What Is It About??

This week I  discussed with my group what the content of our drama production was going to be about. We had previously decided that our film opening was going to be about a groom and his best man having a conflict, but after having further thought we decided that we didn't have the necessary components to effectively create it. The mise-en-scene elements would be too expensive for us to recreate such as the wedding set design, and the costumes. We then decided to focus on a more current controversial topic, because this would attract the attention of a wider audience.

I searched the web to get ideas on some controversial topics that are happening in the world today. I came upon this website from the Frances Willson Thompson Library that included a long list of current event topics as well as controversial topics. After looking through that list, we decided that we will be focusing on the topic of immigration and deportation.

We would be focusing on the issue of illegal immigrants being deported back to their home country. Our first idea for this topic, would be to show the conflict of a young girl living in the United States, which is trying to get in contact with her best friend that had been deported back to her country.

I began looking for information that would help me understand the situation that illegal immigrants are in. I came in contact with several websites that explain the daily fear the parents deal with, one family even has a protocol that the children must follow in case, they come home and their parents have been taken away.  The article written by Melinda D. Anderson, explains the effects that the deportation process has on children, even U.S born.  The information I gathered is important for my film production because it helps me further develop the tone of the plot, as well as the ambiance the story.

Guerra, Jennifer. "Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst." NPR. NPR, 13 Mar. 2017. Web. 17 Mar. 2017. <http://www.npr.org/2017/03/13/519015044/fearing-deportation-families-plan-for-the-worst>.

Anderson, Melinda D. "How Fears of Deportation Harm Kids' Education." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 26 Jan. 2016. Web. 17 Mar. 2017. <https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/the-educational-and-emotional-toll-of-deportation/426987/>.

"LibGuides: Research Topic Ideas: Current Events and Controversial Issues."Current Events and Controversial Issues - Research Topic Ideas - LibGuides at University of Michigan-Flint. Frances Willson Thompson Library, 16 Mar. 2017. Web. 16 Mar. 2017. <http://libguides.umflint.edu/topics/current>.