Character Development

     The idea is that Mallory learns that her parents are not good at the whole parenting thing and are slowly distancing themselves from her life, whether unknowingly or not. The idea is that you get to see hints of disruption very early on in the movie.

    Let us focus on specifics for the parents. Starting out with the mother, I plan for her to be there in the opening introduction, but how about the rest of the movie? The rest of the movie will portray her as an increasingly distant person. Almost as if she was there in life, but not there for Mallory in spirit. Think about the father from the movie Coraline™️, as he is a good example of who I am aiming for. An overworked millennial with little time for his daughter. Although, Coraline's real father does love her, the idea is that Mallory's mother grows to distaste her own daughter later on. So, a somewhat bad representation in some ways, but good in others.

    Mallory's father is not supposed to be there in the opening film. It should be hinted that Mallory is waiting for someone, assuming her father. So, is he going to be there in the whole film? Not much. This is where I was thinking that Mallory's father is not a consistency in her life anymore. He will probably be shown in moments where he is either resting in his "man cave," as I so generously described it (it is the garage), or just not there at all. Will he be brought up later in the movie as a character that has a lot of force in Mallory's life? Yes, because at some point in time, Mallory's father was there.

    Now, the juicy part, Mallory as a character herself. There are reasons that I plan to shoot and edit shots the way I do, and it is all because of this persona. Mallory sees the world with great emotion. Hence the vivid warmth and cool colors edited in scenes that is exaggerated. Mallory does not look her parents in the eye, hence why you barely see the top half of the parent's face, if you will see the parent's faces at all. But what will happen to her later in the movie? What is her character growth? There is a realization that Mallory and her parents are not as close as when she was little. The scenes will get darker and more bright as the parents' distance themselves from her and each other and Mallory realizes, the scenes will lose their colors. Mallory will lose connection with her guardians, and the movie will end on a sad note, end in a dark note. Everything that is shown to you, will represent the world how Mallory sees it. For the ending, there is an idea that Mallory will leave the nest of her once familiar note and never come back, the end of a once tight nit family.

    So, how do you like it? Does it seem cliche for a family to tear apart? Because it does to me, but this is from a person who does not regularly enjoy teen dramas. So, this is what it looks like to me, and I feel like I've got the right formula. Anyways, have a good day customer, see you later.