Hi guys it's me Santi,
I want to talk about another part of the project that I need to complete which is the CCR (Creative Critical Reflection). This is a video I’ll make after the project, where I explain my thought process and how everything came together, and basically it answers four questions:
How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?
How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?
We have to present the CCR in a creative way (as the name suggests), so I’m thinking of doing something like a talk show where I interview myself! It’s simple, can be done quickly, and leaves room for humor if I want to add some (i want to add some). Plus, I love late-night talk shows, so I’ll probably take inspiration from that.
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what i'm envisioning (except for the complex set because I have no money) |
For the first question about how we challenge conventions and represent social issues I think our film opening definitely touches on important themes, particularly teenage depression. The story highlights the importance of having someone to rely on, but we express this in a nontraditional way by incorporating a massive planet and sci-fi elements, as they serve as a symbolic representation of how Halley feels, like her world is falling apart.
It’s not that her world is literally ending, but rather that she feels powerless, like nothing she does matters, and after experiencing a traumatic event, she loses all motivation to care about her remaining time. That’s why we introduce this other character to challenge her mindset and give her someone to lean on, and by blending sci-fi elements with a very personal struggle, we’re taking a different approach to representing this issue.
Until next time, Santi :)