Valery.

 By Sofia Rubiano, Alexandra Torres,

Hugo Velasco, Catalina Olaya and Eddy Peña and Juana Ramírez.

   

  INDEX:

• Plot.
• Presentation of the national park and the Fact File.
• First ideas.
• Project by.
• Script.
• Storyboard
• Spanish script.
• Poster of national park.
• Opinion of the group.
• Chingaza.

         Plot:

·         Valery is a common girl who wants to be an actress, her mom is a nurse and her father is an engineer. But when she talks about her dream, her parents says: “Come on dear, you can study a better degree, you could be an excellent psychologist or an architect”.

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·         She feels upset about her situation but she won’t give up. She wants to be an actress and she will pursue her dreams.

Presentation and the Fact:

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https://prezi.com/c3nwgcfrblk2/corales-de-profundidad/

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First ideas:

At the beginning we thought that it would be a great idea to base the film in the discrimination of women in the laboral aspects, but later we changed our minds and realized that it was a very predictable theme for the story, so we changed it for the struggles of the art industry that in our times doesn’t have the support that should have for being a supposedly easy career.

Project by:

Directors: Catalina Olaya and Sofia Rubiano.

Technical aspects: Catalina Olaya, Alexandra Torres, Hugo Velasco, Eddy Peña and Juana Ramírez.

Actors: Juana Catalina Ramírez as Valery, Sofia Rubiano Mora as Mother and Eddy Santiago Peña as Brother.

Storyboard

Script

Introduction.

Valery is a common girl who wants to be an actress, her mom is a nurse and her father is an engineer. But when she talks about her dream, her parents says: “Come on dear, you can study a better degree, you could be an excellent psychologist or an architect”

She feels upset about her situation but she won’t give up. She wants to be an actress and she will pursue her dreams.

First scene.

She is in the stage looking at the judges. Valery is nervous.

— You can start. —The judges say. She takes a breath and opens her mouth.

Second scene.

Valery is looking at the application form.

Someone arrives at the house

Mother: — Hi Valery I’m here.­ ­ — Screens her mother.

Valery: — Hola mamá. Estoy en mi cuarto por si quieres venir.

Mother: — Ok honey, I’m going to serve the dinner.

Valery leaves the paper on her desk and she goes to the kitchen. Her mother is cooking.

Valery: — Mmm, huele delicioso, ¿qué es?

Mother:—Its fried chicken.

Third scene

The whole family is eating (father, mother, brother and Valery). Her brother is speaking with their father about something boring. She is looking at her food and plays with that.

Father: — Dear, you know what real career are you going to study?

She smiles.

Valery: — Of course, I’m going to study dramatic arts and I will be a freelance actress.

The atmosphere is uncomfortable.

Brother laughs:  — Come on, it’s absurd, study a better career.

Valery frowns: — Dramatics arts are a perfect degree for me.

Mother: — your brother is right. Please listen to him.

Valery opens her mouth disgusting: — ¿Escucharlo? ¿Una major carrera? Yo quiero estudiar teatro y artes dramáticas, quiero ser una actriz y vivir de eso.

Father: — Honey if you study dramatic arts you will be poor, you know that, right?

Valery: — But I’m going to be happy and free.

The brother laughs: — Maybe you're right, you are an excellent actress.

She smiles.

Brother: — You are so dramatic.

Valery looks down.

Fourth scene

She is in her bedroom; she looks at the application form, she wishes to be a freelance artist but she want to make her parents happy. They told her that she had to be someone in the world, she needs to be someone important in the society, like a doctor or a lawyer, like her brother, the perfect boy.

Someone is knocking at her bedroom door.

She sights.

The door opens, is her brother.

Him: — Are you ok?

Silence.

Him: — I suppose that you are seeing red.

Silence.

Him: — Our parents are right… If you want to be someone important you must study a real degree, not arts. They are for crazy and lazy people.

She: —Shut up and let me be.

Him: — God! You are like a teenager, unbearable.

Silence.

Fifth scene

Valery is in her bedroom, looking again at the application form. She looks at the window.

 Sixth scene

She is walking in the street going anywhere when she sees a brochure.

“Auditions…”

She smiles and takes it. She continues walking.

Seventh scene

Her mother is cooking and Valery is washing the dishes.

Mother: — What were you doing in the evening?

Her: —Estaba pensando.

Mother: —About what?

Her: — Mi futuro.

Mother looks at Valery.

Her: No sé qué quiero hacer con mi vida.

Eighth scene

She is on her bedroom floor, she's watching her cellphone and reads in a quite voice:

{Insert here the bases of the auditions}

She begins to practice.

Ninth scene:

The scene changes. They're at school and she runs into some friends.

Her: I want to study dramatic arts and I know that they are concerned about my life, and my future, but dude… I know I can be good, I can be excellent, actually.

Friend 1: We know, but you have to look at the options and take acount of all the stuff that's been happening lately. Do you actually think that's possible for people like you these days. Remember that you're colombian, you're an inmigrant and some people don't understand that you are just like any of us.

Her: Well, I'm going to prove them wrong.

(She walks out)

 

Tenth scene:

Valery walks to her house, takes the brochure and reads while she continues walking and enters in her house.

Eleventh scene:

Valery: Mamá, papá, ¡llegué!

Mom: Oh hi, sweetie. How was your day? What's that in your hand?

Valery: Well, it's umm…

Mom: Come on, let me see!

She takes the paper

Mom: You know you can't do this, you have to work on your exams and you can't be distracted by your drama stuff. We really want you to be succesful in life.

Valery: And I will mom, but not your way. I'll be succesful.

Mom: We are not going to give you the money to study that thing.

Valery: I don't need your money or your permission. It's my life and it's my dream. Ahora, no eres gringa, eres latina. Enorgullésete de ello.

She leaves the room and she closes her bedroom's door, shutting it behind it. She seats down and Help! By The Beatles starts playing. She starts crying and laughing at the same time. There is a stopmotion. And she starts writing a letter to her family.

Fantastic idea about pics or something.

She stops reading the letter outloud and leaves it on the kitchen counter. The she goes online and fills in the application for the NYADA's auditions.The brother enters the room with her letter in hand and hugs her and she gives her another paper. She packs a bag with a lot of clothes, grabs the paper for the auditions, and “It's time to begin” By Imagine Dragons starts to play.

Brother: I wrote this like two years ago and I think that you can use it. It's for you, sis'. He hands her the paper with audition material. Go, Run.

She complies and goes to the adress that she looks in the paper.

Twelfth scene:

Judge: Valery Mora, you can start now.

She walks to the middle of the stage and is going to start,but she is  interrupted by a door being slammed. Is her brother. He looks at her with a smile and a confident nod.

She takes a breath and opens her mouth.

Credits and...

The End.

Guión

Introducción

Valery es una chica común que quiere ser actriz, su madre es enfermera y su padre es ingeniero. Pero cuando ella habla acerca de su sueño, sus padres dicen: “Vamos querida, tú puedes estudiar una mejor carrera, podrías ser una excelente psicóloga o arquitecta.”

Ella se siente decepcionada acerca de su situación, pero no se rendirá. Ella quiere ser una actriz y va a perseguir sus sueños. 

Primera escena.

Ella está en el escenario mirando a los jueces. Valery está nerviosa.

- Puedes empezar. –Dicen los jueces. Ella toma aliento y abre su boca.

Segunda escena.

Valery está mirando el formulario de aplicación.

Alguien llega a la casa.

Mamá; - Hola Valery, estoy aquí-Grita su madre.

Valery: - Hola mamá. Estoy en mi cuarto por si quieres venir.

Madre: - Bien amor, voy a servir la cena.

Valery deja el papel sobre su escritorio y va hacia la cocina. Su madre está cocinando.

Valery: - Mmm, huele delicioso, ¿qué es?

Madre: - Es pollo frito.

Tercera escena

Toda la familia está comiendo (el padre, la madre, el hermano y Valery).

Su hermano habla con su padre sobre algo aburrido. Ella está mirando su comida y juega con ella.

Padre: — ¿Hija, sabes qué carrera real vas a estudiar?

Ella sonríe

Valery— Por supuesto, voy a estudiar artes dramáticas y será una artista independiente.

La atmósfera se vuelve incómoda.

El hermano ríe: —  ¡Oh, vamos! Es absurdo estudia una mejor carrera.

Valery frunce el ceño: — Artes dramáticas es una Carrera perfecta para mi.

Madre: ­— Tu hermano está en lo correcto, por favor escúchalo.

Valery abre la boca disgustada: —¿Escucharlo? ¿Una mejor carrera? Yo quiero estudiar teatro y artes dramáticas, quiero ser una actriz y vivir de eso.

Padre: — Amor, si estudias artes dramáticas, serás pobre, lo sabes, ¿no?

Valery: —Pero seré feliz y libre.

El hermano ríe. — Tal vez estés en lo cierto, eres una excelente actriz.

Ella sonríe.

Hermano: —Eres muy dramática.

Valery mira hacia abajo.

Cuarta escena

Ella está en su habitación; mira el formulario de aplicación. Ella desea ser una artista independiente pero quiere que sus padres sean felices: ellos le dicen que debe ser alguien en el mundo, que necesita ser alguien importante en la sociedad, como un médico o abogado, como su hermano, el perfecto.

Alguien toca la puerta de su cuarto.

Ella suspira.

La puerta se abre y es su hermano.

Él: —¿Estás bien?

Silencio.

Él: —Supongo que estás enojada.

Silencio.

Él:— Nuestros padre tienen razón, si deseas ser alguien importante, deber estudiar una carrera real, no artes. Eso es  para gente loca y floja.

Ella: — cállate y déjame ser.

Él: — ¡Dios! Eres como una adolescente, insoportable.

Silencio.

Quinta escena.

Valery está en su recamara, mirando al formulario de aplicación, de nuevo. Mira a la ventana.

Ella está caminando en la calle, yendo hacia cualquier lado, cuando ve una panfleto.

“Audiciones”

She is walking in the street going anywhere when she sees a brochure.

“Auditions…”

Ella sonríe, toma el folleto y continúa caminando.

Séptima escena.

Su madre está cocinando y Valery está lavando los platos.

Madre: — ¿Qué hacías esta tarde?

Valery— Estaba pensando.

Madre: — ¿Acerca de qué?

Valery: — Mi futuro

Su madre la mira.

Valery: — No sé qué quiero hacer con mi vida.

Octava escena

Ella está en el piso de su habitación, ella mira su celular y en voz baja lee los requisitos para la audición.

Empieza a practicar.

Novena escena.

El escenario cambia. Está en la escuela y va a encontrarse con unos amigos.

Ella: Quiero estudiar artes dramáticas y sé que mi familia está preocupada acerca de mi vida y mi futuro, pero…  sé que puedo hacerlo bien, puedo ser excelente en eso.

Amigo 1:  Lo sabemos,  pero tienes que mirar todas las opciones y tener en cuenta todo lo que está ocurriendo últimamente. ¿Piensas que eso es posible para personas como tú en estos días? Recuerda que eres colombiana y emigrante, además muchas personas no comprenden que tú eres como nosotros.

Ella: Bien, les probaré que está equivocados.

Se va.

Décima escena

Valery camina hacia su casa, toma el folleto y lo lee mientras camina.

Entra a su casa.

Décima primera escena.

Décima escena:

Valéry: Mamá, papá, ¡llegué!

Mamá: Hola, cariño. ¿Que tal tu día? ¿Qué tienes en la mano?

Valery: Bueno, es umm ...

Mamá: Vamos, déjame ver!

Ella toma el papel

Mamá: Sabes que no puedes hacer esto, tienes que trabajar en tus exámenes y no puedes distraerte con tus cosas de drama. Realmente queremos que seas exitosa en la vida.

Valery: Y voy a serlo, mamá, pero no a tu manera. Voy a tener éxito.

Mamá: No vamos a darte el dinero para estudiar esa cosa.

Valery: No necesito tu dinero ni tu permiso. Es mi vida y es mi sueño. Ahora, no eres gringa, eres latina. Enorgullésete de ello.

Sale de la habitación y cierra la puerta de su dormitorio, cerrándola detrás. Se sienta y Help! Por The Beatles comienza a sonar. Empieza a llorar. Y comienza a escribir una carta a su familia.

Ella deja de leer la carta y la deja en el mostrador de la cocina. Entra en línea y llena la solicitud para las audiciones de la NYADA. El hermano entra en la habitación con su carta en la mano y la abraza. Ella agarra el papel para las audiciones, y "It's time" de Imagine Dragons empieza a sonar.

Hermano: Siento todo lo que pasó. Confío en tí. (La abraza) Corre.

Ella cumple y va a la dirección que está en el folleto.

Undécima escena:

Juez: Valery Mora, puedes empezar ahora.

Ella camina al medio del escenario y va a comenzar.

Ella tomó aliento y abre la boca.

Créditos y ...

Fin.

Opinion of the group:

In our opinion, the development of the project was really good and we had a lot of fun working on it. There were some technical difficulties, but in the end everything worked out just fine. It was an amazing experience and we think it would be a great to repeat it sometime.

For what concerns the things that should improve for next year, we thing it was very organized and full of interesting works and people to learn from.

Chingaza Natural Park

The Chingaza Natural Park is located in Colombia, one of the most diverse countries in the world. It is known for its great variety of vegetation and animals such as deer and spectacled bears, among others. Today, it is a refuge of fauna and flora in the center of the country. Among its ecosystems are the moorland, high Andean  and subandean forests.

On Friday, April 21 of this year, we left school about six-thirty in the morning. After three long hours of travel, we made a stop so that the instructors of the park could explain a little more about the park and everything that implied the route that we were about to do.

Another hour's journey later, we finally reached our destination. The terrain was in a moorland ecosystem, which meant a rainy morning and a very humid terrain. This made our walking tour complicated, as it was difficult to climb in such conditions. It was all very steep.

But it was worth it. In the middle of the tour we stop at a viewpoint overlooking the reservoir, which is located in that part of the park. That was the most shocking part, actually.

On the other hand, we immediately approached the reservoir and, from there, we returned to the starting point for lunch.

The lunch lasted about forty-five minutes and then we came back, but this time, much closer to the reservoir than we were before. This route was less rugged, but it had much more mud than the previous one. In the end, we could see the beautiful landscape that was there.

Finally, when we returned to Bogota in about the same period of time as before, and this time, we could appreciate the beauty of the mountains and the clouds from an impressive height that left us speechless.

To sum up, it is an amazing experience that everyone should have at least once in their lifetime.