Monday, January 30, 2012

Concept 55 #3

3. The motivating force in our film is the fact that Albert has lost his wife to death and he goes on this journey back to a later time when his wife was alive. The force isn't really specified in this story like the movie Groundhog Day where the characters unending revisitation of the same day is never revealed.

Concept 54 #3

3. In the film I am going to write the biggest surprise to the plot will be how Albert makes it out of this surreal world he is in. The whole time the readers is anticipating what will happen to Albert and it leads to the climax of the plot that will definitely surprise some readers.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Concept 53 #1-3

1. Mean Girls- Because we know what each character is thinking and what they are doing behind each other back. The characters are very sneaky and since they lie to each other they are all confused on what is going on where as we the audience know what is happening.

ScoobyDoo- They separate into groups and one group finds more clues while the other group gets lost. We know what is happening in both of the groups but they don't know anything because they are separated.

Taken- As the main characters daughter gets kidnapped we know what happened to her and where she is where as her father is trying to find clues to what happened. Also the daughter doesn't know that her father is looking for her and we are following the clues with the father.

2. I would have a big secret like your best friend is going to have a baby and I was sworn not to tell anyone but I really want to tell my best friend. I would tell her "have you noticed your friend and her boy friend lately they seem joined at the bone". As she asks why I wold say that I would suggest that is was nothing in a suspicious way. Final I would say "wow she really has gotten big I wonder if she is OK". I would then suggest that I saw her at the parenthood clinic with her boyfriend looking concerned.

3. In my script the audience would know that Albert is traveling in time while all the other characters don;e know that Albert is actually from the future. This secret is hidden because Albert would sound insane is he said he is from the future and knowing this secret about Albert connects us to him as a character in a deeper level.

Concept 52 #3

3. I think that our story would be understood if it didn't have any sound because it has a lot action and I would think that the different emotions portrayed in the scenes would give away the stories plot and story. It would take a while to understand because it is not a complete action story but I think it has enough action to tell a story with out sound.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Concept 51 #2

I would adapt the superhero name Mrs. Universe because I would have the power to control anything in the universe whether its nature, or any of the planets. I can make the waters move the stars align or give colors to all the different stars and planets. I can do it all therefore my name is Mrs. Universe.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Concept 50 #1

It is necessary to have a detailed script because it helps the story make sense and it helps the director get the picture of the story the way it is meant to be said. If we leave it up to the director to create the detail the detail wouldn't even exist because of all the other things the director has to do. It is not up to the director to create the story that is the writers job and it is a job that needs to be done in detail.

Concept 49 #3

Sam- He is a very flat character but he has a dark background. His parents always fought and he grew up with an alcoholic father. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and he himself grew up to be a drunk. He loves his best friend Albert but refuses to listen to him when it comes to drinking.
The fact that he grew up as an alcoholic isn't as critical to the plot as him not listening to Albert. The reason Albert feels bad is because he didn't stop his friend from dying.

Albert- He has an anger issue due to his past. He grew up with his father who always yelled at him and didn't take him seriously. He developed at sarcastic very cynical behavior to be recognized and listened. He also grew up in a rough neighborhood that made him a strong character. The fact that he was poor isn't that relevant to the plot but the fact that he is careless and cynical develops him as a leading character. He has to learn how to grow up and take life seriously.

Jenny- She is very calm and hardheaded. She lived with her mom most of her life but ran away because her step father was abusive. She lived in a rough neighborhood with her best friend and she grew to b independent and intolerable to a mans abusive nature. The fact that she is intolerable to Albert's nature drives him to change there fore propelling the story forward. The fact that she is calm is not crucial to the plot.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Concept 48 # 3

In the film we are writing there are four characters.
Albert- Childlike, very stoburn, comical, confused, main character
Jenny- Smart, keeps the characters grounded or sane, hard headed, creates drama
Sam- Flat character not well developed, silly, mystery
Sandra- She is very mysterious, the leader of the plot, she drives the story forward, the reason why everything happens

Friday, January 13, 2012

Concept 47 #1

1. Some movies with really good hooks are -Run Lola, A walk to remember, and The Notebook
These movies started the story line with a bang or with something that draws yous you in. Run Lola Run starts off with an action scene where the main character is running and it automatically draws you into the story making you want to know why she is running. In our movie we plan to use a comical hook that will draw the audience in in humor and laughter.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Rio Bravo Reflection

1. This movie followed the conventions of a western by being placed in an older time setting in southern areas like Texas. It also had typical cowboys and sheriffs also the rich land owners were the bad guys.

2. The call to adventure was when the bad guys started making trouble and killed a man and that is when the sheriff and his friends had to be careful about the trouble makers being in town. There is a slight refusal because the sheriff refused to get any help and slightly doubted whether they could defend themselves against a whole mob of troublemakers.

3. The main characters are John T. Chance and Dude. John T. is very dedicated to his job and is a manly man who refuses to share his feeling with the women. Dude is a former drunk that is always being made fun of for his bad habits but he eventually learns from John T. and transforms as a character. Feathers is the love interest of John T. and she is very forward with her feelings and talks a lot. Stumpy is the silly character in the movie and he adds comedy to the story. They are the stereotypical western Character because one is a manly man and the other is drunk. They have the typical slow old man, Stumpy, and the typical beautiful women, Feathers. Each character has his own personality and great and faulty characteristics.

4. The movie is slow because there are many conversations and dialog that build relationships within the characters. It is a little too slow for me because the conversations can get boring sometimes, but it helped me to relate to the characters and care about them.

5. The action sequence doesn't come in till the end of the movie but I think that it was thrilling and exciting. It was too easy of a win for me but the action was definitely well played and executed. There was little action and more story based which is unique fora western.

Concept 45 #1

1. Princess Protection Program
2. 17 Again
3. Twilight

Concept 44 #2

My favorite good guy sidekick in a movie is Chris Tucker played as James Carter because he is funny and very entertaining. He serves the role of the comic and the light hearted friend that you can always rely on.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Concept 43 #1

I didn't like My yearbook teacher at first because she gave me a C in her class but I realize that she is just doing her job. She is a very dedicated and honest teacher and she gave me the grade that I deserve no matter I much I hated it. I am a dedicated person too and that is why I got angry when I got that grade, but I now know that she was just doing her job.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Concept 42 #1

c One movie in which the character changes perspectives at the end in Mean Girls. At first the main character was very shy and timid then she began caring only about her self and her desires at the end she realized that she has to be true to herself and she became nice again. The even that totally transformed her view was when she realized that she was just like the mean girls and she had hurt her friends through her previous actions.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Concept 41 #1

A character named Peter wants to send an invitation to his current girlfriend to go to a ball with him but he accidentally sends it to his old girl friend. His current girlfriend Becky despises Alex his old girl friend. Peter gets a response from Alex describing how much she loves going dancing and how this will make up for him cheating on her with Becky. Peter has been feeling guilty about his cheating days so he is tempted to go with Alex to satisfy his guilty conscious. On the other hand he knows that this will upset Becky and might even destroy their relationship.