Inspiration for Filming

My group and I finally finished the basics of the storyboard. We established that the 

beginning of the film opening will consist of the artistic approach of embedding the 

opening credits onto the articles of clothing. There will only be five credits to film so 

that it does take up the majority of the film opening. After these scenes, which are being 

filmed last due to its complexity, we are going to film the school scenes of Margo giving 

reasons for running away. We wanted to use some mid shots and two-shot to establish 

a relationship between Margo and Liam and depict their interaction. We drew inspiration 

for these types of shots from Twilight, especially when Bella meets Edward for the first time 

in their chemistry class. Here is an image of the scene we are trying to emulate.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/twilightsaga/images/e/ea/BELLAeDWARDcLASS.jpg

/revision/latest?cb=20120126101735)

Also, here are images of our storyboard to get an idea of what we are trying to accomplish.

Once Margo explains her motives of running away to Liam and her asking if he wants to 

join her, the film opening will end with Margo and Liam in the car saying, “Where to next?” 

I’ll let you know how filming goes.

Bye for now!

Works Cited:

IMDb. “Twilight.” IMDb.com. 2019.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/

Makeover

With some thought and consideration, we have decided Margo’s outfits throughout

the film opening. In the beginning of the film opening, Margo will be portrayed as 

this “perfect” girl, with the best grades, manners, and personality. Therefore, we thought 

this could be clearly expressed through her clothes since an individual’s style of clothing 

can tell a lot about a person without explicitly stating anything. For the perfect girl image, we wanted Paola to wear a pink or white dress to represent the purity and innocence. 

The following image is the style we want to achieve.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/83/37/9f/83379f80c0c7a38a65d07bc8a5c375e0.jpg)

However, this image will be harshly contrasted with the true personality of Margo. After 

Margo leaves her house to go to school, she will be changing in the car to wear what truly 
represents her: black crop top and jeans. Through the use of a crop top and the color black, 

we can depict her rebellious personality. The following picture is the look we are going for.

(https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.net/posts/2016/03/09/56e098236802789ed2044689/m_

56e098236802789ed204468a.jpg)

Instead of wearing heels (as shown in the picture), we were planning for Paola to wear 

black high top sneakers. If the outfits change, I’ll let you know next time.

Bye for now!

Works Cited:

Pinterest. “Cute Girly Outfit for School.” Pinterest.com. 2019.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/83/37/9f/83379f80c0c7a38a65d07bc8a5c375e0.jpg

Poshmark. “ Black Crop Top Set.” Poshmark.com. 2019.

https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.net/posts/2016/03/09/56e098236802789ed2044689/m

56e098236802789ed204468a.jpg

Who's That Guy?

After two weeks, the wait is finally over! We decided the name of the male character 

that Margo will run away with: Liam. We wanted to create a cool, edgy male sidekick 

that Margo can trust and confide in. Inspiration for this type of character came from J.D. 

in Heathers. Guys like J.D. are mysterious and create interest for audience members to 

know their past; by creating this type of character, this influences the audience to become 

more intrigued into the film and want to watch more. However, he won’t be goth or depressed 

like J.D. in Heathers because that is a little dark for the adventure movie we are aiming for.

In addition to Liam, we wanted Margo to have a relaxed, natural look, so by incorporating 

the primary colors and everyday outfits, we pictured Margo having a wardrobe similar to 

Katarina Strafford from 10 Things I Hate About You. The following picture is an example of 

the outfits that Katarina wears in the movie.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/13/5e/63/135e63b46fbb8d9a51ed0b6c61aa5193--julia-stiles-talk-to-me.jpg)

By dressing Margo in normal clothes, this helps teenagers who are watching our 

film opening to relate to Margo’s character. We didn’t want to create the cliche dystopian 

society like The Hunger Games or Divergent because we truly wanted our audience to 

understand the roller coaster of feelings that Margo must be going through. These emotions 

can be portrayed through clothing, so it is very important!

Once we’ve put together the first outfit, I will post it in the next blog post. Bye for now!

Works Cited:

IMDb. “Heathers.” IMDb.com. 2019.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/

IMDb. “10 Things I Hate About You.” IMDb.com. 2019.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097493/

Dates Approaching

During class on March 11, we will have time to film a couple scenes at school. We 

are planning to film the flashback of Margo packing her clothes, and if we have more 

time, we can film some scenes near the trees in the courtyard and in the front of the 

school. The trees represent the forestry that Margo walks through to meet Liam and 

his car; the trees also have a metaphorical meaning of concealing and hiding the truth.

The other scenes will be done at Paola’s house maybe after school in the late afternoon 

after all our extra-curricular activities. However, we still need to discuss which days Paola 

will be able to have all the members of the group over to her house.

For scenes that involve cars, Isabella and I both have our own cars, so we could film in 

either or car. However, mostly likely, we will use Isabella’s car because it is more spacious. 

We need this extra space for the camera person, which will most likely be me. I was planning 

to film in the car by having me in the trunk with the camera; this way I can a clear shot of 

both characters. We could also have a camera attached to suction equipment in the front 

of the car, so clear and stable shots are established. The image below is the equipment we 

hope to use.

(http://cdn.rigwheels.com/photo/Car-Interior-Camera-Mount.jpg)

Hopefully, I can borrow this equipment from a friend of mine who invests in camera 

equipment. I’ll let you know if my friend has it and is willing to let us borrow it. Bye for 

now!

Works Cited:

Rig Wheels. “Camera Suction Mounts for Professional Shoots.” Rigwheels.com. 2019

http://cdn.rigwheels.com/photo/Car-Interior-Camera-Mount.jpg

Open To Discussion

After some discussion in class, we received great feedback from our classmates! 

They suggested that the scene opens with Margo and Liam driving away from home. 

This can be utilized by a two shot of the characters from the back. The following image 

is what we are trying to achieve.

(https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/videos/28567210/thumb/10.jpg)

As Margo looks out the window, she can have flashbacks of why she decided to run

away from home. The flashbacks can be similar to the ones from Titanic because 

when Rose recalls her memories while on the infamous Titanic, there is a jump cut to 

the 1920s with aristocratic clothing and scenery of the great ship. There is no unusual 

edit or filter applied, which is what we liked about the flashbacks from the Titanic. We feel 

that the edits and black-and-white filter are too mainstream and wanted to achieve a 

flashback in a more natural way.  

Overall, we agree with our classmates because this creates an interesting artistic approach 

that can keep audiences engaged for the rest of the movie. In addition, I feel that we can 

still keep the artistic approach of the clothes that I discussed in earlier blogs because these 

scenes can be incorporated into the flashbacks. I’ll let you know more about the dialogue 

between Margo and Liam next time. Bye for now!

Works Cited:

IMDb. “Titanic.” IMDb.com. 2019.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/

Shutterstock. “Looking Out Back Window Car Footage.” Stockclip.com. 2019.

https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/videos/28567210/thumb/10.jpg

To Be Continued

On the storyboard, there will be use of a high angle shot that portrays the 

opening credits on the articles of clothing for two to five seconds so that the 

audience members can clearly see the names of the actors, directors, and 

producers. In the next scene, when Margo is holding the clothing (and about to 

put the clothes away), the words on the clothing will not be present and appear as 

normal pants. As a group, we like this artistic approach because we believe it will 

capture the audience’s attention. We are planning to make two to three shots like 

this.

For the names on the clothes, we could stitch the words onto the clothing (shirt, 

pants, etc.)  or use fabric markers to write the names on the clothing. Although the 

stitching would be aesthetically pleasing and intriguing, it takes a long time to

complete, considering that none of us know how to stitch, and is expensive to purchase 

all the material (yarn, needle, and/or kit). However, since it is only two to three clothing 

items, we could try stitching at least one piece of clothing, and if it still proves to be too 

difficult, then we will use fabric markers for the rest.

The fabric markers can be purchased cheaply from Amazon. Since we want two 

copies of each article of clothing (one with the credit name and one without), we can 

easily purchase identical articles of clothing cheaply from Goodwill.

Works Cited:

Amazon. “Fabric Marker Image.” Amazon.com. 2019

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/aplus-media/mg/281761c5-a8f4-4afc-a

7ab-897a c779d2f0.jpg

Goodwill Industries International, Inc. “Goodwill.” Goodwill.org. 2019.

http://www.goodwill.org/

Shooting Schedule

One thing I have learned is that scheduling is difficult because everyone is busy 

with their own schedule every weekend. Isabella has college visits the first weekend 

of March. I have a swim meet the next weekend, everyone will be out of town due to 

Spring Break. Basically, we will not have time to film on the weekends. In order to 

organize ourselves, we have met during class and created a calendar with all of our 

group members’ events in the month of March with the use of the utility iCal. Here is 

a picture of our jam-packed calendar.

Because of this issue, we thought about filming during class time or during our privilege. 

During class, Paola or I could bring our camera, and we could try to film some of the scene 

during school; there is some nice scenery with several trees that would be suitable for the 

part where Margo is running away. Also, during our privileges, Paola said we could come 

over to her house and film the rest of the scenes there, such as the scenes of Margo 

packing her clothes to run away. We haven’t set exact dates, but this is our plan so far. I 

will let you know next time what days we have decided to film.

Bye for now!

Works Cited:

Apple Inc. “iCal.” Apple.com. 2019.