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Finding Inspiration

Hello and let me introduce you to how the story unfolds! Throughout all of these different ideas on what to base my movie intro on, I have finally decided on the plot of the film opening. First I would like to show the inspiration I have drawn out from two movies that represent the aesthetics and concepts I would like to incorporate into my opening.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark was a revolutionary film that inspired many others adventure films. This film was ranked #14 out of sixty of the best adventure films by rotten tomatoes. This list of movies inspired me to develop my very own plot. As The Hollywood Reporter stated,"But it's all done with such a great spirit of high adventure and good humor that you don't even begin to count the corpses..." This statement is essential because it demonstrates the two great qualities needed to make a great adventure film. It combines that sense of great adventure, with the necessary humor needed to lighten up the film. These two qualities should be incorporated into my plot.

Life of Pi (2012)

When I came across Life of Pi, I remembered the first time I watched the film. This film is the essence of a journey with great challenges and finding your place in the world. Life of Pi inspired me by how the story is presented, alluding to a sense of mystery and magic. This touch of magic in the adventure film made me imagine my film having a plot surrounding a surreal topic that can captivate the audience. Overall the film incorporates all the necessary aspects that will captivate my target audience.

'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/

Ebert, R. (1981, January 01). Raiders of the Lost Ark Movie Review (1981) | Roger Ebert. Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-1981

'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/

'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/

'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/

'Raiders of the Lost Ark': THR's 1981 Review. (2017, June 12). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/raiders-lost-ark-review-1981-movie-1011481

60 Best Adventure Movies of All Time. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-adventure-movies-of-all-time/5/

Choosing The Genre

Hello and welcome back, through the research I have been doing these last days bouncing back and forth from idea too idea, I have noticed that I am very indecisive. Many ideas have popped up in my head without correlating to one another, like animating my own opening to filming a shipwreck, but none of them seemed to resonate with me. So I began my quest to find the perfect movie plot that would be far original from anything ever created. 

Begining by researching my favorite genre, a mix of action and adventure, I came upon this

"The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure" - Christopher McCharless

This quote impacted my views on what I looked for in this project. I realized I want my whole journey of creating this opening to be an adventure. 

So beginning my research on a now decided genre, I came across "Characteristics of Adventure Fiction" by Kristine Tucker. This article explains the different characteristics the adventure genre embodies. It hits main points such as that an adventure film always includes a courageous protagonist that faces life or death situations that test whether they put others before themselves. Continuing the research on the adventure genre, I discovered that most adventure films interact greatly with the environment around the characters. Most adventure films embodied this idea where the protagonist faces challenges dealing with the environment around them. Overall I feel that this genre and the concepts incorporated within it have begun to spark ideas.


Adventure: Definitions and Examples. (2017, October 02). Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://literaryterms.net/adventure/
Tucker, K., Zamboni, J., Szpak, A., Barley, A., Kaufmann, K., Smith, N., . . . Tucker, C. (n.d.). Characteristics of Adventure Fiction. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://penandthepad.com/characteristics-adventure-fiction-6820162.html

To New Beginings

Hello and welcome to what I hope will be an inspirational journey through my struggles and achievements creating this film opening. I'm excited to start this project off; however, all of this excitement is being suppressed by the inability to decided and focus on a single idea. I began with the only way I felt would get me out of this writer's block, research. By scanning different genres and seeing which one intrigues me the most, sci-fi and adventure, I came up with the conclusion that the plot has to be both innovative and manageable. Doing the film opening on a topic I'm passionate about is key; however, my ideas for the film should be anchored down by the reality of both my capability and resources available to me. Overall this post is to welcome everyone and begin to pave the path to new ideas, new struggles, and overall a new project.