Category: Core Assignment 3

RISING

A coming-of-age film that delves into the unjust system in America that subjugates black people. Visual Statement Plot summary After grinding tirelessly for four years, Chris manages to get accepted into his dream college and graduates with honors. Right off the bat, he gets involved in various campus activities and plans for a productive and …

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Him or Gym

Below is the trailer for my film “Him or Gym”  The main characters are two gay married men. They are 23 and 25 and have just recently married and moved into a house together. While they met at the accounting firm where they worked, due to the COVID 19 crisis, both of them were laid …

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Crybaby

Warning: This Multimodal product includes images, sounds, videos, and gifs that may or may not trigger a seizure. There is no music. There is also no smoking, drugs, foul language, nudity, nor crying. thank you for reading. Plot summary: After his brothers and parents move because of his job, (name) is left alone in a …

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The Truth

The Truth is a story about Lamar, a kid, who views police officers as heroes. He moved along with his family because his now stepfather who is a white police officer is now stationed at Los Angeles. Settling in he immediately made friends in his middle school. One day he went on a bike ride …

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It Was Just A Dream

Plot Summary Damien a young teen in high school from a neighborhood called Foxxwood in Treeshtown is a smart kid who gets himself into frequent trouble because of his environment. Damien who also likes to listen to music, has this particular song that he listens to oftenly but doesn’t recall the familiarity of the song. …

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The Dreamer

Description: you have arrived, welcome. This is where the magic happens. With their capacity to speak to several senses at once, films can portray a wide variety of inner experiences.    Plot summary: The dreamer tells the story of a reasonably normal teenage kid who gets to relive his day repeatedly. The boy wakes up to the same …

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The “Atypical” Cowboy

Video description The video is the story of a black cowboy who was born a slave and moves West to become a cowboy after being freed during the Civil War. The video is telling the story backwards, starting from when he is a cowboy like other cowboys and then rewinding to show his past, with …

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The Trafficking Ring

Plot summary:  “The Trafficking Ring” is an action/comedy movie about two young adults, Raven and Troy, freshly graduated from college. Like every other college graduate they have something in common: debt. They live in a remote area, in Wisconsin, and have big dreams of making it big one day. Working multiple shifts at crappy restaurants, …

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Alternating Fights

Description The Movie “Alternate Fights” was inspired by Ella Washington who accomplished a lot in her life and inspired many to think that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. Alternate Fights is a coming of age story following a person trying to find his perfect career choice. It is a PG film for …

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Astral Realization

Hello guys. This is my film. It was quite a struggle to make, and it isn’t that great, but I had a lot of fun making it. My film is influenced heavily by Melanie Martinez’s Mrs.Potato Head as well as teen romance dramas. Plot summary: A young woman, Sarah, is in her last year of …

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My Past Chances

Vision Statment Plot Summary:  Leon Skys is on the way to his first day of senior year of High School. While Leon goes through his first day he is shunned by the entire school. No one stops to talk to him as if he was invisible. His presence is empty but Leon seems to be …

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Perseguir (To Chase)

Trailer inspired by Wilmer Ovalle and the effects of drug cartels on youth and local communities in Colombia.  Vision Statement Plot Summary Wilmer witnesses his father’s coca trees being sprayed down by crop dusters in the midst of his mother’s final stages of cancer. Wilmer’s father is a second generation coca farmer working to support …

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The Thunder

This video is a trailer for my film. It is R rated.

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”Radical Beliefs of Joe Steel”

The project above is a movie trailer of the movie ”Radical Beliefs of Joe Steel.” This trailer begins with Rhode Island in a peaceful and blissful state, then progresses to the main conflict of the movie. Plot Summary: On September 23rd, 2003, Joe got up and called 5 of his best friends who worked at …

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A Price For Everything

Plot summary – My movie, A Price For Everything, will tell the story of a young African American boy named Hakeem Booker. He grew up in a rough neighborhood in Baltimore, surrounded by drugs and crime. Despite this, Hakeem is a quiet, self-kept kid. He also has a love for music, particularly singing. He sings …

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