Hey team welcome back to the blog
So today I want to jot down my basic concept/idea for my short film and I hope its comprehensible because my parents keep asking me to tell them what my new idea is and I literally can't begin to explain it so hopefully (🤞🤞) this will help solidify the idea.
I got the concept of my film from seeing an email about a fanfiction author posting a sequel to a story I loved from them. I was stoked to see it and then saw in the description of the story, a reminder that my favorite character was removed from the universe. There's a justifiable reason for the author taking him out and I completely understand and support the decision, but it left me with a feeling of... I don't know, it's hard to describe. Unease? Discomfort? I'm not sure if there's a specific word for the feeling but essentially, I was slapped with the feeling of "understanding that this is just how life pans out but I'm deeply upset because I know something that made me happy will never be the same again." Isn't that so swag.
Anyways, it's such a specific feeling, but I've felt it a lot these past few months. Mainly from some of the stories I've read (such as the two I mentioned in the previous blog post + multiple others) but also because of college. As a senior, all people seem to want to talk about is where I want to go to college, if I'm excited about college, how I'm going to behave in college, what I want to major in in college, and so on. I'm getting sick of it because I don't have an answer to any of those questions yet, but also because it makes me think about change. My life is about to irrevocably change so dramatically in only a few months, and having to deal with everything that comes along with going away to college is so mentally taxing, so much so that I try not to think about it.
This feeling is very specific, and I feel like with my experience in it, I could tell a cool story dealing with this emotion, which leads me to my next thing.
what do i do for a story ?
I'm finding it really tough to come up with a story about this feeling because I don't want to make it about going away to college (feels cliche, I don't want to think about college in the first place lmao), nor do I want to make it about a fanfiction (it's so embarrassing pls), so I'm at the moment at a loss for a story. I could swing the story in the direction of growing up, which also feels cliche, but could give me more opportunities to make a coherent story. However, there was an experimental short film we watched in class called "Obscura" (I'm sorry, I couldn't find the link for it </3) which was mainly about capturing a feeling, one of longing, rather than telling a cohesive story. I really enjoy this concept and feel like I could work with it. I'm not 100% sure how I would do this, but if I do some research on experimental films, it could help me get a better idea.
Although, I do have a few miscellaneous ideas for scenes/moments of the film which I'll share to help paint a better picture of what I'm envisioning the final product to look like
- shot of the MC sliding down a closed-door, head in hands
- MC lying in bed, holds a beloved stuffed animal in the air and talks to it or looks at it, throws it on the floor, and turns away from it
- MC reluctantly answers a question about what's getting them down at the dinner table from parents as they're pushing their food around.
- and maybe something with the MC driving/visiting around their city, taking in the world around them
- I'd love to do a roof shot with the MC staring at the night sky or the sunset, something about the night changing
I also know that if I were to add another character in the film, I wouldn't want to show their face. The story isn't about them, it's about the main character. Plus, I think it would make for a neat exploration of shots.
For some more references as to how I want the short film to feel, here are some songs (the italicized ones are the best examples, but they all work).
- "Sparks" by Coldplay
- "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles
- "Come a Little Closer" by Cage the Elephant
- "Summer Is Like a Dream" by khai dreams
- "right where you left me" by Taylor Swift
- "La Jolla" by Wilbur Soot
- "Maryland" by Coyote Theory
Song for 2/15
"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon
(this song has a wildly different vibe than the other ones listed LMAO sorry guys its a banger)
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