Visual Metaphor Proposal

  1. Project Title:

Still I Rise

Team Members:

Aislynn Li & Jane Wu

Concept | Storyline:

1). Who are you going to interview? Or What is the piece (article, poem, story) for the narrative voice over?  

Still I Rise

2). What’s the story about?  

“Still I Rise” presents the bold defiance of the speaker, implied to be a woman, in the face of oppression.       

3). Which part of the story are you going to focus on? 

Rise of women and the oppression women face.

4). What kind of style/aesthetics are you going to pursue?

Juxtaposition/close up/collage/montage

Execution Plan: 

1). What equipment are you going to use when shooting the movie? (cell phone, DSLR camera, sound recorder, stabilizer..)

DSLR camera, cell phone, ILDC camera

2). Which locations will it be shot at? When is it? Day time/night/unknown? Why?

Location: Jinqiao dorm

Time:
Night: the scene of candle/ moon. Because we need the darkness to show the oppression.

Day: the rest. Because we need good lighting conditions to present details of rise.

3). What are some challenges you might  encounter and how will you prepare?

  • A clear background to show the rise of a woman:

We can use the white wall in common room.

  • Lighting:

We can use our lamp to create better lighting.

  • Showing consistency in each part (oppression/rise):

Same editing style (color) /camera angle(close up).

4). How will you collaborate? How will you divide work? (Gantt Chart)

Storyboard Draft

Gantt Chart*

 

Task Owner Start Date Due Date Duration PCT of Task Complete
Draft (Preparation List, Concept Discussion, etc) Jane

Aislynn

4.25 4.27 3 days check
Final storyboard Jane

Aislynn

4.25 4.29 5 days  
Audio recording Jane

Aislynn

4.27 5.1 5 days  
Shooting Jane

Aislynn

4.30 5.4 5 days  
Editing Jane

Aislynn

5.4 5.8 5 days  

 

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