Investigation Post 3/6

Work Log:

Monday: Brainstorming in general what to focus on this week

Tuesday: Setting up PAC equipment

Wednesday: Writing Idea 1

Thursday: Writing Idea 2

Friday: Writing Idea 2

Idea 1: Stress/fear of failure

• Focused on some deadline, but once it's over the speaker has a moment of clarity: "The moment it launched was beautiful. It wasn't perfect -far from it, but what I made was finished and I'm proud of where my effort has gotten me. Perfection was never my goal, I knew that at some point. Focusing for so long on not messing this up made me forget that self-made work is meant to be passion and love for making something that's fun and exciting, not stressing over how others will pick it apart. The issue is that I put my own self-worth into my creation. If my work wasn't amazing, I wasn't amazing. Sure it tells me how good I am at creating this kind of work, but it should stop right around there. I let sickness spread from just an hour of my day to both my time awake and asleep. I just wanted to do something that I was passionate in. So I wonder to myself 'Just what was I so scared of? Could I not have done this just as well without the chronic tightening of my heart, lungs, and mind?'"
• Starts as something that the main character really wants to put themself out there for because they simply love making music.
• Character goes into it with excitement and ideas but won't be sad if he fails since he tried (subconsciously this is actually true, he wants to succeed very badly)
• Goes from a wanting to work on it to a need to work on it
• By the halfway point or so he says he hates the competition - he hates this music.
• Making some kind of song that is focused on peaceful clarity that plays only at the end.
• Tight spaces/cluttered shots
• Close ups
• Zoom in/having the borders close in
• Tension builds over the course of it
• Posture at seat gets worse and worse
• Hands shake more and more, character is less steady
• Less and less sleep because stress makes one restless which leads to lack of sleep which leads to stress

Idea 2: A dialogue that's between two people.

• Something comical
• Funny premise: Character comes in and slams fist on table of other guy sipping coffee: "Dylan! Where are my pants!?!" - "Well what do you mean where are your pants" (as this is said it shows long shot of behind the other character Cole in just his underwear). "Don't play dumb with me! You know where they are." - (While sipping coffee) "I literally have no idea where they are"
• "Did you check ___" "Yeah" "Did you check ___" "Yeah" "Did you check your dresser?" "No not yet" (Immediately close up of Cole getting slapped by Dylan). "Wait, yes I did" (Another immediate close up of Cole getting slapped by Dylan).
• "Well do you not have any other pants" - "Aha you're trying to change the subject!" (Cole says while pointing a finger at Dylan) - Similar close up of Cole about to be slapped but he blocks it with his hand while maintaining eye contact and saying "stop it" while blocking it nonchalantly.
• Interspersed shots of Cole just in his underwear because it looks funny.
• Ends with a moment of silence after a funny interaction. And then Dylan goes in a very formal and candid voice "Yeah okay I stole your pants. I'm wearing them under these pants." Cole goes, "I hate living with you" in a similar tone without missing a beat.