In case anyone was not aware Rachel and I will not be filming a 2 hour long feature film
unfortunately, but, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss what we would want the
plot of our film to be if we had the opportunity to create the entire movie. That way we
can all have a better understanding of how our film “fits” in the media.
unfortunately, but, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss what we would want the
plot of our film to be if we had the opportunity to create the entire movie. That way we
can all have a better understanding of how our film “fits” in the media.
Essentially, in our film we are developing this relationship between girl and tree over the
course of 3 years - starting when Alice is 12/13. We want Mother Winola to be a grandmother
type figure to Alice so we would depict Alice coming to visit the tree everyday and she’d tell
the tree about her day and her problems and Mother Winola would give Alice advice and explain
to Alice her role as a human in nature. The central conflict introduced in the film would be that
Alice finds out the area where Mother Winola resides will be destroyed and deforested to make
room for a big corporate factory. After learning about and spending so much time in nature with
her tree, Alice knows she must put a stop to this. Mother Winola who always has the right advice,
tells Alice that she should not get involved since she is just a child and has no real power in this
situation; for the first time ever Alice goes against what Mother Winola tells her and attempts to
put an end to the destruction of her favorite place. In the end she succeeds and begins an initiative
to protect the environment and plant more trees, Alice proves to herself, Mother Winola, and
everyone else that it doesn’t matter how old or young you are, anyone can provoke change.
course of 3 years - starting when Alice is 12/13. We want Mother Winola to be a grandmother
type figure to Alice so we would depict Alice coming to visit the tree everyday and she’d tell
the tree about her day and her problems and Mother Winola would give Alice advice and explain
to Alice her role as a human in nature. The central conflict introduced in the film would be that
Alice finds out the area where Mother Winola resides will be destroyed and deforested to make
room for a big corporate factory. After learning about and spending so much time in nature with
her tree, Alice knows she must put a stop to this. Mother Winola who always has the right advice,
tells Alice that she should not get involved since she is just a child and has no real power in this
situation; for the first time ever Alice goes against what Mother Winola tells her and attempts to
put an end to the destruction of her favorite place. In the end she succeeds and begins an initiative
to protect the environment and plant more trees, Alice proves to herself, Mother Winola, and
everyone else that it doesn’t matter how old or young you are, anyone can provoke change.
We’ve decided to label our film a fantasy drama. Because of these mystical elements
that we want to incorporate, a talking tree, obviously in our two minute time frame we
will not be depicting much else of the world Alice lives in, that will be left to the
imaginations of viewers, however it can be inferred that Alice does live a quite
fantastical life. So we will be taking advantage of the magic, made up creatures,
and supernatural aspect of the fantasy genre side of our film. I have a whole blog post
about the fantasy genre, and since we will be staying true to most if not all of its conventions
that post will definitely be a point of reference in making and marketing this film. As for the
drama genre side we will also be incorporating many of its conventions. For instance,
creating characters that the audience can empathize with, building tension that leads to
an intense climax, ultimately we hope to move the audience emotionally and leave them
with a lasting impression.
that we want to incorporate, a talking tree, obviously in our two minute time frame we
will not be depicting much else of the world Alice lives in, that will be left to the
imaginations of viewers, however it can be inferred that Alice does live a quite
fantastical life. So we will be taking advantage of the magic, made up creatures,
and supernatural aspect of the fantasy genre side of our film. I have a whole blog post
about the fantasy genre, and since we will be staying true to most if not all of its conventions
that post will definitely be a point of reference in making and marketing this film. As for the
drama genre side we will also be incorporating many of its conventions. For instance,
creating characters that the audience can empathize with, building tension that leads to
an intense climax, ultimately we hope to move the audience emotionally and leave them
with a lasting impression.
We want our audience to question their role in nature. Deforestation and the destruction
of our Earth by man is an extremely prominent issue at this time, according to the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, an estimated 18 million acres of forest are
lost because of deforestation each year. Audiences should leave thinking about how
kind they’ve been to the environment throughout their lives, and if they haven’t been
very kind to hopefully give them a change in perspective. In addition, we will also be
representing the idea that anyone can provoke change regardless of age, color,
orientation, religion, etc. In our film a little girl decides she wants to abide by her morals
and stand up to a big corporation that is trying to destroy the home of her friend which is
also at this point a home to her as well; in all her efforts, she succeeds we want this to
resonate with our audience, to show all the little girls watching that they too can make
change if they work hard enough.
of our Earth by man is an extremely prominent issue at this time, according to the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, an estimated 18 million acres of forest are
lost because of deforestation each year. Audiences should leave thinking about how
kind they’ve been to the environment throughout their lives, and if they haven’t been
very kind to hopefully give them a change in perspective. In addition, we will also be
representing the idea that anyone can provoke change regardless of age, color,
orientation, religion, etc. In our film a little girl decides she wants to abide by her morals
and stand up to a big corporation that is trying to destroy the home of her friend which is
also at this point a home to her as well; in all her efforts, she succeeds we want this to
resonate with our audience, to show all the little girls watching that they too can make
change if they work hard enough.
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