CCR #1 - How does your product use or challenge conventions, and how does it represent social groups or issues?

This is the script for my first Creative Critical Reflection. Can't wait to share what we have with you next week. It's going to be a question and answer type of format.

(Bold, underline and italicized means what you will see on the screen while I speak.)
Question: Hi Davis, thanks for taking the time to speak to us. We wanted to find out a little bit about your upcoming movie:

Talking Head (me): What our movie, Admitted, is about Hi, I’m Davis Rop and I’m a co-writer, co-producer and co-director of the film, Admitted. At its core, our upcoming film is a coming-of-age story that details the moment when

(photos of Davis and Alessandra as kids and as adults) life starts to pull two lifelong friends, Davis and Alessandra, in different directions.

(application submitted, accepted and rejected pages) We meet them on their college application journey and are there when they get the results. We quickly learn that Alessandra gets in, but Davis doesn’t. She lies and tells him she didn’t get in either.

Talking Head (me): The rest of the film follows along to see what happens when things don’t go as planned and how people handle the fear of moving forward without the ones that have always been there for them. At the end of the day, change is inevitable even in the closest friendships.

Question: Can you tell us a bit more about the genre and if you are following or challenging its conventions?
Movie posters of other coming of age films: Coming-of-age films are often about how protagonists navigate pivotal life events in their teenage to early adulthood years. What they all have in common is that this leads to some sort of personal growth or discovery.

Alessandra and Davis at Town Center: By focusing on the emotional journey of two friends confronting the reality of their impending separation, our film intentionally aligns with these standard conventions.
(insert footage of Alessandra and Davis walking in Town Center)

Talking Head (me): We wanted to make sure to highlight the common but incredibly important theme of change during early adulthood.

Question: Finally, what social group are you interested in representing here and do you make a conscious decision as to why or how you are using them?

Talking Head (me): Great question. We were interested in representing a specific social group – best friends. More specifically, We thought that depicting a platonic friendship between a male and female offered a fresh perspective within the coming-of-age genre.

Show coming of age movies and showcase same sex friendships primarily. While male-male and female-female friendships are the norm, opposite sex friendships remain less explored. This challenges traditional narratives that we typically see and adds in some the diversity we see in real life. This allows us to dive into some interesting perceptions and complications that are found in male-female friendships throughout the film as well.

Talking Head (me): I hope you enjoy the movie.