Today my partner (Juan De Castro), and I got together, in class to discuss which route we would like to take regarding the plot of our film opening. We narrowed the possible plots down to three main options. The first, and our favorite opening idea is to create a scene where the good fighter (our protagonist, likely to be named Floyd) is preparing for his up and coming championship fight against his arch enemy (Dmitri). We would like to use parallel editing when filming these scenes cutting back and forth to both fighters training hard for the fight (as this would suggest that the two events are happening at the same time). One set of shots would be Floyd training, boxing, running, and working out. The other set of shots would be Dmitri training hard, doing pull ups, and lifting weights. The second story telling route which we also disused, would be to show a boxer facing problems within his own personal life. However, when he enters the ring and when he starts training, not only do his problems disappear but he feels at peace with himself, kind of like boxing is his escape from reality. In both of these scenarios we would like our fighter to represent someone who faces poverty, and adversity, but overcomes these hardships through hard work and dedication. Our final plot idea, would be to have a fighter who is just becoming known, and is fighting in an old beat down gym, to gain popularity and experience. We would show him mentally preparing himself in the locker room, and then him walking out into a gym that is beat down and dirty, he would then fight his opponent and defeat him. The opening would suggest that he is something special and will go on to become a great boxer.
At first, we struggled with creating story lines that are both entertaining and original, but after watching a few iconic boxing movie scenes, and a boxing workout video, we were able to come up with a few ideas. We watched the following clips, for about 20 minutes, brain storming ideas and possible plots. Some common Mise-en-scene elements that we saw were: high key lighting, sweat, boxing gloves, and darker hues. We watched the boxing workout video to learn how to show our protagonist, and antagonist preparing for their fight, in order to make it seem as realistic as possible.
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YouTube. (2023). YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTaIZo8OJYE.
YouTube. (2021). YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47z1E1GYm8.
YouTube. (2022). YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2UKuKxCJqc.
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