| Visual Metaphor Proposal |
- Project Title: The Road Not Taken
- Team Members: Lizzie & Cicci
III. Concept | Storyline:
1). What is the piece (article, poem, story) for the narrative voice over? Or who are you going to interview?
Poem: The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost
Voice over: A boy & a girl (Dialogue)
2). What’s the story about?
It’s about life choices. The main character is walking in the forest and there are two paths in front of him. Both of the roads are equally beautiful but he has to choose one to continue his journey. He/she is torn between the two options. In the end, he/she chooses the one less traveled by and moves on.
In general, the story expresses an idea that facing hundreds and thousands of life choices, we can only experience one path in life and if you choose the path less traveled by, something unexpected may appear and give you a nice surprise.
3). Which part of the story are you going to focus on?
The part he/she is torn. We’ll use many different shots to symbolize the difficulty of making such a decision.
4). What kind of style/aesthetics are you going to pursue?
We want it to be implicit, profound and thought-provoking because what we are going to express is kind of philosophical. We also want it to be beautiful and pleasant to match with the artistic conception created by the poem itself.
- Execution Plan:
1). What equipment are you going to use when shooting the movie? (cell phone, DSLR camera, sound recorder, stabilizer..)
Phone, DSLR camera, sound recorder, stabilizer.
2). Which locations will it be shot at? When is it? Day time/night/unknown? Why?
A place with lots of trees. Either a botanical garden or a forest park. Daytime.
Two escalators. One is crowded and the other is less crowded. Daytime probably.
Two bowls of noodles. One has an egg on it and the other has nothing but a lot of treasures buried under it. Daytime.
An Fu road. Nighttime.
3). What are some challenges you might encounter and how will you prepare?
We need to shoot a set of different materials and it’s a lot of work. So we are going to start early and collect them in advance.
We can’t get the shot we want. We’ll take our time and try more times
4). How will you collaborate? How will you divide work? (Gantt Chart below*)
See the Chart below.
- Storyboard Draft
- Schedule
| Task | Owner | Start Date | Due Date | Duration | Task Complete Percentage |
| Planning | Lizzie & Cicci | 11/20 | 11/21 | 2 days | 1% |
| Material 1:
An Fu Road+ Escalator |
Lizzie & Cicci | 12/23 | 12/23 | 1 day | 15% |
| Material 2: Botanical Garden or Forest Park | Lizzie & Cicci | 12/24 | 12/24 | 1 day | 30% |
| Audio recording | Lizzie & Cicci | 11/27 | 11/29 | 2 days | 40% |
| Material 3: noodles | Lizzie & Cicci | 11/29 | 11/29 | 1 day | 55% |
| Material 4:
Others |
Lizzie & Cicci | 12/1 | 12/1 | 1 day | 70% |
| Editing | Lizzie & Cicci | 12/4 | 12/5 | 2 days | 100% |
