CCR - Researching/Script for Question #1

    It's time to start planning for my Creative Critical Reflection. We have already gone over and took some notes on all the important information that needs to be presented in the CCR during class.

Here are some things I jotted down:

    In addition, I already have an idea of what I am going to make for my reflection. During the second group meeting yesterday, I was given amazing suggestions by Maia and also Luke that really helped me get inspiration for my CCR. I believe I talked about this in my Group Meeting #2 post, but as a refresher, Maia had suggested I should make my stuffed animal "Lamby", interview me for my reflection. I thought this was hilarious and a great idea. Luke had then suggested that I could use Lamby as a puppet, using a high pitched voice for when he talks. I am definitely going to incorporate this into my CCR because not only is it funny, but it is also using a prop/character from part of my film opening. I just love how connects my CCR with my actual production opening together so smoothly.

       Continuing on, there are four questions based on our film opening we will need to answer in this reflection. However, today I am just focusing on question number one:

Question #1:

How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

   I believe my product has challenged the conventions of a teenage girl. The typical teenage girl usually does sports like gymnastics, dance, or figure skating. Allie, unlike other girls, does a more masculine driven sport, taekwondo. On the contrary, the film embraces quite a few general martial arts movie conventions, such as highly detailed action shots and bright color schemes. It also includes some coming-of-age conventions like voiceovers and a setting of a teenager's bedroom. Allie does fall into the category of being a teenager in general. For instance, she wears comfy clothing such as hoodies, shorts, and slides, when she is not training. Allie also uses her laptop in bed, as many teenagers do. This film opening represents the athletic social group, specifically of martial arts. Allie is seen to be practicing in a dojang with a real taekwondo uniform and black belt. She accurately represents taekwondo and her status of being a black belt, by showing her impressive movements and techniques. My product highly emphasizes the issues of mental blocks and injury, mainly with athletes. When Allie goes to do her flash kick, she hesitates at the last second, leaving her with a broken ankle. Essentially, the audience can see that Allie needs to become more mentally resilient, while also needing to heal her foot in the process.

   

 

Sources:

Manson, D. (2021, August 17). Representation in martial arts media. Martial Journal. https://www.martialjournal.com/representation-in-martial-arts-media/

Codes + Conventions: Martial Arts [Prezi presentation]. (n.d.). Prezi. https://prezi.com/6uuulatmd37g/codes-conventions-martial-arts/

Codes and Conventions of Coming-of-Age Films [Prezi presentation]. (n.d.). Prezi. https://prezi.com/svyzdw4qndq4/codes-and-conventions-of-coming-of-age-films/

Albishi, W., Alajlan, F., Alshehri, S., & AbuDujain, N. M. (2025). Athlete’s mental health and quality of life after sports injuries. JBJS Reviews, 13(9), e25.00123. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12445178/