Hi again! First of all, let us start with a visual representation of my mind while I try to think of ideas:
Now, let's get into the details of that jumbled up mess. Kass and I had a very productive day in class where we were finally on the same track about the direction of our doc. We went through a ton of ideas before we came to our current one about We Are Not Who You Think We Are (our doc title ooooh) - still trying to figure out if it's too long hmmm, TBD!
Here's the rundown for our doc:
Since it's airing on television and Kass and I want to incorporate several subjects into our reconstruction of "the Gen Z teen," we've decided to serialize it. In doing this, we can have short episodes that focus on a single subject, while the entire series will represent different subjects and different teens being powerful in a multitude of ways.

Then, we would move to what Gen Zers really are: “We are innovators. We are caring. We are special. We are valuable. We are respectable. We are intelligent. We are involved. We are the future. We are Generation Z, and we are not who you think we are.” All of these statements will be vocalized by all of the subjects to create that feeling of collectiveness among the generation. The last statement will prompt the title to appear, along with "Episode #: Subject Name" that will come shortly after.
Originally, we had wanted to use a single narrator throughout the series for cohesion, but we feel as if each individual subject should narrate his/her own story to make it seem more personal and, therefore, more powerful.
In Progress:
We are still trying to figure out who we want to use as the subject of our doc because that decision can make or break the doc. Also, we want to experiment with some shots to see what kind of style we are going for. I really like the idea of having the subject isolated from the other content of the doc - as in, we would film our subject in an empty area, him/her being the sole focus of the shot and just switching between the subject and other footage.
Overall, Kass and I are excited to find a subject for the doc and to work with this type of experimental form of filming and editing. I will update soon about some other aspects of the project that I've been thinking about.
See ya soon,
Chey :)
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