Graphics

Our production is very social media heavy, and this is a fine line to work through.  On one hand, we need to explicitly show the TikToks that Diego posts and the comments that he's receiving, but on the other hand, we don't want this to be too cheesy and teen rom-com-esque.  To combat this, we had the idea to include graphic sequences showing the comments pour in, and that way we can demonstrate the mixed reactions while also maintaining a pretty put-together feel.

Now, creating the graphics is a completely different beast.  We all had different ideas about how we wanted it to be done, and the more well-executed ideas required a level of Adobe After Effects knowledge that none of us posses.  Thus, we decided to appoint the help of a close friend of ours named Andrew.  Andrew is, quite simply, amazing at creating special effects.  I've seen a lot of his work, and his dedication and talent when it comes to creating graphics is phenomenal.  We've talked to him about helping us in this production, and he's excitedly agreed.

Now, the only thing that was left was to create a list of TikTok comments that we wanted to include as a reaction to Diego's first controversial posting.  Clara and I both worked on this list, drawing inspiration from our own experiences of witnessing the creepy things that people say online.  A few days after, I coincidentally came across a short clip from a documentary on online pedophilia while scrolling through Twitter.  The clip originally caught my eye, and as I watched, I made note of a graphic they used and I really liked.  So, we sent both the list and the video to Andrew, and we now await his response.