Our Issue

Sadly we have encountered an issue with our actor Simon. Because of spring break he will not be back in time to begin recording. This is important since my partner and I will need time to edit our shots after we film. Therefore, we have to change actors and are currently looking for someone different and  quickly to continue on with the project. If we don't find someone soon this will become a huge issue. However, we do have a few other candidates so we will most likely be able to fix this issue fast.

Color Schemes

 In relation to color elements, we want to depict how Nick feels when he's sitting in a classroom in contrast to how he feels once he escapes the school campus. To do this, my partner and I will be making use of color schemes to show this to the audience. While Nick is in his classroom, he will be extremely bored, to egg this on, we will be adding a greyish tint to the scene to invoke that feeling of boredness. 

On the contrary, as soon as Nick begins running away from teachers and security guards after escaping his classroom, everything will be brighter and more colorful. This is done to show what makes Nick feel alive and filled with adrenaline as a young rebellious teen.

An example of the color scheme for the classroom can be seen in this Harry Potter scene. However, it will be less blue and instead more grey.

Character Costume

 To extend on the character outline I will be discussing the character costumes for the protagonist, security guard, and teacher. 

For Nick Wayne, our character will be wearing a t-shirt with ripped jeans or shorts. An example of how this would look like is JJ in Outer Banks. In this show, the character usually rocks some sort of t-shirt and shorts. For our character Nick Wayne, we want him to wear similar clothing styles with perhaps ripped jeans instead of shorts. For Nick Wayne's costume, we would also like to include many wristbands and possibly sunglasses as well. This is all to create a laid-back look for Nick Wayne.

Character costume inspiration (JJ on the right):

The security guard in our film will be wearing the typical uniform that security guards wear at our school. This involves a blue collared shirt and black dress pants. An iconic factor of the security guard's uniform is the keys that jingle as they walk.

Mr. Patterson's costume will incorporate similar clothing styles to the real-life actor, Mr. Petritis. However, Mr. Patterson will most likely be wearing a t-shirt with dress pants and sneakers of some sort. Mr. Patterson also wears glasses.

Editing Software

 To edit our film my partner and I will be doing so on iMovie. We chose this for our editing software since it won't destroy the quality of the video. Additionally, my partner and I already have previous experience with using this software editing so it will make the process smoother to operate. iMovie also has numerous types of features which can be easily added like special effects, themes, sound effects, green-screen, and titles in the video.

Having previous experience helps immensely with navigating the editing process. We can import our video without difficulty from already doing so in the last project. 

How editing looks within iMovie:

Target Audience

 Naturally, as a Teen Adventure genre, our film already targets a younger audience around the ages of 14-24. In terms of gender, our film does not target either males or females specifically. Having a young teenage protagonist who is rebelling against rules taps into the teen mind of the fantasies they all create at times. In other words, Nick is doing what they all wish they had the guts to do at times. 

With further research into the Teen Adventure genre, we came upon the show Outer Banks. Outer Banks targets the same audience as our film. To do this, casting actors and characters who are roughly around the same age as the audience automatically catches the target audience's eye. Additionally, the demographic of our city includes lots of teens. 

Image of Outer Banks: 

Actors

For our character Nick Wayne, my partner and I wanted someone with dirty blonde hair and a charming personality to fit Nicks's role. The actor we chose has the exact character profile we are looking for to represent Nick. Our character Nick is 18 years of age so we needed someone of that same age or an actor who looks 18 years old. Luckily, our actor Simon is 18 years old. As soon as we began interviewing Simon we could immediately tell that he was perfect for the role. Nick is outgoing, charming, confident, and sarcastic which were all characteristics that we saw in Simon as well. This gives us an advantage as we know Simon will have no problem playing the role during production.

Then, we needed to move on to find someone to play the role of our angry teacher, Mr. Patterson. Mr. Patterson is the character that attempts to stop Nick Wayne from skipping class and essentially calls security on him. To play this role we chose Mr. Petraitis from our school. Mr. Petraitis may not be the best actor but we know he would be very willing to help and give it his all. Not only that but the role he is playing will fit into his real daily lifestyle of teaching, therefore, making it more natural for him. 

Lastly, Mr. Petraitis gave us a suggestion for an actor to play the security guard in our film. Coincidentally, his wife is a security guard at our high school who may be willing to play the role of chasing Nick down the school hallways etc. 

Shooting Schedules

During the actual filming process, my partner and I will be having to schedule times where we both can get together to film. Overall the filming will be taking place at school during study hall. Since our film setting revolves around school, we will have to be filming during school hours. This includes our class period during which most of our filming will take place since me and my partner are in the same classroom. 

Filming will most likely begin in one to two weeks. However, my partner and I do face an obstacle involving spring break. Both of us will be away for spring break meaning we will be losing a week of filming. To overcome this issue my partner and I will be taking extra measures to get the filming done the weeks before and after spring break to get the shots we need to put our project together.