And so it begins...

Today Camila, Wonda and I discussed the overall concept of the opening film. It was a lot easier than I thought. For my movie pitch project we took days to finally decide what the plot would be. However, we all decided we were going to do a film starring a local band, Vincent Mango. We were inspired by the film Dope, specifically the set design. Throughout the movie there is a disparity between the darker tones of the neighborhood and bright colors and graphics to contrast this. Also, Amelie inspired us to hopefully manipulate color throughout our opening film to visually appeal to audiences. We haven't started researching specifically for drama, indie film but all of us had great synergy when creating the concept of the movie opening. Today's brainstorming was productive and inspiring. We really want to focus on introducing the characters (bandmates) in the opening, use colorful graphics, and creatively introduce the title of the movie. I am really excited to delve into the visual aspects of the film, set design, since it's my favorite facet of film making.

Amelie was a huge topic of discussion when we first started brainstorming.
We may not necessarily use this color scheme, but we want to model the
idea of the director, where the tone of the film is primarily conveyed through
color manipulation. 

This particular shot uses color and composition to appeal to the viewers.
I definitely want to introduce the characters with meticulous costume design that
reflects the overall misc en scene of the film and music they play: indie rock.

This is a photo of the band, Vincent Mango. We were inspired by
with the filter used and the prominent cool tones in the picture.
There is a dichotomy of darker and cooler shades which creates a more
mysterious ambience.