Researching film locations

 So for my film, since we have the whole plot planned out we have decided where we want to film. So the beginning of the film's opening takes place in "Sabrina's" house we have decided to use Brianna's house and her room. Then we move along to Ellie's house which will take place in our other friend Hayden's house. Then the next scene would be the garage which will also take place in Hayden's house. After we see her biking all the way to Sabrina's house that will be filled in Brianna's neighborhood and then the rest of the filming will be completed in Brianna's house/room.

Coming-of-age stories usually take place anywhere, considering their goal is to show the growth of the child/teen they usually take place in places like schools, homes, small towns, summer settings, nature, etc. Schools are a natural setting for coming-of-age stories, as it's a place where teenagers spend a lot of time and experience a lot of growth. From navigating friendships and cliques to dealing with academic pressures and first loves, high school provides a wealth of material for coming-of-age narratives. The protagonist's home life is often a central part of a coming-of-age story. This is where the protagonist interacts with their family, learns about their place in the world, and grapples with family conflicts. Small towns can provide a sense of claustrophobia and limitation, which can be a perfect backdrop for a coming-of-age story about a protagonist who feels like they need to break free. Summer is often a time of freedom and exploration for teenagers, so it's a popular setting for coming-of-age stories. The protagonist might go on a summer vacation, get a summer job, or simply spend their summer hanging out with friends. Nature can be a symbol of freedom and escape in coming-of-age stories. The protagonist might go on a camping trip, take a hike in the woods, or simply spend time outdoors to connect with themselves and the world around them.

Examples 

School:                                                         

Small town:

Home:

Summer setting:

 Nature:

Story board

Storyboards!!! These are our Storyboards they include pictures of what we want the shots to look like and they include small descriptions of the scenes and the shots that will take place.

 

Mise-en-scène

 Props!!!!

-Bike

-poster

-led lights

-vanity

-picture of boy

-glue

-phones

-paper with a fake schedule  

- a piece of paper for the pact

-desk

-chair

-room decor

-tv

-rulers 

-pencils 

-pens

-markers 

-scissors

Costume Design!!!

Sabrina- flare jeans tank top sliver jewelry straightened hair light makeup 

Ellie- baggy jeans tank wavey hair fake glasses messy gold jewelry bun light makeup

Shot list

 YAYYY we are finally making progress lol we worked hard to finally have our script and now we have the shot list COMPLETED!! These are our goals for the shots but if any changes need to be made we will upload the list!!

 1) Opening Scene

-Sabrina is anxiously waiting for a phone carr

-med shot of her shaking her leg.

-Close up of her stressed

-Med shot of her glancing at her phone

-Camera shifts to an over-the-shoulder and her phone rings

-Close up or med shot (undecided) as she picks up the phone

-Transition of split screen of the phone call

2) Ellie’s room (phone call)

-Close up or med shot (undecided)4

3) Sabrina’s room

-Long shot of sabrina standing up

-Pov shot of her reacing into her closet

4) Ellie's room/ Garage

-Ellie runs off medium shot

-Long shot of garage opening 

5) Sabrina's room

-Long shot of her thoring the matteials on the floor and sitting down

-Over the shoulder of her opening poster cuts off

6) Ellies street 

-Ellie biking long shot

-tracking hand held shot of Ellie biking 

7) Sabrinas room

-Long shot of ellie breaking in and sitting down

-Two shot of them together

-Low angle  shot of them finishing opening the poster

-Pov shot of the hands opening the poster

-Over the should for dialouge

-Med shot as sabrina stands up

-Pan showing Ellie confused

-Over the shoulder of Sabrina writing

-Med shot of Sabrina going back and handing ehr the paper

-Pov shot of the paper

-Close up of Ellies face

-Over the shoulder for continuing dialogue

-Med shot for signing the paper and ending scene

Script

Story Outline

Title Ideas

•  Both perspectives

• Whoever gets him first

 

• Broken promise

• How to break your friendship

• The promise 

Setting:

Mc 1’s Bedroom, Mc’ 2s Bedroom, House, front yard,

Characters 

Mc 1, Female: Sabrina-  14-years-old, dressed in baggy clothes, has straight hair, and is Latina. Likes to play volleyball and loves going out. extrovert 

Mc 2, Female: Ellie-  14-years-old, spontaneous, artistic, extrovert, ballet dancer, Latina, wavyish hair, very into music.

Sc, 1 Male: Tristan: just turned 15, sporty, extroverted, curly/wave hair, tall, also into music, Hispanic, photographer

Plot outline

This story is going to be about two best friends who like the same guy.  They both go to summer camp and they meet this guy. Both were immediately star-struck by him together they both shared that they spontaneously had a crush on him and they thought nothing of it because they both didn’t think they had a chance with him. They realized that this guy was going to the same high school as them the next year Once they found out the news they both realized that they wanted to try and at least get a chance with him so they decided to create a plan. They were going to find info on him his hobbies, lifestyle, classes, interests, etc, and before school starts so they could find ways for both of them to interact with him.  After getting the main piece of info they piece the plan together and one of the girl's houses and they realize that if one of them does end up getting with them what will happen to their friendship? 

They decide to make a pact/promise that they aren't going to let a silly guy get in between their 6-year friendship but little do they know.  After signing the fake pact, they make a silly joke saying “WHOEVER GETS HIM FIRST AHAHAHAH” and that's when the film opening ends.

Group Meeting

Today in class my teacher had an activity set out for us. We had to get into groups that she chose for us and we had to discuss our projects progress. I was in a group of 6 people, and we went around in a circle sharing our blog post, brainstorming progress, and story outline. We all gave each other constructive criticism and tips we thought could help our classmates improve their projects. What did I learn, well most importantly I learned that I NEED TO HURRY UP. 

 Everyone else has already started/finished their scrips and they all have their plot planned out. I was dealing with some medical issues so I'm very behind, but I will catch up this week. I learned tips from the group meeting was tips on how people found out their stories and scripts. There was this girl in my group who was also doing coming of age and she really helped me bring my ideas together and even suggested some. She recommended that I should watch the movie 13 Going on 30 and try to use some characteristics from an opening like that and include my own ideas. 

For now I'm planning on a more transitional introduction with minimal dialogue, I want it to have depth without dialogue. We watched the Andrew Stanton TED talk in class about storytelling and Andrew said that a "story without dialogue makes things more attractive". So that inspired me even more to follow through with my original plan of no dialogue, I will enhance the coming-of-age genre by including a preppy pop song that one my classmates gave me a website that included a bunch of songs that are copyright free but sound like geunie songs. The website is called https://www.bulletproofbear.com/ and I have gone over it and found some potential options. I really think that this group meeting was really affective in helping my project process it provided me with a lot of motivation and inspiration that I am using to move even farther along with my project.