This is a director's breakdown video in which I will be explaining how I included and represented different social groups and social issues in my film opening.
(If the video fails to play, click here to view)
When I was doing further research for the social issues aspect of my opening sequence, I came across a very interesting yet unexplored idea.
In today's world, I feel like big companies and employers are encouraging and offering their bias toward extroverts more, as they increasingly demand for outspoken and bold people. This favouritism towards them is not wrong and doesn't deserve to be called out, however, that leads to a misconception about the opposite type of people - introverts. Most think of introverts as shy and timid people, when instead they are as outspoken and bold as extroverts. Introverted people enjoy their own company the most, and they could get easily tired and exhausted from too many external interactions. But that doesn't make them less talented or professional, as a lot of the world's most successful people are introverts (Albert Einstein, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, etc...)
Regardless of whether a person is an introvert or an extrovert, both are prone to stress and anxiety in their own ways. Extroverted people have it easier since they tend to talk it out and share their concerns with whoever they are comfortable with. In the case of introverts, these people tend to bottle up their feelings and emotions as they are not usually a "people person". Furthermore, as society functions in favour of those who are extroverted, introverts are placed under the pressure of imitating the characteristics of extroverts to be successful, which could lead to them being stressed out, depressed, or having low self-esteem.
If I were to expand this project to a larger scale and have the chance to film more, this social issue would be one of the main key message that I'd try to deliver through the character Irene.
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