went absolutely amazing! My classmates and I were all instructed to separate into different groups to get together and to give pointers to one another. I was so beyond anxious as we went counterclockwise to share our storyboards and our ideas on what all of us have planned to produce. Finally after giving feedback to my peers, it turned out to be my turn to share (my shy self went last of course). I got amazing ideas bouncing off the walls from my classmates which excites me a whole lot. One of my classmates in the group that I was in had suggested a beginning for my film opening which I was struggling in which I could definitely take that route.
I took a lot of notes as to what they were telling me so I can run back and share those ideas with my group. I can not wait to see the final outcome of this project, I have been told by many that they do like the topic and the route my group and I are going in. There are so many ideas and I feel real good about it.
Week Four:
Further research on sex trafficking- What is human sex trafficking? Sex traffickers use threats, manipulation, lies, debt bondage, and other forms of coercion to compel adults and children to engage in commercial sex acts against their will. There's multiple ways in how to stop/prevent human trafficking such as holding an event to raise awareness, starting a club/community group, lobby local policymakers, etc. The common age a child enters sex trafficking is 14-16 meaning they are too young and too naive to realize what is happening. Victims suffer from long lasting physical and psychological trauma, disease (HIV/AIDS), drug addiction, malnutrition, and social ostracism
Statistics:
Further research on sex trafficking- What is human sex trafficking? Sex traffickers use threats, manipulation, lies, debt bondage, and other forms of coercion to compel adults and children to engage in commercial sex acts against their will. There's multiple ways in how to stop/prevent human trafficking such as holding an event to raise awareness, starting a club/community group, lobby local policymakers, etc. The common age a child enters sex trafficking is 14-16 meaning they are too young and too naive to realize what is happening. Victims suffer from long lasting physical and psychological trauma, disease (HIV/AIDS), drug addiction, malnutrition, and social ostracism
Statistics:
- There is an estimated 21 million people in forced or coerced human trafficking world wide
- of those 21 million people, 68% of them are subjected to forced labor while 22% are subjected to forced sexual exploitation and the remaining 10% are in forms of state-imposed forced labor
- In those sex trafficked, 75% are women and girls and then 25% are children
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Week Three:
The days to me are going by faster and faster, the due date to me seems to near! We have done loads of research on the genre, and on what our story line. We have officially came up with a title in which I don't want to spoil but can't keep within myself any longer! The title of our film is... 1 Percent. The whole idea of '1 Percent' is the one percent the main character female in our film is going to have as she faces a very serious issue in which truly draws in the suspense and makes it a thriller.
The days to me are going by faster and faster, the due date to me seems to near! We have done loads of research on the genre, and on what our story line. We have officially came up with a title in which I don't want to spoil but can't keep within myself any longer! The title of our film is... 1 Percent. The whole idea of '1 Percent' is the one percent the main character female in our film is going to have as she faces a very serious issue in which truly draws in the suspense and makes it a thriller.
Week Three:
In deeper research to our film genre, which as it is know, my group and I have decided on.....THRILLER! We all decided to watch the first 2 minutes of the thriller movie assigned to us. We feel as if to play the part, you really need to know the part. The research is essential for success. I watched the film opening to a film called, "The Butterfly Effect". I got a really great gist/ understanding and a whole bunch of ideas of what it should contain and what not and what truly makes/breaks a thriller film. We have decided where the credits should be put and where the title of the film should be placed. All of the lighting scheme and misenscene elements have been figured out. A couple bumps in the road is due to our procrastination, We are a fun group and share laughs together and make things enjoyable and entertaining but sometimes we get off track! It's okay because at the end we still come together and work as hard as possible.
In deeper research to our film genre, which as it is know, my group and I have decided on.....THRILLER! We all decided to watch the first 2 minutes of the thriller movie assigned to us. We feel as if to play the part, you really need to know the part. The research is essential for success. I watched the film opening to a film called, "The Butterfly Effect". I got a really great gist/ understanding and a whole bunch of ideas of what it should contain and what not and what truly makes/breaks a thriller film. We have decided where the credits should be put and where the title of the film should be placed. All of the lighting scheme and misenscene elements have been figured out. A couple bumps in the road is due to our procrastination, We are a fun group and share laughs together and make things enjoyable and entertaining but sometimes we get off track! It's okay because at the end we still come together and work as hard as possible.
Week Three:
We have completed our storyboard! I am so beyond excited seeing all the progress my group and I have made. We definitely have a lot in store for this and are excited for the final outcome. In our storyboard we have all these different camera movements and techniques that we can't wait to actually use. What our storyboard basically consists of is what is going to happen in our film opening. A quick summary of our story line: It has to do with 'sex trafficking.' It has to do with a very serious topic in which is talked about world wide. Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, including sexual slavery.
In order to really capture the part into our film opening and real grasp he gist of it is to do deep research into sex trafficking ad the actual process of it. We, as a group, watched a short clip that is on you tube that contains a good part of sex trafficking in it. We have done greater research and will continue to do so. This is us in the making!
We have completed our storyboard! I am so beyond excited seeing all the progress my group and I have made. We definitely have a lot in store for this and are excited for the final outcome. In our storyboard we have all these different camera movements and techniques that we can't wait to actually use. What our storyboard basically consists of is what is going to happen in our film opening. A quick summary of our story line: It has to do with 'sex trafficking.' It has to do with a very serious topic in which is talked about world wide. Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, including sexual slavery.
In order to really capture the part into our film opening and real grasp he gist of it is to do deep research into sex trafficking ad the actual process of it. We, as a group, watched a short clip that is on you tube that contains a good part of sex trafficking in it. We have done greater research and will continue to do so. This is us in the making!
Week Three:
Today my group and I had an amazing meeting today! We were on a roll today, it was like all these great ideas were jumbling in and just rolling off of our tongues. We really were able to all come together and had a successful brainstorming session. Throughout every single meeting we have had, in class, and outside of school, we've really helped each other and come up with great ideas together. We have finalized the idea of the genre being a Thriller. We had first started off with the film opening being a drama genre. We then really thought it out and came up with a thriller. Even better, we officially now know exactly what we are going to do in as the overall story for our film opening!! Which is major news because we've been playing around with a few different ideas, but it is official if it's on the storyboard we created!
Today my group and I had an amazing meeting today! We were on a roll today, it was like all these great ideas were jumbling in and just rolling off of our tongues. We really were able to all come together and had a successful brainstorming session. Throughout every single meeting we have had, in class, and outside of school, we've really helped each other and come up with great ideas together. We have finalized the idea of the genre being a Thriller. We had first started off with the film opening being a drama genre. We then really thought it out and came up with a thriller. Even better, we officially now know exactly what we are going to do in as the overall story for our film opening!! Which is major news because we've been playing around with a few different ideas, but it is official if it's on the storyboard we created!
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Week Two:
I am so beyond excited to announce that my fantastic group and I have came to a conclusion on how this project is going to go down. Get a load of this, our films genre is going to be...Thriller!
About Thrillers: Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation, and anxiety. The thriller gene has been keeping audiences on their toes with tension and excitement. With that being said, I don't understand why anyone would not chose the thriller genre!
If you are like me, you have been messing up the thriller genre and horror genre all your life. Just to clear things up, it may seem that way because horror and thriller DO overlap. Horror can be thrilling and thrillers can be horrifying, but it does not mean the two are the same. Don't get it twisted.
To be even more specific, we are going with a psychological thriller. Examples of these are the following very well known and popular films, Shutter Island, Inception, The Butterfly Effect, Black Swan, and Seven.
I am so beyond excited to announce that my fantastic group and I have came to a conclusion on how this project is going to go down. Get a load of this, our films genre is going to be...Thriller!
About Thrillers: Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation, and anxiety. The thriller gene has been keeping audiences on their toes with tension and excitement. With that being said, I don't understand why anyone would not chose the thriller genre!
If you are like me, you have been messing up the thriller genre and horror genre all your life. Just to clear things up, it may seem that way because horror and thriller DO overlap. Horror can be thrilling and thrillers can be horrifying, but it does not mean the two are the same. Don't get it twisted.
To be even more specific, we are going with a psychological thriller. Examples of these are the following very well known and popular films, Shutter Island, Inception, The Butterfly Effect, Black Swan, and Seven.
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