Partial Planning

For this film opening scene we plan on recording the scenes over the weekend as that is when we all have similar schedules. We are still yet to find a location to record this scene but we are looking for places which is similar to a war battlefield. Our film opening scene would be under the genre of a drama/thriller and we plan on having only one main character, which is the veteran suffering from PTSD, but we also plan to have a small supporting cast to show the other soldiers. We plan on recording all of this with a video camera that my dad uses to record my soccer games. To record this we will have to purchase some items to make it look more realistic such as some fake blood and an army suit. We plan on recording all of this outside with the broad daylight but there will be certain sound effects that we will need to create through a folly process. Most of the audio will be recored through the video camera also through a iPhone microphone.

Research

As of right now my partners and I do not have anything set in stone but we have an idea which we think would be perfect. This idea revolves around a war veteran that was diagnosed with PTSD after he came back from war. To prepare for this we decided to do some research on PTSD and how it affects people. PTSD is a disorder in which a person gets terrible memories of a dramatic event that occurred to them. PTSD can occur at any moment and can last for many years. There are certain triggers that cause PTSD, such as if someone were to get in a nearly fatal car accident and later have to drive down the same street or even just get back into the drivers seat of the car. There are treatments for PTSD including trauma-focused psychotherapy and medications. PTSD is a serious disorder in which it can affect your day to day life, and can also lead to future disorders. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that PTSD afflicts almost 31 percent of Vietnam veterans and 11 percent of veterans of the war in Afghanistan.