Life is too Short to have Boring Hair! Production Day 3

For as long as I can remember, I have always been frustrated with my hair. When I was in elementary school, I was frustrated about my hair not being straight and more manageable, so I chopped it all off. In middle school, I was frustrated that it wouldn't grow back fast enough, so I always wore headbands. Now in high school, I'm frustrated that if I cut my dead ends off, my hair won't be as long as I'd like it to be for senior pictures. This is not an experience that is unique to me, almost everyone went through an 'awkward hair phase' in middle school that they'd prefer to ignore. In my opening sequence, I will explore the shifts in Annie's character through a multitude of hairstyles, as well as include a scene where Annie gets downright angry with her hair.

This hairstyle will be used for the first scene, where Annie is setting up her camera. Usually, when I wear/wore braids, it would be to make sure my hair didn't get tangled while I slept. So naturally, I would wear it to school (and still sometimes do when I'm having a bad hair day.) This came to a halt in middle school, where I started feeling like I was being stared at.

As Annie takes out her braids, she is happy with her results. She sees longer, wavy hair with no frizziness or much volume. She will go through a couple shots with this do.

As the sequence progresses and Annie comes to a mirror, she sees how big her hair has gotten. After being out in the Florida sun all day, her hair looks nothing like what she was satisfied with that same morning. This is where Annie becomes angry with her hair. She puts her hair in braids, she feels like she's gawked at. She takes out the braids, and her hair doesn't stay good enough for long enough. In this scene, Annie will begin to slap her scalp and pull her hair back (while not giving herself any actual physical damage.) Although it is easy to write this off as a young girl being over-dramatic, this is an experience I remember having multiple times while feeling hatred for how my hair would act. Luckily, this has changed. I now love my hair and know how to handle my emotions when my hair won't act right.

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