The Start of Our Story

 It's time to get down to the nitty gritty and discuss the plot of our film opening. We are still in the process of planning and brainstorming so our plot is no where near done, but after today I think we have a general gist of it. 

The sport that we chose to do is probably going to be soccer but might be basketball. Our story is going to be about a talented athlete who just lost a big game and whose parents are not supportive at all. There will be people saying "good game" and expressions like that to the main character as he or she walks off the field to illustrate that this athlete is really serious about their craft. However, the family is a white collar family and the parents do not even show up to the game but instead just lowers their child's self esteem in the car ride home and back in their house. The parents would prefer to see more academics as the priority and only that instead of sports since it is dangerous and such a risky career path. 

To make it seem like there is development in our story, it will end with a phone call from a college coach where the mom will walk into the main character's room with the phone. This will provide anticipation since the parents do not want their child to play a college sport but instead have a more normal career path, but there is a lot of potential for our main character to be a star athlete and there are college coaches that believe in him. There will therefore be a controversy between these two viewpoints. 

What makes this story line interesting is that it is different compared to other well known sports films or TV shows. For example, a lot of them have the aspect of people playing sports in order to improve their lives and to help out their families, but in this,  it is someone playing a sport because they love it and their family doesn't need the money or to get out of a bad neighborhood. This is also relatable to something that happens in the real world today of athletics where a lot of parents aren't supportive of their children's athletic dreams. This could be something for both youth athletes to enjoy but also to teach parents how to support their kids dreams even if it's not sports. 

Here is a tweet illustrating how parents can ruin an athletes mental health and the overall joy of a sport. 

Overall, our story is something that modern athletes can relate to and can teach lessons to all involved. Hopefully this continues to develop on the right trach.