Who are you? (getting existential real quick)

     One of the main things I am working to develop in my film opening is character. How does one do that you may be asking? Well, the first thing we are going to need a character. So let's talk about it.

Meet Alice 

    Our main protagonist is Alice (last name?). She is a young woman, aged 18-23 who has some serious familial issues, specifically with her mother. These struggles are why she is in therapy because her significant pushed her to try to get these issues sorted out.

    My team and I decided on the name Alice for a few reasons. One, because we wanted a name that felt sort of timeless, that could fit well into any age. Another reason we chose this name is because it is not particularly special, nothing too out of the ordinary that would portray her as regal or out of this world. Something else that we kind of realized after we landed on the name was that is ties into the story of Alice in Wonderland which alludes to the out of the ordinary circumstances this ordinary girl is put into.

    Here is the moodboard I have created for our girl Alice. I imagine her as being kind of sad all around. That's why I have included all these darker images with lots of desaturation. Also, I envision her as a sort of artist, like she does not love talking about her feelings but she can most definitely draw them. This may not have an inherent connection in the opening of the film, but i just though I would add that little detail. With that, she is probably that person in your life who is absurdly messy, which is certainly a reflection of her mental state. 

   I want the qualities that I mentioned above to be apparent in Alice's physical appearance. For instance, the clothes she wears, how she carries herself and how she acts, especially when put in an uncomfortable situation like therapy.     

    I am absurdly attached to the idea that she had a tic when she is nervous. Something like cracking her knuckles compulsively of messing with her necklace. Anything to that degree to display her constant state of discomfort. Moreover, her costming will be extremely vital to her character introduction. I am envisioning her with a grungier sort of look.

    Here I've compiled a little bit of outfit inspiration for Alice. As you can see they all look the same (this is me being funny). No, but in all seriousness, I want her clothes to feel heavy, like she is being consumed by them. This will work as a visualization for how Alice is feeling in her overall life, and kind of foreshadows that she herself will be trapped in a time loop. I hope that makes sense. 

    With all of this aspects of our girl Alice, I hope that we can create a compelling story surrounding this character. I wanted to create a person who everyone can see a little bit of themselves in because our story at its core is about mental health, and in this day in age, I think that everyone needs to be a little more conscious about that. 

And now for the movie quote of the day... (but it's from a musical)

"Just remembering you've had an 'and' when you're back to 'or' makes the 'or' mean more than it did before..." - The Baker's Wife, Into the Woods (1981)