Creative Critical Reflection

 I hope you are having a fantastic day. I uploaded my CCR on YouTube. Thank you for being on this journey with me. The link is below:

https://youtu.be/TDmEKimVaN8 

Film Opening

I uploaded my film opening on YouTube and I hope you enjoy the product as much as I liked creating it. The link is below:

https://youtu.be/BT1jn1iv8cM

A Big Change to my Project

 Okay, so basically I decided that my opening would be shot on a rainy day and soon realized it was a horrible idea. Since it's spring break it's mostly sunny here in Chicago. For most of my shots, sun reflecting off glass ruins the atmosphere that I am trying to make. So, I have decided to make my entire opening in black & white since for some shots the weather doesn't match with the grayish sky in my establishing shot. Therefore, the continuation wouldn't exist and that would obviously cost points on my project since it could have been seen as lazy. 

Unexpected Problems

 Most of the shooting locations that I planned out in Chicago were off limits. I might have to shoot a major part of the opening scene back in Florida since I think I will run out of time here.

New Shooting Schedule

 

I will now be shooting the film opening on March 18th through March 26th. That week I will be going to Chicago for personal family reasons and I hate the fact that I am going to such a cold place in spring break. Anyways, I decide to shoot the film in Chicago since the film's setting takes place in a large city with skyscrapers, also the places I decided to shoot the opening looked too much like a small town instead of a big city. Weston in general is a boring place and there's not many interesting shooting locations here. But, with the windy city in my hands almost anything is possible.

Title and Screenplay

 THE WORDLESS

EXT. ESTABLISHER - HUGE CITY

A lonesome city stands out overlooking a lamented lake. 

INT. APARTMENT BUILDING 

A boy starts his day by taking a shower, washing his face and eyes he begins to wonder what this day has in store for him. He soon stops showering and walks to his bedroom to put on some clothes, as he walks to his bedroom he notices that he left his computer on. Whilst dressing up to go to his job, he notices an article about the national guard's new policy regarding the so-called "terrorist group" who's intentions are to restore the sound barrier. He scoffs, gets his keys and leaves.

EXT. STREETS 

The boy now walking through the streets being watched by those damned security cameras, soon the article crosses his mind. He asks himself why sound doesn't exist, why people don't have freedom and being watched constantly. He exits the parking garage onto the streets where that simple thought cannot escape his mind.

EXT. UNDERNEATH METRO TRACKS

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He starts to get lost in his own thoughts and starts wandering the city aimlessly. This whole time he's been asking himself "what if its real? sound." He makes his way underneath the metro tracks where suddenly he hears a low grumble, making nothing of it he continues on his aimless walk. That dreaded low grumble soon comes closer, confused the boy looks up to see then BANG. The sound of the metro comes crashing in, scared he goes into an alleyway to get a hold of himself.

Changes to the Story

 I've realized that having a love story in the mix of a thriller don't exactly mix with each other.

I've cut out the the characters backstory because it was too depressing and wouldn't fit the tone of the film. 

The new story is about a teenage boy who lives in a society where everybody can't hear and eventually the boy starts to hear things and everybody thinks he's crazy. It's a dystopian film where the government makes people deaf in order to manipulate them easier, eventually when the government discovers the boys new revelation they start going after him to silence him.