A New Idea

 Today, my partner and I were texting about our project and I had an idea pop into my head. Earlier this week, I attended my history class on Friday where we learned about WW2. The topic really interested me so why not include it in our portfolio project?

American WW2 posters

After I brought up the idea of doing a period piece with my partner, we both really liked the concept of it. So we started to discuss the logistics of doing a video set in the 1940s-1950s. The project would be a look into the lives of Americans, specifically a couple, who got split up because of the draft into the war. 

Our intro would consist of a girl getting ready to go out on a date with her boyfriend and once they get together, he breaks the news about his draft to her. The rest of the movie, although it wouldn't be filmed, would be about how this girl deals with her loved one leaving her and the hectic life around her during wartime.

However, going back to the logistics of it, we discussed that it might be challenging to create the proper mise-en-scene for this specific time period since it was so long ago and the environment we live in has changed completely in the last 70-80 years. Although this will be a significant challenge if we decide to settle on this idea, I believe it can be done with enough effort. Tomorrow we will begin research on outfits for the time period so we know what to look for as we create costumes for our actors and other important mise-en-scene elements.