Interviewable Subjects and Storyboards

Interviewee 1: I am going to interview my manager Felix (Cruiser's Car Wash), from Nigeria, because he has told me a lot of life stories that are extremely interesting and he has a very different, yet beautiful perspective on life. He is much less family oriented than Americans because of the importance of work in Africa (Nigeria). He hasn't seen his family in years, yet when he is working, he is giving 110% at every moment. I love listening to him and allowing him to mentor me because he is so wise. He also used to be a suit model and dresses like Kanye West when he isn't at work. He is quite the character.

Questions:

1. What was your childhood like growing up in Nigeria?
2. Do you miss your family?
3. You once said to me that you were "here because you wanted to be at Cruiser's because it's what you want to be doing right now", can you explain why you care so much about Cruiser's?
4. Do you think you'll ever go back to suit modeling?
5. What's your pet peeve?
6. What's your happiest memory?
7. What's your saddest memory?
8. If you could change one thing, what would it be?
9. What was the favorite dream you've ever had?
10. Tell me a joke.

Interviewee 2: I am also going to interview my friend Tate because she can always make me laugh, but we can also carry on a deep conversation as well. 

Questions:

1. What's your biggest short term goal?
2. What is your life dream?
3. How do you see yourself when you look in the mirror?
4. What do you enjoy the most when you are completely alone?
5. What is your biggest fear?
6. What is your bedtime and morning routine?
7. What's your favorite place and why?
8. Do you ever dwell on something from the past? Explain.
9. If you could have lunch with one person, who would it be?
10. What is your spirit animal and why?

Storyboards: For the most part I am going to film one person at a time in either Medium, MCU, or CU to capture the facial expressions, mouth, and eyes. I want to use different angles and compositions though so that I don't continue to have just one type of monotonous shot throughout the entirety of the film. 

As for the script and story outline, that can be found in my previous post about the concept and treatment. 

Treatment and Character Bios

Treatment: The film will begin with a quiet panoramic OR still of the beach/inter-coastal waterway/other B-roll. We will hear the quiet, serene voice of the main subject off screen. This will continue for a little bit, then instrumental music will come in at low volume, and then we will finally see the subject talking. The film will be rapidly cut with different phrases, words, and concepts from the interviewees and throughout the story, the film will have an emotional arc that strives to represent the human condition and will hopefully show a common theme. This film concept anticipates human emotion and the idea that "one cannot judge a book by its cover". The music will arc with the edit and the emotion and will show work to create and heighten emotions in the audience.

Concept: I am extremely interested in not necessarily mimicking, but more so allowing French New-Wave film to guide me. I’m partial to Jean-Luc Godard’s films and style. I want to integrate HONY (Humans of New York) concept with black and white, jump cut, intercutting, etc. I think I want to interview some people and write some dialogue as well so that it is a mix of genres. I basically want to episodically document people’s stories without it being an narrative or a documentary, which is why I will write some stories. The people are not connected, there is no plot, but it will cut back and forth out of order in hopes to promote the message that you never know where someone’s been, what they’ve done, how they got to where they are, etc. The French New Wave concept comes into play in post.

Character Bios: The characters that I am hoping to identify and interview in this experimental documentary concept are extremely diverse. I want to shed light on the homeless man that has always been homeless, the homeless man that was once rich, the CEO that had a rough childhood, the drunk that has had an enlightening experience, the average Joe, et cetera, et cetera. The characters are ones that will have to develop throughout the filming and editing process as I cannot plan out what I want them to say and how I want them to act unless I script them and I don't want to control the process.