Characters, Props, and Setting

 Characters: 

The main character or protagonist in this case will be played by myself. The story behind the character will be along the lines of a young 15 year old girl named Katerina but everyone calls her Katheryn who just trying to survive through high school and avoid the drama. She will facing a lot of internal conflicts that are caused by the pressure of school and peer acceptance. There will be side characters that will not be shown on screen but will be shown through social media. These side characters will be part of the reason the protagonist has so many internal conflicts and is struggling mentally, in addition to the pressure to do well in school. The main character will be suffering from social issues like anxiety, peer acceptance, and overthinking. I chose these challenges because I felt that they accurately represented what the average high school student struggles with throughout their four years before college. 

Inspiration:

In Raising the Bar the main character is hurt by mean messages she saw online from people she used to know. 

In this film the main character is sounding the world out with their headphones. 

Props:

Props are something that Im not too sure about yet. I haven't really given much thought too it but after some thinking some of the props that will be used include the protagonists cell phone, headphones, a school bag, homework papers, and a coffee cup. This is definitely not all the props that will be used but these are the ones that are 100% making it into the opening. I will definitely be making more blog posts in the future about props but at this moment in time i'm not quite sure what all i'll be using yet. There will definitely be a significant amount of props that will be used to help bring along the story-line. 

Setting: 

The setting will take place at the protagonists house very early in the morning before school. The setting will change as the opening continues. It will move to a few different rooms around the house and then end with the character leaving for school. I thought a lot about the setting and definitely looked at few different places but ended up deciding on just a house. I chose this setting because it will display what the girls morning looks like and how she puts up her walls before heading to school as well as covering her exhaustion. 

Reflection:

Overall I feel pretty good about my choice of characters, setting, and props. I think they will all combine very well to build the story. Going into this post I wasn't really sure what to write about but once I started I felt like I couldn't stop. I am super exited to start planning everything out and putting it all into my script. I really didn't run into any problems with this blog post. It was rather simple and just a general overview of what the film opening will include.