Too Much Like a Trailer?

One of the main things we have been trying to avoid during the filming & planning process is making our film opening look too much like a trailer.

I feel like we have done a pretty good job of staying away from the conventions of a trailer, but yet again it's a huge challenge we've been facing. Our concept and plans have been repeated in this blog several times so I'm sure you already get the gist. Our main problem is that we feel like since we're including the fact that she goes deaf in the end, it'll look like a trailer but that's not the case. We plan for our film to demonstrate more then just the idea that a musician goes deaf, we want to show how she overcame the struggles that come with being deaf, but we don't know how to include that into the film opening.

Another part of our film opening that may make it look like a trailer is the flashbacks. I feel like flashbacks are typically within the movie, not the opening. But in order for us to make it clear that the dad is also deaf, we must include them. On the other hand, I've seen film openings include flashbacks and maybe that's what will make our film opening more unique from the others in our class.

Once again, this is another major challenge that we've been facing but I know we'll be able to work our way around it. Positivity is key in this process, I strongly believe in the outcome.