March 16, 2009

We were to start a new project today. It is to create a Twilight Zone chase scene. We had to be in different groups and our whole class were spending quite a long time as we felt it was quite difficult to choose people in our groups. Therefore, Ms. Wong ended up helping us choose our group members. My new group members are Sarah, Adrian, Ashley and Raphael. We were appointed the following roles:

New group

Bernice (Me) - Screenwriter

Adrian - Sound Editor

Sarah - Cameraperson

Raphael - Editor

Ashley - Producer

I was kind of scared at first as I find writing as one of my weaknesses. However, once we brainstormed, it made it seem easier. Firstly, we thought about doing a character growing up to be our theme. Therefore, having a baby, a toddler, and then a teenager to do portals. However, we immediately evaluated the idea and we found it impractical. Therefore, another idea came up, it was a character running away from reality. I thought as Raph wanted to act, maybe pretend his brother is dead, therefore, wherever he runs, everything reminds him of his brother. In the end, he ends up in the graveyard and kills another man who appears to have killed his brother. As we developed this idea, we realized it is impractical and eventually moving away from the project's purpose. Therefore, I sat alone and thought hard, then I decided we should do a chase scene of a flying object. We brainstormed and it will be of a guy chasing after a red paper airplane.


General Idea
Opening - Flashbacks (Airport express)
guy says bye to girl he loves. Girl hands him a red paper airplane before he leaves. Black screen. he drops the paper airplane accidentally, picks it up. News announcers everywhere of a plane crash.
Chase scene starts
He is sitting alone, holding the paper airplane, sudden gust of wind, he starts chasing after the paper airplane.
Ending
the paper airplane was too high and he is too tired to chase after the paper airplane, he falls to the grass and lies down, watching the paper airplane drift away in the air. He closes his eyes.



I thought it was a pretty good idea and now I have to work on the script and finish it before wednesday. I strived to be "knowledgeable" and "risk-taker" as we explored concepts and ideas; "communicators" when discussing amongst the group; "thinkers" when we brainstorm on ideas; and "open-minded" to other group members' ideas'.




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I decided to look at "La Ballon Rouge" (The Red Balloon") for some inspiration. I think to be able to make the film effective, I, as the writer, will have to make sure the details are clearly written. And I have to consider more portal scenes to make it effective.