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Union Within (Final Project)

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Compromise

Regardless of working on a project alone, this process has shown me that when ideas go from conceptualization to creation there will be compromise (even if it's with yourself).  What was originally thought about in my head had to adapt to what I was technically able to effectively produce. In the end I am contempt with the final product. In fact, I like it better than what I originally had in mind. My main concern throughout this process was to create something meaningful rather than trivial and I feel that the shots paired with the nostalgic music create an ambience of deeper realization.

Casting

When I first conceptualized the idea for the film, I imagined a male character as the lead; however, that was because the majority of main characters in films throughout history have had male lead characters.

The best  possible fit for my film ended up being my good friend Luisa. We started shooting and I'm completely happy with what she did with what I gave her to do.

Here is her headshot:

SOS how do I make sure the message is getting across

The concept of this opening takes longer to explain than it should. I truly believe that the simplest messages and story lines create the best films. So why did I make mine fairly complicated?

In my opening I really don't want to confuse the viewer, but rather intrigue them to continue watching the rest of the film. I'm going to strive to present the topic in a simple way which is easy to understand regardless of the fact that shadow integration is kind of abstract.

I'm also scared of the idea of the film seeming pretentious. I really just want to tell a simple story in a new way about an individual discovering their true self.

Yay music

The world is full of nice people !!! I thought it would be really difficult to get permission to use an artist's song, but to my surprise they answered the same day saying it was okay. I never realized how simple that process would be. This may partly be due to the fact that he is an independent artist who isn't tied to a pretentious label.

Anyways, I am excited to use the song since it effectively conveys the mood I want to employ in my opening. 

Practicality

So I've come to the conclusion that for practical purposes it would be easier to get permission to use an already existing song. The equipment at my disposal to record music aren't of the quality which I would want the sound to be. Although I would love to create my own score; however, my past garage band experiences alone are enough to convince me against it.

At first I was reluctant to do so because it seems very complicated to get a record's approval in such a short amount of time. There's no loss in trying though, and I can always resort to attempting my own score.