Post Production!

Well, it has been a journey.  Even though I finished editing, I know that I'll probably go in a change the opening around a little more on Sunday.

I think one of the hardest parts was picking a monologue, and I ended up going with...

you'll find out! :)

Just kidding, I made the choice of no longer including the monologue because I realized that it didn't fit.  Sure, it was a nice element, but in the end I was thinking that I would let the opening speak for itself, as well as the fact that silence tends to make people uncomfortable.  This would be a great way for the audience to get an idea of what Lilly's going through in a better way considering that she is uncomfortable or on edge all the time.  I think it also helps intensify the knocking heard at the end of the opening.  

Anyways, it's kind of sad to know that this part is all over, especially because I've looked forward to it for so long, but at the same time, I'm also glad it's over because of all that I had overcome throughout this process!

Editing! (Week 2)

 Ahh, still editing.  Well, honestly the editing has been a little bit hectic.  To give a little more background, I feel like I should mention that I finally went back to school today after 17 days, and it's a little overwhelming, especially because there are some things that I now have to catch up on.  

Either way, this week,  I was showing a few friends what I had just to get some feedback on it, I also just need to add and fix the credits.  Also, I'm still figuring out which monologue that I plan to record for the opening.  In fact, I'm actually writing a new one that mixes the two that I already had, but I think I'm gonna have to just take lines from one and put them in the other rather than trying to find a better blend of the two.

I know that I mentioned that I wanted to add my composition from AICE Music last year, but I realized that it didn't fit the way I thought it would, and even though it makes sense, I don't have time to look back at that piece and arrange it differently to add onto the opening.  

I haven't made much progress this week, but I know that I will have it ready by tomorrow!

Editing! (week one)

 This week, I started editing my film opening.

It's definitely not done yet, but I thought that I would break down what I've been working on the past few days!

Monday 3/21/22

Monday, I was very hesitant to start editing.  I genuinely thought that nothing would work and that I wouldn't have a film opening.  Being very stressed about that, my main goal was to get the clips I had onto my laptop.

Luckily, they uploaded, and I began.  I decided to take the day slow and just try to put the clips in order, watch it back, and shorten if needed.  

At this point, the opening was roughly two minutes and five seconds long.

Tuesday 3/22/22

On Tuesday, I wanted to focus on adding transitions, at least mess around with them a little bit.  Which I did, I'm still figuring them out, but I don't think it's too bad.  Anyways, I realized that I needed to shorten to clips a little more before adding more transitions.

I think I watched the opening back about ten times while adding the transitions.  At this point, I realized that I needed to stop for the day and wait for the next so I could look at the opening with fresh eyes.

Like I said, I still wasn't too happy with the transitions.

Wednesday 3/23/22

Today, I decided to add the opening credits.  Since my title appears at the end, I knew that I would have to get the credits to drag onto the end that way they would lead up to the title.

I even decided on a title for the project.  My opening, as of now, will be called "I Couldn't Help It".  I think it shows that Lilly felt like the only way to get people out of her head was by committing murder, and that's her excuse, that she couldn't help it.  I think it makes sense.

Thursday 3/24/22

I decided that for today, I wouldn't edit the opening itself, I think that if I look at it too often that I won't be able to pin point what I don't like about it and need to fix.  

I also came up with a new monologue idea to use for the opening.  So it's a matter of deciding which one.  I showed it to a few friends and left a poll to see which one I should use.  I also showed one of my friends what I had so far for the opening.

Today 3/35/22

Honestly, I still can't figure out what I don't like about it, but I know that I need to take a break from looking at the opening.  I shortened the last clip a little, but that was really it.  I know that tomorrow I'm going to film a short film for my friend's media project, so at one point, we'll probably watch mine and see what to do as well.  It's definitely not done, but I plan to have it done by 4/1/2022, I think that's a pretty fair goal.  I hope to have the voice over added on 3/30/2022 that way I have an extra two days to make sure it fits well, and adjust the script as needed.  For some reason, I can't add it here, but will find a way to share it in the next post!

Good News and Tough Decisions!

 Hello there!  After a bit of a rough patch, I have really good news: what I shot about two weeks ago is actually working to edit, meaning I started editing, but that's for another time, and I have a title for the second idea, but again, that's for next time.

Also, with the vlog I made on Sunday, I know I had issues with getting it on here, but I found a solution.  I posted it on YouTube, unlisted of course, so if you want to see what was intended for Sunday, you can check that out using this link: 

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https://youtu.be/B52JQafMZA8

Anyways, for the opening I need to record a monologue for a voice over.  But of course, I've written more than one, and can't decide which one I want to use.  I've shared the first one before, but have modified it slightly, and then today wrote a completely different one.  Before I share the link to them, I want to talk about them a little more.

Option 1

This version of Lilly's monologue, is intended to be more of a diary entry, which I genuinely think achieves that.  It feels natural, but the thing about it is that I feel like it doesn't show that Lilly feels what other people feel and goes through it herself.  Well, it does, but not to the extent that I would want it to.  I still think it is a really good option for the opening, but still not sure about it.

Option 2

To be honest, I think this is the more psycho version of option one, as if it were elevated.  The one thing that I would say is that even though it starts with "dear diary", it doesn't really feel like a diary entry, and I feel like that's important for the opening.  However, one thing that I thought about was keeping the opening silent and just letting the voice over play, and this monologue really emphasizes what silence can do to a person.  I think, in a way, it could make the audience slightly uncomfortable, which I guess could emulate or represent how Lilly is driven crazy stuck in her own and everyone else's thoughts.  

I think either monologue will fit well, and I will include the link:

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/18O1LfSA7mRqQ8zTnnqzi9WRFDKU2GyBdb32sk6RlAcA/edit?usp=sharing

Tell me what you think here!

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVgW4EFA0Z761hJY-Tup9NJYlqv5aOSuSVoePaU6GXD8e14A/viewform?usp=sf_link

I'm Worried

 Good morning, in yesterday's post we saw that I really wasn't having a good day to create my film opening, and today is now my new intended day to film and/or edit.  

Honestly, I am really scared that I won't have a film opening.  Considering all that went on yesterday with trying to even edit what I already had, now I'm wondering if anything will work now.  For some reason the clips I had already shot don't want to upload onto iMovie or onto my computer, however everything I filmed yesterday for the vlog worked fine.  

I think I'm really starting to doubt myself, because even if I manage to get a film opening of some sort, I am worried that it won't be good and will affect my score on the exam.  

For right now, I think the best idea is to have a positive attitude and see how today goes.  

Wish me luck!

And It All Went Downhill...

Where to begin?

I know the title sounds scary, and for good reason.  Today, I intended to have a vlog for this entry rather than a traditional blog post, but as you will see later and come to understand, of course that wouldn't work out for me, so instead, I will be breaking down what has happened over the past few days that I initially had 

The New Idea

As I mentioned before, I had come up with a new idea, which was to create a fake documentary.  The next day, which was last Friday for me,  I decided to double check that the fake documentary would be okay for me to do.  

After checking the rubric, it turns out that I need to create something that is fiction.  Was my idea fiction?  Technically yes, but it's essentially me trying to create the story of a version of me that doesn't exist.  With that in mind, I decided that I would still keep that idea, but tell the story in a different way.  My new-new idea was to tell the story of a girl writing a song and then it would late be a huge success for her, and the rest would be history.  The opening would be her getting an idea for a melody and then struggling to write.  In the hypothetical rest of the film, not only will she have donut inspiration, but she would also have seen success.

As a songwriter myself, I know the process and the struggle of having an idea and then completely blanking.  I knew this character very well, as she would essentially be me.  I would have kept the same character name, just changed around a few things about Lilly.  I knew that I would be able to use my own work for this and be able to revisit and go back through what I had, even if it was something I wasn't too proud of, this could also allowed me to revisit my own work and possibly have a new idea for it.

I'd also be able to feature my guitar and give people insight into what it's like to write a song sometimes and how long and hard it is, but as of right now, this won't be happening.

Yesterday

Yesterday, I was excited because I started to work on a script for this new idea, however, my Google Docs ran out of storage and my Word account from school was glitching so I was left with Pages on my Mac.  It's not that I don't like Pages, but using it in the past has given me many issues with anything important I've ever had to do, but regardless, I resorted to it.

I hadn't written much, simply because I knew what I wanted to do and was going to do, that I felt it would be much better if I had written the script after filming, so I made more of a guide.

Not only did I have a mini mock-up of a script for this, but then one of my friends told me that she would be able to help me film.  Although I had tested positive for COVID-19, I was no longer contagious on Friday, and her parents were aware that it would be possible for me to test positive for even three more weeks.  I was starting to regain some confidence in my idea and project as a whole.

Today

Well, it was just one thing after another today.

I had texted my friend to figure out a good time for her to come over for the project, and at first she told me that she would be able to some time this afternoon.

I decided that I would try to start getting ready by curling my hair, so I could let the curls drop and wave my hair a little to get my desired look for the opening.  However, once I had finished doing my hair, my friend had sent me a text saying that unless I tested negative, she wouldn't be able to come over.

Here's the thing, of course, I 100% understand why her parents are hesitant to let her come and help me, but it's the last thing I needed.  I've gone through a lot lately, and this wasn't helping my case.  I ultimately decided that I was going to take the footage that I already had, but wasn't happy with, and see what I could create with it.

I get my record player set, and try to upload the clips onto my computer, and of course, it wouldn't work.  I decided that even though it would be more uncomfortable for me, I would have to edit it on my phone.  

For some reason, iMovie wouldn't let me select the videos from that day, however everything I had vlogged up to that point was fine to upload on there.  

This was really frustrating for me, so I decided that I would take a break to calm down and think.

I tried again, but it wasn't working, and decided that I was done for the day and was going to revisit this tomorrow even though it would throw me off of my schedule.

I edited there vlog, since that seemed to work and was able to upload it to my computer.  In fact, I was about to upload it here, but as the trend was going, it decided not to work for me.  

It's been a long and frustrating day.  I've decided that I am going to put a pause on this for right now, and figure out what I will do tomorrow.  I will try again with the other clips I had, but if that doesn't, I don't know what I will do.

New Idea Alert! (again...)

 Welcome back to "Quarantine Chronicles", I'm your host, Rafi Prieto, and on today's episode, we're going to talk about my new idea for the film opening!

Sorry about that introduction, that's how I've been jokingly texting my friends for the past few days, and I thought why not include it here!

As the title shows, I have yet another idea.  This one feels a lot better.

Sooooo, I have to create a film opening, but there is no specific type of film for me to create. I was looking around my room, and looked at my gorgeous Orangewood Echo Live Guitar, I'll insert a picture.

That's my beautiful guitar, it has a filter over it, but you get the idea.  As I looked at it I thought, "Rafi, you're a musician, why don't you do something about that?"  

I've always been a singer, and love song-writing, so I was thinking, what if I did a documentary.  I guess imagining what it would look like if I were a successful artist.  I don't get too comfortable sharing my own music, but I can always insert clips of voice memos I have, and some clips I have of me playing.  I could also do fake interviews.

I feel like in this idea, I can do what I already know and love.  I think it's also a unique take on this project, and maybe I'll act like I'm older and bring in some of what I am currently going through.  

I'm still creating a character, even though it's me, and I'm still developing a story of some sort.  I think this is the one!

A little bit about me

 Welcome back, so today's post is going to be a little different from the rest.  I feel like part of being able to do this project is making sure that I'm okay, and I'm going to be honest, right now I have a lot going on.  

This year has been tough.  I went from a freshman to a senior before I could even blink  Sure, I feel like everyone can say it, but with the pandemic, I feel like that sped up my entire high school experience.  

Why has this year been tough?  A lot, but I won't get into it all.  Like I said, this year flew by and that was very overwhelming.  As we approach the end of the year, it's like I need a second to just be in the moment if that makes sense.  I want to be done with school, but at the same time want more time here.

Not only that, but I didn't get into my top school and got waitlisted in my back up, which has really been tough on me recently.  I see all my friends getting in and not care about it too much, not only that but they are all going to my top school, which was a back up for them.  I feel like I sound like a jealous, angry friend, and I'm not.  Sure, it slightly bothers me, but I truly am happy for them, it just hurts a little right now.  This happened in the span of three weeks.  

When that just happens, I get COVID-19, and can't see the people I love for a week.  I've never needed to see them more.  I mean, they have been so amazing with calling me and checking in, and it's only been three days of me having the virus, but it's not the same.  I'm lucky to have my instruments in my room with me, which help me relieve a lot of what I go through.

I just feel like it's necessary to talk about how I'm doing. I feel like I'm worrying a lot about this project, and not taking the time to relax before I really think about it.  Now that I think about it, I'm almost glad in a way that I have these next few days to gather my thoughts and figure out what I truly want to do for my film opening.

Lights, Camera, Action!... Oh wait, never mind and oh no!

Well, we're back, and I have good news, bad news, and well, more bad news.  Where to start?  I'll start with the good news, and then dive into the bad, as that's how this all led to where I am right now,.

Good News

On Friday, I filmed the entirety of my film opening thanks to the help of my lovely friends who made the process so much easier for me.  We started to vlog some of the behind the scenes of it, but there really wasn't much to show, and we forgot to vlog some of the more important parts, so for that reason, I will not be adding those in.

Bad News 1

After looking through all of we filmed, all of the retakes and bloopers, I realized that I wasn't happy with any of it.  Sure, it looks good, but this isn't the opening I want to make for my final exam, and I'm still not to happy with my first idea, but I may end up doing that instead.

Bad News 2

Well, I got covid.  How is that relevant?  Considering that I am now stuck in my room for the next week, I lose time to film.  Could I film in my room?  Not really.  I can't be behind the camera and on it at the same time.  Not only that, but the majority of where my scene is set is downstairs at my dining room table.  Could I change the setting to be in my room?

The short answer is no.  Why?  Well, the main reason is that Lilly gets up to answer her door to then be stabbed by a masked killer.

It makes no sense for Lilly to open her front door from her bedroom, but for right now, this is all I have.

So, what now?

Great question.  Do I use the material I have but don't like to submit for my final exam?  Or, do I use my first idea, practically change it completely and find a way to make it make sense, and film in less than a week?

I don't know.  I've had a lot of bumps in this project, and this was the last thing I needed.

I'm gonna take the rest of the day to rest, as I am sick, but I know that tomorrow I'm gonna get started.

The (New) Gameplan

 Well, now that I've decided on which film opening that I want to go through with, I think I need to go back and schedule everything out again.  

Step 1

From today (3/9/22), until Friday (3/11/22), I plan to finish editing the script and giving my film a title.

Step 2

From this Sunday (3/13/2022) until next Wednesday (3/16/2022) I want to focus on recording any foley that I may need, and gathering supplies.  By supplies, I only think I'll need Vaseline, Vicks Vapo Rub, a bright red blush, eyeliner, and mascara.  All of that is just for the crying scenes of the opening.  The rest of the things I need: the backpack, black clothes,  diary,  knife, and pony tail are all things I have at home, so I should be fine.  

Step 3

Filming!  I plan to start filming the 17th, which is next Thursday, and hopefully finish next Friday, which is the 18th.  I honestly think I could finish on the 17th, but I want to ensure that I have extra time to film in the case that something goes wrong with it.  

Step 4

Next, I plan to edit throughout the break, which is March 19 through March 28 if I'm not mistaken.  That gives me 10 days, which I think is plenty of time, to edit my opening.  I'll also use this time to do any reshoots if needed, and to record foley if needed.  

Step 5

This is the last step, and that is to submit.  This is all due on April 4, so I'll probably spend as much time as I can perfecting everything  before then and making sure it is all ready for that date.  I plan to submit on that date, just to have all the time I need to get this project done!

Key Moments

 For today, I really want to reflect on what I've been doing throughout.  Mainly because I'm still indecisive on which opening I want to film.

The Initial Idea

Well, looking at my original idea, there was a lot missing, mainly the motive.  I have this young girl who is being prayed on by a masked figure via text message.  The young girl, Lilly, is home alone, at night, awaiting her boyfriend's arrival, and ultimately gets stabbed by the masked figure in the end.  

I liked this idea to a certain extent, but there is a lot missing.  I don't have a real character name for the masked figure, nor do I even have a motive.  Sure, I could just say that the masked figure attacks Lilly because they'e a psychopath, but that doesn't feel right to me, there has to be a real reason for their actions.

Another thing that took me time to realize was that the idea is way too similar to SCREAM. I would say a modern take on it, but that's the fifth movie.  I just think that in some sense, there is no originality to what I initially came up with.  I think the only part that was original was the ending of the opening where she wakes up and there was nothing wrong, however, that made me think of Happy Death Day, a movie in which the protagonist has to solve her murder so she can live the next day, if not, she will re-live and get killed on the same day.

Looking at it overall, I don't want my film opening to make people think of others.  I mean, sure that can work for the marketing maybe, but I want it to be individual, so I think that I will not do this opening.

The New Idea

The way this came about was while being in the process of writing the first script.  Essentially, I was writing and though of a completely different way to tell the story of this character, and I really liked where it was at, but I still liked my first opening.

I think one of the biggest things that was hard about this version was that the script is very difficult to write.  The majority of it is a VoiceOver, and when I look through the different shots, I have to estimate which lines will match up with the different shots that I intend to use.  I also have to figure out different camera movements that I want to use.  I have thought of them, and I know someone who could help me, with that, but it's just a matter of figuring out our schedules for filming.  

What I really like about this idea is that it is more original, at least I've never seen anything like it before, but then again, it is more complicated to explain.  

Essentially, Lilly, has a gift to feel what other people feel and read their minds, however, there is such a big buildup of emotion that it begins to drive her crazy.  With all of that weight on her she decides that she needs to relieve some of it, in doing so she starts to kill people.

What I like about it is that it's essentially a slasher horror from the slasher's perspective.  We know the motive and who it is, now it's just a matter of trying to get Lilly caught (by her townspeople), but at the same time, ensuring that Lilly doesn't get found, but overall, finding a way for Lilly to lose her abilities.  I feel like it's a very weird thing to explain and write, but it makes sense to me, and I think the opening that I have in mind will really allow it to make sense.  

Overall

I enjoyed writing this and looking back on what I've done so far, I made a decision, I will be going forward with the new idea.

Feeling Confused

 Well, I'm just going to dive right in.  I have two ideas that I really like, however, I don't know which to choose.  I don't have titles for either, but I have a complete script for one, and a monologue for the other.  I linked the script for the first idea in my last post, so I will just copy and paste the monologue for the new idea here. 

"Dear diary, there’s nothing new today, except for the fact that Jane could not be more stressed about college.  It’s like they’ll get back to her, and Mrs.Wilson, is a literal emotional wreck. I mean, pregnancy has its mood swings, but jeez, I need a break.  I need a break.  I don’t know if I’m happy, or sad, or stressed.  I’d say I’m confused, but I don’t even know that either.  I don’t know what I’m feeling, but if Jane doesn’t stop overthinking right now, I think she might be next.  I feel bad for Jacob, but either way, he had nothing much going for him, bad grades, never showed up to class, parents couldn’t have cared less about him.  But Jane.  I’m gonna explode.  I don’t think anyone will be to drawn to me, but if Jane suddenly goes missing, along with the others, I could get caught."

I'm going to explain the idea of this opening a little bit better.  So, the monologue is meant to be a voice over, and we'll see Lilly, yes I kept the same character names, go back and forth writing in her diary and plotting her next victim.  If I film this, as Lilly is writing in her diary, I want her to have tears streaming down her face, but she needs to look emotionless.  In the monologue, she mentions three people: Mrs.Wilson, Jane, and Jacob.  Like I've said before, Lilly can feel what other people feel, and it gets so intense that she's driven crazy by it, to the point where she starts to kill people off.   For example, she mentions that her teacher has pregnancy mood swings, which she feels, and that Jane is very anxious about college acceptances.  Again, Lilly feels all of these, and then she mentions Jacob, who is a previous victim of hers.  

What I like about this idea over the first is that I think it's a little more unique.  With my first idea, it felt too much like SCREAM, however with this new idea, I've never really seen anything like it.  Sure, it's maybe a slasher horror, or a thriller, but this time, we know who the killer is, what their motive is, and their intended target.  The goals of this film would be: get Lilly caught, keep Lilly hidden, figure out a way for Lilly to not have this mysterious gift of hers.  The reason I say to have Lilly get caught but for her to also stay hidden is because Lilly is our antagonist, she's a murderer, so, morally, those who were close to those she's killed would want her to be found and put away, but Lilly obviously doesn't want to get caught in the act.  What I also like is that this film is told through the perspective of the killer, which is something I've never seen before.

I think I might do this idea instead simply because I have a lot more figured out about it than I did my original idea.  I also am still on track with my schedule, as I still have until Friday to finish my script.  My one challenge is making sure I am writing it correctly, because it is a voice over, however there is going to be a lot of stage direction, so I'd have to look into it, but do I write a few lines, and then add a stage direction?  I'll figure it out.

Another thing I'm scared of is being able to act this out.  I love acting, but I know it could be hard for me to duo the neutral crying thing.  I think I might order a tear stick off of Amazon to aid with the tears, and maybe a prop knife.  

Also, for reference, here's a picture of my storyboard so far.  It's only five shots, but I definitely need to add onto it.

And Then They Changed (Maybe?)

 Welcome back, I am considering changing my idea completely, which I know this late in the game is probably not the best idea.  Especially considering that I might have less time than I thought.

So, why would I have less time?  

Well, my family may be going to Mexico over spring break to visit family, which is exciting, but also means I lose 10 days of time that I was counting on for the project.  I am very grateful for the opportunity to go, but the timing could not have been worse.  Also, I know I ensured having extra time in the case of anything, but if I am going to entirely change my project, then I won't have any extra time to fall back on if that makes sense.

What's the new idea?

Great question.  It's still kind of in the horror realm, maybe more of a thriller or suspense, either way, in that family.  Anyways, I'll keep the same characters, but what if Lilly's thing was that she could read people's minds and feel what they felt.  For example, she could feel happy, sad, scared, paranoid, excited, stress, etc.  Sure, that doesn't sound too threatening, until it gets to the point that she herself is overwhelmed by all that she feels, and begins to question how she's doing herself.  It gets to the point that maybe she needs to find a way to get rid of those feelings, and the way she could do that would be to kill people.  So maybe in some way, turn this into a slasher horror, but in reverse?  You would know who the killer is and their motive from the start.  I also think that this may also make a statement on society showing that a single person can only handle so much until they go crazy.  Some people, like Lilly in this case, pushes down and  bottles up her feelings so much that she herself explodes and is trying to get rid of them.  I don't know if I will go through with this.  I guess I'm going to use my original idea as a back up, but I know that I definitely want to give this a try, maybe get a storyboard going?  I know that when I thought of this, it felt more like a trailer, but I know I could figure it out.  Wish me luck!

Starting the Script and Such

Day 1 of Writing

 As the title shows, I am starting the script today, which is a little nerve-racking.  I just realized that something I didn't think about was what to call my film.  I find that ironic considering that in a previous post, I addressed the importance of giving a name to a character, it's equally important to give one to the piece itself.  This is what viewers will associate my film with.  I think, for now, I'm going to get started with writing, which I know I was going to save until next week, but there may be a slight change in plans, which is exactly what I planned for in my scheduling process.

I have successfully written one page, and now I am completely blank.  I think the toughest part about this script is that Lilly is primarily alone, so I can't add too much dialogue, because then it'll feel forced and awkward.  I could maybe have Chad show up.  Chad's her boyfriend, he's the latest addition to the character list, however, I don't know too many guys who would want to film and act.  The ones I do know, probably wouldn't even want to record audio for it.  Also, adding Chad would take away from the idea of Lilly being alone.  

I've completed a second page, and at first, I worried that I had too much, and I still do, but at the same time, do I have too little?  Again, this script is heavily going to be stage direction, and now that I think about it, that won't take up too much time, at least I don't think.  I'm now worried that I don't have enough.     Maybe I'm overthinking it.  I'll update as I continue writing.

What I find really interesting is that in my last post, I talked about giving myself six days to write the script, and as I'm starting it now I feel glad in doing so.

The reason I started earlier is because there is a chance my family goes to Mexico for Spring Break, meaning I could possibly lose 10 days that I planned for.

I know that I'm still on my first day of writing, but this is so far much harder than I expected.  I think I'll be lucky to finish by this weekend.

I think that I'm going to stop for the day, and time myself, on how much time I've taken up from the two minutes when I get home.  

Day 2 of Writing

So, I finished the first draft of the script.   I'm pretty happy with it, but now that I read it, it feels way too similar to SCREAM.  I also have no ideas for a title yet.  I asked some of my classmates in my AICE Global class to see what they thought, and they liked the script, but all said that it was basically SCREAM and that they also had no idea what to call it.  Some ideas that came up were "Window", "Unmasked", and "Serendipitous".  Although I appreciated the help, none of those titles felt right.  I'm gonna read it again, and maybe see what I can come up with.  

After reading it again, I honestly like where it's at, I'm going to leave a link here to allow viewing and commenting on it.  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZY5mx_iPHTruZ2S8i2Z7iDRNQiM6QJPt7EjQFj4Mq5k/edit?usp=sharing