Storyboarding

     Today I started to think deeper into the plot and how to incorporate the main character's (Stella) love interest. I began to create a story board to jot down my ideas for the opening and how he will be introduced. 

Start of Storyboard

    I'm definitely not an artist (clearly), but it at least provides an outline for the different shots and what the characters will be doing. 

    I thought about lots of variations of how Stella's love interest can be introduced, but it was hard to create much of a story without it taking up the entire opening. With this being said, I decided on just having a small character interaction when she gets home from the gym. This will also urge the audience to wonder about their relationship and continue watching to find out. Him waving from across the street is meant to give him that friendly and romantic "boy next door" vibe.  Her love interest will also be into fitness which is how they met. 

    Here is where I will also introduce that she is a fitness influencer. She will be looking at her work out videos on Instagram or TikTok and scrolling through her comments. This is also where the women empowerment message will come into play. Stella will see discouraging comments from people, especially men, saying that she doesn't know what she's doing since she's a girl. I want to show her not letting them get to her and instead working on something that betters herself and her career, but I haven't decided how I'm going to show this yet.