Storytime ~
Sunday, March 19, 2017
OK! here is the post you have all been waiting for: my film's story. I want to make my story weird and artistic, including some elements of drama and comedy. I also want the main focus of my film to be about robberies, putting it under the crime genre (even though I don't want the crimes to be looked at as seriously, rather humorously).
I want my film to reflect my own interest in the art world while still making it an engaging story for the audience. So far, this is the main story:
Daniel, a boy from a small town in California, always grew up doing bad things. Ever since he discovered a lighter and had an everlasting obsession with lighting things on fire, it has gone downhill from there. After multiple expulsions from school and trouble with the police, his parents give him an opportunity to straighten out in High School before kicking him out of the house. Unfortunately, the offer didn't last too long. After trying to stay out of trouble for about 3 years, he meets Jay, a girl who would completely change his perspective on things. Jay is a reflection of everything Daniel wants to be. She's just as rebellious as he once was; maybe even more. Daniel and Jay become inseperable, and begin to do all sorts of crazy things together. However, they aren't involved romantically, strictly being friends (almost like a brother-sister relationship).
**This part of the film would be very brief, more like a flashback**
Daniel and Jay are now in their early 20s, and it's been a while since they dropped out of school. They own an art studio together in a random warehouse in Miami, where they have been living ever since. For the last couple years or so, they've continued to execute their biggest scheme of all. Daniel steals paint from different stores around the area, and Jay paints a canvas with only a line of one color he steals. They then go to different art museums around the country, and plant them on fake display. The whole idea is a statement on how sometimes the "abstract" elements of contemporary art may be more analyzed than they should.
As they continue to do this, the whole story is a roller coaster of trying not to get caught and the media trying to find the anonymous artist(s). Daniel makes sure never to repeat a single color, and they both always go to different stores and museums throughout the entire film.
As you can probably tell, my story is still very new and still developing. I'm going to post about each character and describe them a bit further, that way the story gains more depth. I'll also continue to add on to the plot, adding more details associated with the humor, other people involved, and maybe even some romance.
The first two minutes of my film are meant to establish the setting and introduce the main characters. I want to include a paint store and their studio, as well as Daniel and Jay introducing their main roles portrayed throughout the story. I've made a digital storyboard to visually put together what I have in mind:
(From top left to bottom right) The bike pulls up close to the camera and stops. The camera is then shifted a front angle, and the rider gets off and locks his bike in place. Notice how his head isn't shown throughout these scenes, cropping the composition. He then walks to the left as the camera pans until he reaches the door, and then it stays still as he walks in and the doors shut.
He goes into the store. the Camera follows him from the back, placing the subject in the middle making the shot symmetrical. He walks down aisles in the store. The camera then tilts to his feet, and you see paint cans on aisles surrounding him. It then switches back to a front angle of him approaching the paint swatch wall, and he observes (the camera is still cropping out his head).
He then begins to pick out paint swatches, which have the titles on them (directed by.. written by...). These shots will be extreme close ups of only the hand grabbing the paint samples.
The subject then walks off to the right (or towards the camera, haven't decided), and it the camera switches to an over the shoulder shot of a person standing behind a counter. The man approaches the counter, and the camera tilts up. The man is then revealed with a ski mask on, and he says "Give me the paint" to the worker.
For now, that is all I have planned for the story. I'm going to add more, including Daniel leaving the store and an introduction to Jay and the studio. Also, I'll work on my sketches a little more!!
xx Maria
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