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The first thing that popped into my head when I though of the genre murder mystery is the movie "The Lovely Bones," twisted, dark, and meaningful. The characters in that movie are all symbols and have a lot of depth. There is the perfect amount of suspense, thrill and story line to make the film enjoyable, but not too comfortable. I left that movie feeling queazy (and extra cautious towards my neighbors) and I decided that I want to keep those feelings in mind when planning out my two minute opening.

I learned something about people and society after that viewing, my goal is to create the same sense of fear and wonder within my audience. It isn't easy to get people to think or feel a certain way so I know I have to be meticulous with my research and shots. 

I have planed to use my family members as actors in the opening and to keep the technology simple with an iPhone recorder and imovie editor. This is due to lack of money for more high tech tools. The tools I have now are the one's I will need to learn to work with to the best of my ability to achieve the results that I am looking for. So long as I plan everything out, I should be able to reach my goals. 

Working on this project individually seemed overwhelming at first but exciting because I knew I wasn't going to be weighed down by an alleged partner who may not have been on the same page as me. The work load is a lot, but I'm grateful to have my family helping me and just makes the challenge all the more exciting. 

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