Week 2 Post #1

Thursday 2/15/24

Hi blog! Today I have settled down my genre and storyline. First starting off with genre, I have chose a teen / criminal thriller movie. I first thought that a teenage movie would be appropriate since my cast will all be teenagers and for the criminal thriller part I thought that would be very interesting to film as there are many criminal thriller movies out there that can be very inspiring. 

Teen/criminal thriller movies often delve into the complexities of adolescence, exploring themes of rebellion, identity, and the allure of danger. These films typically feature young protagonists who find themselves caught up in criminal activities, either willingly or unwillingly, leading to suspenseful and often dangerous situations.

So... after some brainstorming and really considering my plan I decided to change my idea. I realized my plan was going to be too long and would bypass the 2-minute opening and I think my new idea will be more intriguing. Instead, I am going to keep the entire beginning which is a montage of our friends having fun on the boat with a happy and fun tone. Then the tone changes abruptly when I find my friend passed out due to overdosing and ends up dead. The mood completely changes and my friends are stressing about what to do. Since everyone was drinking and do not want to get into trouble my friends decide to leave his body in a tree behind the mangroves. The opening will end with us driving back home depressed and with anxiety. It is night time now and the colors of this scene will be dark and melancholy. I decided that I wanted to start off strong in the opening. I feel that this will draw the audience attention and will want to watch more. My purpose is to go from a really fun and exciting tone then to drastically change to a distressing and upset matter so that it creates a really unsettling feeling.