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Music An Off-Setting Stressor

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       As highschool students, rest is oftentimes an option. Each week is filled with homework, studying, and worrying about how the grades you get now will affect your college chances. During the pandemic however, in quarantine, isolated and alone in our homes, we had time. The shift to virtual school also left teenagers with more time on their hands than they have had in a while. The absence of having nothing to do, and the procrastination when we did, brought stress to us all.  For about the last two years, I have undergone a self revelation and have become at peace with myself– it probably would not have happened if it were not for quarantine. Prior to being isolated from everyone and stuck in my room each day, I was a stressed individual each day even if it were not school related. Having more time to myself, to simply think, allowed me to realize that all the stress I had was not necessarily a bad thing, but actually something that defined me. Defined as...

Thematic Storyboard Part 2

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  Over the Shoulder Shot  Mom forky and her son forky jr are walking in the park as seen in this over the shoulder shot taken next to the creepy forky which continues to stalk them–possibly waiting for their attack.  POV Shot       In the final scene of this short story, the creepy forky who had been lurking in the shadows in previous scenes finally makes his on screen appearance striking Mom forky as forky jr watches, not being able to do anything.   

Thematic Storyboard Part 1

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Characters:  Mom forky  Forky jr Creepy forky  Settings:  Home  Hospital  Park Camera Shots Establishing Shot  In the picture below the setting is established as the viewer can see the Hospital in which a creepy forky is hiding in, the Home in which Mom forky is relaxing, and the park behind her. All three of these locations will prove important settings in the story.    Close Up  Mom forky can be seen residing in her home.  Two Shot  Mom forky and her son forky jr being born at the local Hospital which is a short distance away from her home as seen in the background.  Mid Shot Mom forky and her son forky jr can be seen from a mid shot back home. In the background, the creepy forky can be seen once again hanging over their heads.