Alright, well this blog is to document my progress with my movie....or lack there of. I have an issue. I'm a huge perfectionist. Once I know what I want in my mind, I have a huge problem settling for anything less. Therefore... I am painfully trying to create this stupid movie that doesn't want to do what I need it to do.
Anyhoo, here is the idea. I work in an after school program. Once a week, I run a drama club (theater is something that I love). Well many kids get really excited about acting, but few get really interested in working backstage (a place where a lot of fun can occur). SO I am creating (or attempting) to create a movie to get the kids thinking about backstage elements of theater. I ask them to assume the role of costumer, lighting designer, set designer, and choreographer. I ask them to problem solve real issues that these people face with the theater. I chose to equate the problems to Disney's version of the Lion King. For instance, if the said child was a set designer, they would be asked to create a stampede onstage. How would they do it? How would they capture the massivity of the effect that needed to be created. Then I plan to show them how actual set designers solved the problem
I'm sure that I'm making this sound way more complicated than it needs to be. However, this is something that when I'm finished I can use in my drama teachings, both now and later this summer as a theater instructor at my job.