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3.4 — FMP:

Initial Ideas for FMP

When the time came to draft my initial ideas of what my Final Major Project could be, there are a few that I thought of. I used the personal creative manifesto I made as guidance. I’ve always wanted to create things based on girl-culture and women. As media open up to more female centric stories, I wanted to be part of this conversation. Also, I would like to do one, specifically through the Asian lens. Here are some sample stories I would like to tell:

1) The Catholic Girl School Experience

I thought this would an interesting topic to explore since it has its own specific traditions and rituals unlike any other. Almost all girls who went to a girl school experience the same thing and its unique to them only. It’s almost a “sub-culture” of its own. As a girl who came from this kind of education, I can testify to this and have plenty of material I can work with.

I had an initial draft for story with a working titled “On your knees”. It’s based on the routine skirt checks that took place in school. In a way, I wanted to use this as a setting to challenge the sexism that women experience and the way women’s bodies are patrolled from a very young age. I thought it would interesting to explore this in this setting. Even in an all girls school, men’s comfort is prioritised and “modesty” is still held as the standard.

I proposed this last year as one of my ideas in the Year 2. However, I decided against it in the end as I favoured the other idea at the time. Also, I was advised to do this project when I have more experience. A year later, I gained more experience on set and improved my filmmaking a lot. This would be a good time to pick this project up.

References: Angèle - Balance Ton Quoi (music video)

2) The “Packed Lunch”

This story is specific to the Asian immigrant lens or Third Culture kids. I would like to use food as a motif to explore the challenges that comes with this identity. The narrative I want to follow is based on my own experience. The story goes:

In primary school, my mother would make me lunch. It often involves rice and traditional asian food. I remember when I brought it once into school. When I opened it up at the lunch table, my meal was met with looks of disgust from my classmates and other invasive questions. It was the first time I felt disgust and hate for my own culture. I then asked my mother to stop giving me Asian food to bring to school. Since then, I’ve suffered through a lot of internalised racism. Now I know better and learned to undo everything, I take pride in the Asian food. Now, I look to Asian food as a sense of comfort and identity. Through the simple appreciation of Asian food, I’ve learned to love myself and accepting who I am.

Through research, I realised that this experience is not unique to me. A lot of Asian kids has gone through the same (e.g. Rina Sawayama interview with I-D Magazine). Food is so central to Asian culture: from the making to the eating. Also, its a way of staying in touch with a distant culture. Most importantly, its a very specific love language which Asian parents have; they do not say “I love you” verbally, but they do so in action - by asking if you’ve ate or providing food for you. In the story I just told, I didn’t disappoint myself, but I also disappointed my mother.

I would like to see more stories based on the diasporic experience and this what I have to offer. It also explores culture, identity and love (love for oneself and parental love - something that is not usually shown on screen); I think this can be something refreshing in the film landscape. As we look for more Asian led stories, I think it has its place and potential.

References: Pixar’s short film “Bao”, Nike’s “The Great Chase” Lunar New Year campaign, and “The Farewell” by Lulu Wang (Feature Film).

3) “Fangirl” Culture

Like I said earlier, I’ve always wanted to champion women or pursue female centric stories in my work. Out of all the things out there regarding the feminine experience, nothing speaks more of it other than boybands and fandom culture. Its always been a persistent part of girl culture; whether it’ll be a pop band or a rock band. I think this would be an interesting world to explore.

There’s already a preferred narrative around fangirls - the rabid, crazy kind. Although that is true in some extreme cases, it would be unfair to only present this as the only side of the story. I would like to show the other, more wholesome side. Fandom culture goes beyond the band and the music; in fact, they are only mere catalysts. Fandom culture is ultimately about identity and community; through the band and music, many young girls across the world is given the opportunity to own something and begin to have a good sense of themselves - ultimately forming an identity. Also, its about community; they’re able to connect with others and form strong bonds simply because of the band/music. You can see this, in the queues before gigs or the excitement they discuss their favourite member. Above all, it speaks about a different kind of joy that is often belittled.

At present, a lot of the coverage around fandom culture are often done by people outside the community (with negative preconceived ideas which already suggest a bias). It would be interesting to see it from the people in the community themselves. I want to give the girls the voice and and let them reclaim the narrative. Ultimately, tell it from a loving lens.

Also, I believe this is quite telling on how female passion is portrayed and what is acceptable, depending on the demographic. Football fans chanting? Perfectly fine. Girls screaming at concerts? Insane. This is aligned with women’s negative and dangerous relationship with hysteria throughout history. I think there is an interesting window to explore the social implications around fan culture. Additionally, I like the challenge of taking something from pop culture and considered as low art, and give it context and background. After all, it deserves to be studied carefully as much as its high art counterparts (From Stuart Hall’s theory Representation: feminine taste = low art, Masculine taste = high art).

Above all, I think it would be equally as fun as well to do. It’s would be cool to celebrate fan culture, where its alive and present. Not just through a nostalgic lens. References: BTS’ documentaries: Bring The Soul (2019), “I used to be Normal” Documentary on fangirls across the ages (2018). 

I will think about the following and see which one feels the most right to explore for my Final Major Project. Also, I feel confident in the stories because they’re all quite original and I feel quite secure about pursuing them as I have proximity to the topic, whether culturally or through experience. Most importantly, I think the topics I’ve discussed have a lot of depth and tackle wider issues, despite being quite “small” or may feel “superficial”.

Idea 1: Skirt checks is about the patrolling of women bodies, at the expense of the patriarchy.

Idea 2: Lunchbox as a metaphor for identity: rejecting and accepting culture.

Idea 3: Fangirls have more to offer than screams. They’re actually full of love: for themselves and their respective community.

Moreover, they’re all equally challenging, depending how I try to channel them. At this present moment, I can imagine Idea 1 and 2 as written scripts. Wheres as Idea 3, feels more like a documentary. They require different skills. For example, Idea 3 is heavily reliant on research, while Idea 1 and 2 asks for good scriptwriting. With all of that in mind, there’s definitely room to take things further for each individual idea and accept the challenges it brings.

Ultimately, I think for my Final Major Project, I would like to give it my all and be ambitious too. I think its time to channel that energy to the correct idea.

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Here's what you need to know about those CGI influencers invading your feed

Human influencers like Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner might want to secure their positions in the influencer realm before they get ousted by glorified Sims.

That's right: There are now computer generated images that do exactly what human influencers do. There's a human behind each one — coming up with captions and manually generating the content — though it can be unclear who exactly that person is. The financial threads are equally hazy, but you can be sure that someone is making money off of these "people."

According to CBS, the digital influencer market is set to reach $2 billion in the next two years. The scariest thing is just how convincing these artificial influencers really are: 42 percent of people who were following a digital Instagrammer didn't realize it wasn't a real person, according to a recent study by the media company Fullscreen.

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I set out to understand who exactly these new influencers are, and why they exist. That involved interacting with them — or at least trying to. The feeling of being left on read by people who don't exist is a unique one. It also made me feel like they're hiding something. But here's what we know ... so far. 

Rest assured, they'll either save us from the digital malaise we’ve all scrolled ourselves into, or destroy us further. 

Lil Miquela, 1.5 million followers

Lil Miquela, or Miquela Sousa, is a perpetually 19-year-old girl from Downey, California. She has all the necessary ingredients for Insta-success: good looks, flashy clothing, a nonexistent yet bottomless bank account, and a passion for activism. It's easy to forget you're looking at a bot when reading her captions, which are sprinkled with witty remarks and relatable musings. "No lie, I wish I’d been assembled in the ’90s ..." she quips, echoing the very human desire to be from another time. It's part of what makes her so popular — and so uncanny. 

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So am I just going to have crushes on everyone this year? That’s how it’s gonna be, huh? Cool, cool.

A post shared by *~ MIQUELA ~* (@lilmiquela) on Jan 4, 2019 at 5:08pm PST

The algorithmic babe was named one of the 25 most influential people on the internet by Time last year, alongside Busy Philips and Logan Paul. (She was the only non-human to make the cut.) It's safe to say the integration of bot personalities into the mainstream has begun. 

In addition to being an influencer, she’s also a singer and merch seller. Miquela has around 52,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Not bad for someone who doesn’t exist in the physical realm. 

And the merch? Socks from Club 404, Lil Miquela's overpriced swag brand, will run you $30 for two pairs.

But wait a second, why CGI influencers?

Before we introduce more of these new age avatars, it's important to understand how they came to be. Cue Brud. And Cain Intelligence. 

Brud is the LA-based tech startup credited with Miquela's existence. It's described as a  "transmedia studio that creates digital character driven story worlds," whatever that means. Other than that, it's pretty much a mystery. We do know that it was founded by two people: Sara DeCou and Trevor McFedries, neither of whom could be reached for comment. 

Cain Intelligence is even more of a mystery. Founded by Daniel Cain, who may or may not be real, the company is another startup. It describes itself as "the industry leader in Conscious Language Intelligence (CLI), a type of Artificial Intelligence that allows for humans to engage with our specialized robots in free-format, natural language." The website feels bleak and dark, something a villain in a spy movie would create. (It's also pro-Trump.) 

If you're reading this and you're confused, that's sort of the point. Lil Miquela and Blawko, another CGI influencer, are characters created by Brud. Bermuda, also a CGI influencer, was made by Cain Intelligence. Allegedly. But wait: Bermuda now has Brud's Instagram page tagged in her own bio, followed by the message "Look closer"; likewise, Brud's bio identifies Bermuda as a client. Seems like Cain was a marketing hoax to launch Bermuda and her right-wing agenda? As a scheme to get attention for the entire CGI universe Brud has created, it seems to have worked. 

The only person I was able to get in contact with about these three CGI influencers was Jemma Litchfield from Huxley, the creative agency that represents Miquela, Bermuda, and Blawko. In an email, she said she "looked after Miquela." She said they weren't doing interviews, but she'd fact check for me, if I'd like. She didn't offer any clarification about Brud or Cain Intelligence, but instead shifted some sentences around and corrected my first-draft grammar. 

Perhaps the enigmatic nature of Brud and Cain is the reason their influential prototypes have become so successful and so followed. Curiosity today usually leads to a Google search. But when there's no information available beyond what you already know, it can prompt a fascination. Or frustration. 

Anyway, meet Miquela's digital squad: Bermuda and Blawko. 

Bermuda, 133k followers

Bermuda is a controversial blonde known for stirring the digital pot. She's pro-Trump and describes herself as a "robot supremacist." She also once hacked Miquela's page, which gained followers for both of them, pushing Miquela past the 1 million mark, a milestone that opens up a lot of doors in influencer world, including lucrative brand deals with prominent designers. 

Now Bermuda and Miquela are friends who hang out, go to lunch, and put makeup on each other— digitally.

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💚💚💚 Decided to give Twitter another try. I’m BermudaIsBae there, too. 💚💚💚 In a great mood today and I hope you all are, too. Mwah!

A post shared by Bermuda (@bermudaisbae) on Nov 12, 2018 at 5:27pm PST

Blawko, 135k followers 

Miquela and Bermuda are joined by another Brud-born character, Blawko, whom they both seem smitten with. Just like Miquela and Bermuda, he offers an eerily authentic personality. He plays video games, goes on dates, and doesn't clean his room. As for the bizarre love triangle between him, Miquela, and Bermuda ... Are we supposed to imagine them in compromising positions? Is this a clear representation of CGI flirtation by default? We're not really sure! 

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A post shared by 🅱️LAWKO (@blawko22) on Dec 20, 2018 at 3:34pm PST

Aside from the Brud crowd, there are other CGI influencers out there in the digital space.

Lil Wavi, 12.1k followers

If you squint, Instagram user @lil_wavi might seem like just another Soundcloud rapper-looking hypebeast, dressed in the latest streetwear and spattered with tattoos. Upon further inspection, you'll see he's a digitally-rendered avatar in human clothing. His graphics give off an edgy early-2000s Sims vibe. Since he "lives in a computer," he can get his hands on expensive pieces of designer clothing that he describes as "the drip" and cites as his main draw. "I’m all about innovation, encouraging creativity, pushing minds to think out of the shitty boundaries," he — or, rather, the unidentified human speaking for him — told Mashable over email. "I want my fans to be influenced in that way. It’s important to me that I am sending positive vibes out to them all." 

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Flameboyyyy 🛸🏴‍☠️ yuhhh my $$ fly 💸💸💸 y’all ready for merch?

A post shared by 🛸LIL WAVI🛸 (@lil_wavi) on Jan 28, 2019 at 10:05am PST

Noonoouri, 279k followers

Brand deals and fashion show appearances abound for this influencer. It's unclear how a digital avatar can attend IRL events, but a quick scroll of her page will show her doing just that. Noonoouri takes her role as influencer very seriously. When Vogue Australia asked about her favorite beauty products, she answered, "I love KKW Beauty contour and highlight — they truly work!" Since she's done ads — on YouTube and on Instagram — for KKW Beauty before, it's no surprise that she would plug the products. What's surprising is that a digital persona who looks straight out of a Pixar short is using makeup and getting paid for it. 

Joerg Zuber, Noonoouri's creator, spent several years making her before debuting the influencer on Instagram. A visit to her page suggests she was recently in Africa for a number of fashion-related appearances. And she's from Paris, France, according to her Instagram bio. "I am who I am. If I can help or support others I am very happy. I believe in swarm intelligence. In times like these we need to share and not to hold back," she told Mashable via email. 

"I have a real soul," says Noonoouri.

Image: Joerg zuber

Shudu, 172k followers

Self-identified as "The World's First Digital Supermodel," Shudu was created by beauty photographer Cameron James Wilson as an art project. She blew up when her image was featured on Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Instagram page. In the photo, she's modeling one of the buzzy beauty line's lip products and smizing for the ... computer? Though she's more model than influencer, her likeness is used to sell, too. Shudu doesn't have a personality, per se, but it's because Wilson hasn't come across a human that could do her justice — yet: "Only someone similar to Shudu would be appropriate to tell her story, and really shape who she is as ‘person,’" he mused to Mashable via email. He supports the movement to create more digital supermodels like Shudu: "It doesn’t matter who you are, if you study art and learn how to use 3D programs, you too can be a 6ft tall virtual runway model!" 

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Shudu @thesavoylondon trying on beautiful #EEBAFTAs outfits, complete with @atelierswarovski earrings. 6 days to go till she shares #redcarpet looks with you all. . @ee @BAFTA . . #3D #3Dart #digitalsupermodel #worldsfirstdigitalsupermodel #virtualinfluencer #BTS

A post shared by Shudu (@shudu.gram) on Feb 4, 2019 at 11:07am PST

Barbie, 6.2 million subscribers

Here's a familiar face. The uber-popular icon that is Barbie has a digital counterpart, and she's a vlogger. Her first video, in which she introduces herself, went up in 2015. In it, she talks about being from Wisconsin (who knew?) and having a sister. "I've always just been curious about things," she shares earnestly, her huge animated eyes blinking like those of a human YouTuber. Since then, she's uploaded over 75 vlogs, most of which include her sister Skipper and boyfriend Ken, to the YouTube channel owned and operated by Mattel. Barbie is the OG influencer — she's known for doing a million different jobs and having fun while doing them. Why reinvent the wheel?

Balenciaga's digi-models 

While you can't follow these influencers, they're worth mentioning. To show off their Spring 2019 collection on Instagram, Spanish fashion house Balenciaga utilized shape-shifting digital models made by artist Yilmaz Sen. In a series of short video clips on Instagram, the digital models sparked questions about the future of technology in fashion.  With cool haircuts and names like Elsa and Ruben, everything about them screams high fashion. However, unlike human models that walk down runways, these models stand in place and distort themselves like they're made of rubber. Because all haute couture should be shown on computer-generated contortionist models! 

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A post shared by Balenciaga (@balenciaga) on Nov 14, 2018 at 1:53am PST

What's next, then?

Tapping around on these digi-fluencer's pages provides an exciting, if not unsettling, look at the future of technology and the part it may play in pop culture. Some question the validity, appeal, and purpose of these bots. Perhaps it's performance art. Or maybe it's all just an elaborate stunt to leverage consumer action? YouTuber Shane Dawson has a popular video dedicated to uncovering the identity of Lil Miquela. He even calls her on the phone — only to be met with a clearly auto-tuned voice who's careful not to give anything away, or falter at all. 

Liz Bacelar, a tech expert, mused to Forbes that we could potentially find ourselves living in a world in which we all have a digital avatar. And with facial recognition being insidiously installed in mundane places (like gas stations) in order to advertise, secure, and identify us, this may be sooner than we think. Just imagine, we'll be in self-driving cars, scrolling by digitized avatars trying to make us use their discount codes. Or perhaps we'll allow our digitized selves to live for us, like we've seen in futuristic movies like Ready Player One and Wall-E. 

Think of your new CGI friends as the pixelated pioneers of a new, formulated frontier. Who knows? Maybe our human selves could be rendered virtually useless. For now, though, we can just keep an eye on Instagram.

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Think you you’re the number one fan in the BTS Army? Think again because there are BTS fans and then there are BTS MEGA FAAANNNNNS. The die-hard stans have been lined up camping out for almost a week in the rain to see the guys of BTS.

What’s up y’all? It’s Sinead de Vries with Clevver News and we have to talk about the BTS fans that started camping out for their concert in New York City a whole week in advance.

Yes you heard that right, camping out in the cold rain for an entire week.

Can someone please go check on them and bring some phone chargers and blankets?

BTS is performing for free in Central Park for Good Morning America this Wednesday and the Army is camping out in hopes of getting a good spot for the show.

Tickets to the show were FREE and disappeared literally instantly.

About twenty teens are currently huddled up in tents or under tarps to try to avoid the rainy conditions while waiting in line for the first come first serve concert.

If that isn’t dedication, I seriously don’t know what is.

Some fans are even doing shifts and taking turns waiting out in the rain for BTS.

Real quick… don’t these kids have school… or is that not a thing anymore??

Anyways… the NYPD said that camping out isn’t exactly permitted.

The police department tweeted quote, “Trust us we’re just as excited as you are about the BTS concert next Wednesday, but… For your safety, camping in the concrete jungle is not permitted. Please don’t pitch tents in or outside Central Park.”

But this doesn’t seem to be stopping mega-fans. One fan told Page Six that quote, “If you really want something, nothing gets in the way of you having it.”

So… sorry NYPD. It looks like the BTS Army isn’t going anywhere.

And we all know this isn’t the first time BTS fans have camped out to see their idols perform. Fans have slept in the streets to see them on SNL, the Billboard music awards, the AMA’s, and more.

The ARMY will notoriously wait where ever, whenever, for however long even just to get a glimpse of the boy band.

And if you want to see BTS, but you aren’t in NYC, they are currently on a stadium world tour.

But good luck getting tickets to their stadium tour because most shows have been sold out since the second they went on sale.

Alright guys, it’s time to hear from you! Would you camp out in the rain to see BTS? Or is this a little too much for you?

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