breakthrough!!

So I've been struggling in figuring out what the actual plot of my film was going to be, which I have to figure out before I can even think about what my opening would consist of. I started by researching various myths that I could use as my opening animated sequence as I mentioned in my previous post. The two that caught my eye were the Three Sisters of Fate and their string of fate and the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. 

The Three Sisters of Fate, as the Ancient Greeks believed, were beings who weaved the fate of gods and mortals alike. The sisters, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, each had their own specialty. Clotho spun the thread of life, creating life itself and the birth of a person. Lachesis determines the fate of ones life, choosing who they would become and what they would achieve. Atropos, the third sister, was the cutter of the string, ending a persons life and determining when they would die. This myth includes the main parts that I want to include in my film, which are fate and changes. I also really like this idea because the animation would be really interesting because I could incorporate the string aspect and kinda tie everything together (get it, cause strings haha). My character could have a struggle in not knowing who they are, which could be represented by the strings being all jumbled up, which could look cool. This is definitely one of my top choices for the animated sequence. 

The other myth that I researched was that of Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus, renowned architect, was good friends with King Minos, however after a falling out, the king banished him and his son Icarus to the deadly Labyrinth that housed the Minotaur. He and his son were left to die on top a tower, however, Daedalus, being the inventive man he was, began to devise a plan for him and his son to escape. The only way out was through the sky, so Daedalus created gigantic wings that would allow him and his son to take flight and escape the Labyrinth, defying the laws of nature. Icarus, however, being young and adventurous, got carried away in the thrill of flying and dove close to the sea and up high near the sun. Daedalus tried to stop his son and make him understand that he must stay level in-between the sea and the sun, but Icarus didn't listen. He flew too close to the sun, and his wax wings began to melt, and as he fell into the sea, Daedalus wept the death of his beloved son. 

After researching this myth, I got really inspired and started to think about how my film can kind of embody this story, without being a direct copy but rather a story that has aspects of this myth in it (sorry if that didn't make much sense, I don't really know what I'm doing). Anyways, I started with a basic overview of what I wanted to include in my story and wrote it all down on a paper. Then I kind of word vomited all over the page as ideas came flying into my head (haha flying like Icarus. Hopefully I don't get burned :0).  

Since you most definitely cannot read my handwriting, and honestly I'm struggling reading it myself, I'll explain it as best as I can. The basis of my plot is that a girl is struggling to come out to her friends and family. She doesn't really talk to that many people, and the people she does talk to aren't the greatest friends. The rising action of my film would be her coming out to her family and them not talking it well, forcing her to have to run away. She would then meet someone who is just like her and they would hit it off, introducing her to their friend group who are also queer. She gets more comfortable with them and realizes that it's the family you choose not the family you're born into that matters. 

REFERENCES

dev, S. U.-. (n.d.). 30 of the most famous tales from Greek mythology. 30 of the Most Famous Tales from Greek Mythology. https://greektraveltellers.com/blog/30-of-the-most-famous-tales-from-greek-mythology

(2020b, November 25). The myth of daedalus and icarus. Greek Myths & Greek Mythology. https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/myth-of-daedalus-and-icarus/