I have been debating on what to do with my music video idea for a couple weeks now. I plan on filming this weekend and having the rough cut complete by Tuesday.
My original plot line was going to tell the story of a female couple going through the motions and effects of drug use. I want to focus on telling a similar story but instead use a first person angle and reveal my story through the eyes of my character.
My new story line revolves around a girl who pretends to have herself put together socially and emotionally on the outside but is severely struggling to find happiness. I want to tell a form of abstract narrative about what it feels like inside of her head while everyone on the outside sees something different.
I like the contrast between inside/outside. Try the seven step exercise you missed in class–this should help you structure the challenges for your protagonist. The battle may be between social expectation vs real lived experience–but that needs to be more concrete. the protagonist may have to break some social conventions to “come out” as herself. It’s this scene that might interest me most, but i’d need more of the story to tell