Concept

Together. What does this mean in terms of a romantic relationship? What is love in the eyes of a couple? How does a relationship differ through each personal relationship? These are all questions I hope to explore and delve into in my documentary.

In order to answer these thematic questions I plan to follow three different couples (in the high school setting, all in romantic relationships) by using juxtaposition and parallel editing to compare and contrast the answers/reactions to the questions I am posing. This will allow me to get their perspective on what these questions mean to them as well as to observe their relationship in a genuine setting.

I plan on following a gay couple, an interracial couple, and a normal/standard couple. I want to see how the nature of each relationship plays out and in doing so I hope to expose the idea that being “together” differs through relationship and people. I would achieve this by using instances of direct cinema to get these authentic answers and reactions.

So that's the rough concept, of course it needs some fine tuning and outlining, but I like the gist of the concept and feel that it will be successful.