Hello!! (Again)
Once again I am embarking on a journey of creation and reflection. Things are incredibly different this year than they they were last year. I feel much more excited than I thought I would be to create something that unlike last time, is now so completely mine. I have given a lot of thought to this project. I've thought about what I wanted it to look like and the story I wanted to tell. Looking back at my last project, I realize that I came up with a very difficult idea to portray with the resources we had available. This year I want to do something different. I want to have a creative story, but one that is still doable.
Since I have been thinking about this project for such a long time, I have somewhat of an idea of the story I want to tell. I've always had this kind of infatuation with tarot card readers and the cards themselves. How each card can mean a different life path, a different emotion, how it all comes from a place of 'higher self.' Although I may not believe in it wholeheartedly myself, the idea that someone can in some ways be so easily manipulated to believe whatever they're being told is so fascinating to me. It started with little by little learning how these cards are used, then I realized that I wanted to tell a story based on the 'manipulation' aspect of it all.
I wanted to tell a story of a young girl who is naive, innocent and full of life. As many kids her age, she has this desire to find a place and purpose in her own world. This young girl then meets who I would consider to be my antagonist, a girl with hair a color that represents who she is. This girl is a tarot card reader and when she meets the young protagonist, finds ways to manipulate her into being whoever she needs her to be. I wanted to tell this story by heavily using colors to create a mood and to represent these characters in different ways. I also wanted to tell a story about losing yourself within someone else. The protagonist develops a irreversible infatuation for this tarot card reader, that she is willing to do anything for her and ends up losing herself in the process.
I remember a guest speaker coming into our class once talking to us about writing and creating stories. He said that when creating these stories, to try and think of the ending first because that can usually be the hard part. He said that knowing your ending first allows you to work your way to creating that ending. I know that I'm not going to make my short film have a happy ending because I feel like happy endings in many ways are overrated and unrealistic. I honestly feel really strongly about the story I want to tell and certain things I want to do to tell it. I'm going to try my best to believe in myself and in what I can do. Fingers crossed!
Until next time,
Jess
Until next time,
Jess
