‘Shanghai I Love You’ winner finds the right values in producing film
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Wow! I already have a feeling inside telling me that this project is going to be exceptional and a great experience for everyone involved. I feel really lucky to be a part of Shanghai I Love You. I was really amazed to have won the script competition; I was shocked but so happy at the same time. Especially to be the youngest, I thought it put a lot of pressure on me at first because I wouldn’t be able to stand up for myself and share my opinions, but it wasn’t that hard at all. And that’s all thanks to Mr Groark and his film team who supported me. I think I have some really great people in my group.
At first, I really wanted to be the director of my film but at the same time, I wanted to give others a chance as well. Now I have an amazing director, Jess Milsom, and I think she’s going to be outstanding. She has really strong opinions and a very similar, clear vision of the story as I do and has already brought up many new ideas that I hadn’t thought through before. I will be working at her side as she asks me for my opinions. She really listens to me and I feel comfortable around her.
Basically, the main theme of my story is the connections between the generations in Shanghai. I did this by writing the story of a little girl living with her grandfather. Her grandmother has passed away recently. Ever since, the grandfather has been depressed and uniquely taking care of his canary which was the last strand of his wife that he could hold on to. This made his granddaughter think, so she frees the bird thinking this would also free her grandfather to get out of his comfort zone. In the end, he is interacting with the outside world once again. My story is showing that it’s not always the older ones that need to help us, but we also need to help them.
I am extremely excited to start the project and I already have a lot of ideas for the visuals. I can’t wait to start producing the film, but I know that every bit of it will be fun and, if not, still a good experience to have had. I know that sometimes it might get tough, but we just have to keep going and fight through it, even if that means relying on Plan B.
Film has never really lingered in my mind before but, as soon as I heard about this, I thought it would be really cool to produce a film. It’s obviously not going to be a perfect or smooth process, but I know for sure with the team I have it’s going to be a perfect and smooth result!
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