I know, I know, you guys want to hear all about what I’m up to with editing, and I promise I’ll get to that, but I’ve still gotta plan out the second CCR. I’m leaving for a trip today, so I’m gonna have to film once I get back, which will be cutting it extremely close to the deadline, but I’ve got no other choice.
Anyways, for my second CCR, I’m going to do a video similar to the WIRED Autocomplete Interviews that a ton of celebrities do. Here’s an example:
My name is Ayami Ratnayake and this is my BIRED autocomplete interview.
[offscreen]
Here are some questions about your upcoming film Fallen.
Ok! I excited!
First up: What is Fallen’s target audience?
Fallen’s target audience consists of teenagers, typically ages 15-18, since it is a coming-of-age film. More specifically, however, the film is targeted towards teenagers that are a part of the LGBT+ community, as that is a major plot point that many can relate to.
How does Fallen engage with this audience?
Through the content of the film, Fallen engages with it’s audience as the struggles that Iris, the main character, goes through is very relatable for many queer teens out there. They can see themselves in this character, which is something that hasn’t been available to them before. Queer characters, especially as the main character, are extremely rare to come up on, so with Iris and Fallen I hope to change this for the better.
How is Fallen going to be distributed?
My film will be available to audiences on free to use online streaming platforms, such as YouTube and Vimeo. I’m an amateur film maker, so it is unreasonable to think that my film’s would be made available on paid streaming platforms, such as Netflix, or in theaters. I will be posting the film on YouTube and Vimeo to gain traction and to start off my film career.
What did Ayami Ratnayake research and plan her film opening?
The first thing I did, before even thinking about plot or anything, was research all about genre. Through my research I was able to find the coming of age genre, and I got sucked in. The coming of age genre is characterized by the main character’s journey through their life, mostly focusing on middle or high school years. I knew that I wanted to do a story about a queer kid, so I started to research about queer stories in the media and how they are most commonly portrayed.
After research came planning. I created a Notion calendar, which allowed me to stay on track with my schedule. Then, I got to work on writing up a script, drawing a storyboard, and developing a shot list. All these preliminary steps allowed me to visualize and plan out how I wanted my opening to look.
How did Ayami Ratnayake approach production of Fallen?
After finalizing my script, storyboard, and shot list, the next thing that I had to do was actually film the opening. But, before I could do this, however, I created a list of all the necessities I would need for filming day. This includes all the props I would need to have, my phone, tripod, and lights. Planning it all out beforehand really allowed me to stay organized on actual filming day.
How has Ayami Ratnayake’s process evolved throughout her project?
In the beginning I didn’t really know what I even wanted to make my film about, so researching was really helpful. But, one day I sat down for the entirety of the class period and just wrote down every idea that popped into my head. This really helped me to figure out the actual plot of my film. I might’ve gone a little overboard, but at least I had an idea now. Planning took up a majority of the time, but I feel like I definitely could have planned a bit more, so that way during production, everything could’ve gone a lot smoother. The very first production day was a relative success, except, me being the dummy that I am, forgot to change the lighting for some of my shots, so a couple of them looked really bad. So, I had to set up another filming day to re-shoot these shots, which was annoying, but I’m glad I did it. Definitely for next time, I’m going to make sure to remember to set up the lights for every shot and not make that mistake again.
Thank you BIRED for having me. I just wanted to end this by saying that in the beginning of this project I didn’t really know what I was doing. In class we had done a bunch of projects to get us ready for this huge portfolio project, the biggest one being the Music Marketing Project where we had to create a brand new artist and create a marketing plan for them. This project really helped me with how to approach this project and not just take it head on. It helped me understand that for such a big project you need to approach it step by step. The Music Marketing Project and all the other projects we had done throughout the school year we’re a HUGE help for this project. I feel like I’ve gotten so much better at all things filmmaking, especially the planning and production stages. I now understand that planning and brainstorming and just as important as filming and editing.
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