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I have started jotting down some notes about ideas for how everything is going to play out and I realized my resources are limited. Working on this individually leaves me to find actors and a possible camera operator in order for a successful opening. As of right now, my lovely and willing family will be acting in my presentation. By using some of my research and ideas from professional openings and now knowing who my characters will be can help me further along the plot line as I can visualize how it will look. There are so many different emotional approaches to consider and so far that has been my most difficult decision to make. Do I want the opening to be scary, optimistic or mysterious? Each perspective offers an interesting and creative plot line but I have to focus on which will offer the best results.

A tactic I have been using lately is working backwards and thinking about how my movie would end and what types of details would I want to include such as romance, betrayal, and the finding of one's self. These parts of the move that I would want to include if I was doing two hours instead of two minutes have been guiding me into making certain decisions about how my characters will be and what type of audience would have.

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