The first thing I would change would be the actors. If we had the budget, we could have hired professional actors who have been in the industry for a while. For example, in the imaginative world, we would have hired McKenna Grace or Millie Bobby Brown to be the main characters. Millie Bobby Brown could be cast as Jahzara, and McKenna Grace could be cast as another main character, such as Emijola. Moreover, in general, if we had the budget, we could have hired more prop actors to be in the background of our school/classroom scene.
Now, the next thing we would have done differently would be the costumes. For Raina, in order to represent her athletic-like aesthetic, we would have dressed her in expensive athletic-wear brands such as Alo, Lululemon, or Vuori. As for Emijola, we would have bought silk clothing for her character to wear in the past to create a sharper contrast between the baggy and dark outfit she wears after the death of Jahzara. Similarly, for Ngoc, we would have bought a higher quality quarter-zip made out of cashmere for the past to also create a sharper distinction in the symbolism of her outfits from past to present of Jahzara's death. Overall, if we had the budget, we would have hired a stylist team or a costume designer to be part of the project, as this would have made the production process a lot smoother.
Next, as for setting and location, I would have rented out a private island to film the beach scene. This would allow us to film in private without having to worry about people walking in the background of a shot. Moreover, instead of Jahzara's bedroom, I would have also rented out a luxury modern home that has a waterfront view to further emphasize Jahzara's wealth, which would help convey one of our themes that money cannot buy happiness. For the school scene, I would have built a stereotypical, old-fashioned-style school that has a vintage look to it.
Last but not least, as for lighting, sound, and editing, I would have changed the lighting of the school scene. In other words, if we had the budget, we would have built our own classroom set. With this built set, I would have wanted very specific lighting, such as LED around the class, with rectangular-shaped windows that allow for sunlight to peak through. As for sound, I would have a professional sound mixer that allows us to easily mix the sound of the waves, winds, and birds flying overhead in the beach scene. This would have allowed our movie opener to be way more high-quality. Moreover, I would have hired a professional singer or artist to write a song specifically for the movie, known as a score. Examples of singers that I would hire would be Adele, Sia, or Billie Eilish.
Thus, with a major budget, the core storyline would not change, but every aspect that it takes to portray the storyline would. In other words, the set designs and editing of the movie would be changed completely if we had a major budget like big film production companies in real life, but the overall plot in the movie would stay the same.
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