Transition into Portfolio Project

 My Transition into the Cambridge Portfolio Project 

From now on, I will be transitioning and talking about my Cambridge Portfolio Project. I will be discussing the process, my thoughts, my progress, and the overall development of my portfolio project. I'm excited to be able to create something, especially since I am able to be creative with it. I have always had two main genres/sub-genres that I have always loved numerous films that fall under their category. 

Romantic Dramas 

Romantic dramas have always held a special place in my heart as many of these films happen to be my comfort movies. I find these movies really interesting, especially how they are differently produce. For example, some emphasize the colors and warm hues throughout the movie to support and establish the tones while others create a very plain, neutral colored palette as the movie progress while the heavily rely on dialogue to clear the understanding. Romance has always been something I have been intrigued in such as one of my favorites La La Land; which has beautiful cinematography. 

I think creating a romantic drama not only has the romantic appeal but the drama that adds shape and depth instead of just having a fluffy, mediocre romance story. Especially love triangles; I love the way certain directors produce and mold a movie that many can assume the ending of, into the complete opposite midway through the movie. Creating a movie that involves a love triangle would be so fun because there is so much you can do with three different actors that have several similarities yet have a difficulty feeling towards each other. So many different emotions can be felt throughout movies that involve love triangles such as anger, competition, contemplating, and it is something I would want the viewer to feel when watching my portfolio project.

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

This is one of my favorite romantic dramas because of the way the story progressively develops. I love the long shots in the movie that are able to show the beautiful scenery and the way it constantly involves one of the main characters thought process. It's able to show how strongly and romantic his feelings once were for Summer, the following main character, into hatred, anger, and sadness he never thought he'd never feel for her.

Psychological Dramas

I have always found psychological dramas more than interesting and cool based off the way they play with the viewer's mind or with a character in the movie or show. The production of psychological drama have always had so many different compelling factors that can lead to countless of endings that one cannot assume as easily as for other genres. I think these types of films have been developed and created into so many mysterious backgrounds and carry different, contrasting emotions are shown through dakrer hues, low-key lighting, dialouge and actions that add to the suspense. 

These films create such a deep connection with their audience which I absolutely adore and would love to be able to accomplish in my film project. I find many of these films fascinating on how they're able to create such different connections and express different emotions or illnesses throughout different actions or dialogue.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs is a very intense, film that consists of a very interesting storyline. Something I love about this movie is how they're able to show the deep connection and manipulation that Hannibal Lector contains within Starling whose the main character. They're able to show this throughout eerie and unsettling sounds along with a very intense or uneasy soundtrack in the background. They also hold heavy dialogue that carries importance throughout the movie and that adds onto Starling's character progressiveness throughout the film. I would love to be able to use the power of strong dialogue, low-key lighting, and dark blues or black colors throughout a film in order to create a strong message in my film opening.