Week five of portfolio project / Some changes we made

     Hey guys! I'm sorry it took me so long to make this post but I wanted to make sure that we had made majority of the changes to our opening film before letting you guys know. My teammates and I decided that waiting until we had majority of the changes settled would be better so we could explain them all together. Some of the changes to our opening film and the process were made due to safety and help from higher sources. 

    First, we had a conversation were we talked out our ideas and decided that it would be better if we removed one of the characters. We were supposed to have 3 main characters before, now we will only have 2 which are Maya Walker and Lucy Suco. The reason why we decided to eliminate one of the characters was because it would make the story more intimate (since it's a friendship of 2), it would be easier to record since one of us can be the one behind the camera at all times, and because it would make more sense if Lucy were to die or disappear than a random third person, which was the plan before. The main plot now will be that Lucy dies and there's no evidence about it, technically Lucy was inside Maya's head the whole time. This will leave the audience wanting more in the film opening which is the whole purpose. 

    Second, we decided to change our setting. We were going to record at the everglades before because we thought that it would be the best environment for our story but then we realized that it could be dangerous for us to record. Since we realized that it could be dangerous we thought that it would be better if we recorded at Markham park. There's a road in Markham park that is perfect for the running scene in which Lucy disappears. 

    We also decided that since we weren't going to have a third character anymore, that we would change Maya's last name. Her name was Maya Millers before, it is now going to be Maya Walker. The reason why her last name change is related to the title of the film which I will be explaining in following posts when I talk about the title. 

    I hope you guys liked this post and that it cleared some things up. If we change anything else I will be explaining it. If you guys have any questions please let me know. In my next post I will be talking about our genre change (yes we changed that too jeje) so keep checking to see what's coming.