WEEK 2
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World-Building
For the film opening to be planned and executed with no issues regarding the world of the concept, the world-building step is crucial. After all, world-building affects the visuals and the plot itself. This is applied mostly to fantasy genres or any other genres that are composed of any characteristics that may be anything from our real world (like adding superpowers). Franchises like Marvel or Despicable Me have aspects that do not exist in the real world, like superpowers and yellow, despicable little beings that crave evil-- in which they must develop the rules of those worlds, being mostly of our current world with an addition of their own rules and such to accommodate to their new concept to their world. Since my concept is based on a myth, it requires some world-building.
Mostly, it is completely based on our real world-- besides the red strings. Red strings will be only visible to the main character, attached to each person's pinky finger. As the myth goes, the one on the other end of the thread will be their fated person.
However, my main character will not have a string.
Plot, Opening's Rough Planning
The film will open with a quick introduction to the red thread of fate-- just the concept and the few rules. I believe this is important since the myth is not popular in the Western Hemisphere-- or just out of China or East Asia. An introduction will familiarize the concept of the audience-- that I will be targeting a general audience of young adults.
It will then transition to the narrative world...
The main issue for my main character (MC) is that they do not have a string. They will be the sole anomaly... to their knowledge at least. The setting would be modern--and the opening would be somewhere with people, but not too many; perhaps around 10 people. Enough people to showcase the strings but not too many people so it is not overwhelming.
The MC would be on a bench looking around the people as they then lay back in frustration and confusion over their missing string, seeing others' strings. They would then encounter someone suddenly without a string... The MC does not realize until a few seconds later-- a brain lag, basically-- and tries to run after this person but they are already gone. When they meet again, MC tries to figure out why and how they do not have a string. They are not very cooperative, unfortunately. MC realizes that they do not get along at all. They're essentially opposites, but there is only one thing they share. Which will be--?
Well, before I discuss their similarity, I want to explore why the MC can see the strings. I also believe its details may not impact the opening much although the general idea does. I want to incorporate some trauma and mental illness into the character as the cause. Something recent, maybe. I would like to discuss the rest of the character backstories in a separate blog dedicated to character details-- which, spoiler, will be my next post.
References
Kassé, S. (2022, June 8). Worldbuilding in a novel: A guide to creating a believable world. Self Publishing School. Retrieved February 16, 2023, from https://self-publishingschool.com/worldbuilding
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