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Use of Conventions

our project fits into both of the categories of drama and romance. we actually challenged the concepts and conventions of our genre by not having a "happy ending" for our two main characters who were in love and engaged to be married. many of the movies and/or films of this genre end up living "happily ever after", they actually end up breaking up and she returns the engagement ring he gave her via email which is a very heartwrenching scene and not a heartwarming concept like the resolutions of these films are typically supposed to be. with our film, we represent two social groups and their hardships and struggles with relationships in their situations. with one of the main characters (Jon love)  being in the army and being away from his fiance (Allie), and having the deal with the typical hardships associated with this specific situation of a long term relationship. I feel like these types of long term relationships aren't discussed enough and that by represent...

Film Production - Shot list

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full body- with this shot we were trying to capture (Jon loves) vulnerable and emotional position (at his camp) action shot- we were showing Allie in the process of writing her letter to Jon ending their relationship this shot is a very moving shot in our film where the are interlocked in a passionate but sad moment they embrace wholeheartedly knowing that they are having to say goodbye to each other, possibly for the last time. they hug right before they talk before jon has to leave. this shot is showing the time of year in florida and setting the season. with this insert shot we wanted to show and represent the united states flag and what Jon was fighting for which was America

midterm submission

https://youtu.be/7DuO5-56giU we developed the film to show the distress and relationship struggles between a soldier and his fiance during the times when he is deployed. we showed this by creating and recording a fictional environment and relationship, through our shots and videos that we turned into a short film we tried to relay as authenticly as we could this fragile bond.