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Tamera Raines – Transformational Journey

What I learned from doing this assignment is that by defining the old ways and new ways of life and starting with the edge pieces of the puzzle the story starts to reveal itself and take shape.

Tell us your logline for the transformational journey:

When a stubborn caregiver, locks horns with an exploitative debt collector, her family, relationships and limited resources are challenged as she is forced to hash out traumas, mend wounds, brave the storm and face her fears head on.

Tell us what you see as the Old Ways:

lives in a state of anxiety, suffers from PTSD, feels a sense of entitlement, frustration, victim mentality, insecure, disappointed, undervalued, dismissive, judgmental, cautious, a bit harsh and rude at times, defeated, unsettled, unresolved, overly sensitive, holds onto things that she thinks have sentimental value (attachment to things)

Tell us what you see as the New Ways:

connected to self and others, influential, uplifting, compassionate, empathetic, calm, relaxed, confident, balanced, giving and receiving love, optimistic, charismatic, humorous and joyful, self sufficient, determined, powerful,free, thriving, brave, victorious. Values relationships over things. speaks up and speaks out in defense of others.

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Tamera Raines – First three decisions

What I learned from doing this assignment is that there are multiple ways to tell the same story and the profound truth might change as you start to discover what your story is really about.

1. What is your profound truth?

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When the inside and the outside become one. With congruence comes connection,and with connection comes friendship,Intimacy and healing.

2.What is the change your movie will cause with an audience?</div><div>

I want the audience to take a look at their own lives and see where they could make changes and live a more authentic life.

3.What is your Entertainment Vehicle that you will tell this story through?</div><div>

Embellished as it happened conflict.

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Tamera Raines analysis of Groundhog Day:
WhatI learned from doing this assignment is: how you can take a simple concept and add multiple layers to create deep and profound meaning.
What makes this a transformational movie:we get to experience Phil’s personality change from being a self centered boxed in man to becoming a compassionate,caring human being who is motivated by having concern for others. This causes the viewer to look at their own life and reevaluate what is important and how you treat others has a direct connection to your own happiness.
The change agent could be Rita as she has a certain vulnerability that is relatable and she motivates Phil to be a better man. It could also be Phil or the town and the town’s people.
Phil is the transformable Character who makes the change and he is the perfect person for this because he is relatable, he is stuck in a rut in his life and is deeply depressed and a total jerk to others , and you can tell that he has a lot more to offer and he needs an awakening, he has a vulnerability to him that is just below the surface, that deep inside he wants to connect and be loved.
The oppression is the fact that he is stuck in time and the blizzard that traps him.
We are lured into the Journey because we want to see what he does next and we connect to him having to accept that he is stuck , we experience his failures and successes as he starts to grow and learn in fun and interesting ways. I think his relationships and actions cause us to connect to the story.
His old ways of only caring about himself and feeling sorry for himself shift as he begins to learn that his happiness is dependent on caring about and connecting to everyone around him and helping others become happy which makes him a happier and more confident man. “Helping other people is a way to make your own life more complete and happy. “
The gradient of change thro his daily routines he try’s different things he learns new skills, he learns all about individual people, he takes risks , he learns and grows. He starts to interact in a caring and compassionate way to lift others up. You start to see how your actions affect the lives of everyone around you.
A profound moment was when he realized that the homeless man was about to die and he starts caring about him and trying to save him.
A profound moment when Rita bids every dime she has on him at the auction because she finally sees him for who he truly is .
Profound lines:
Ned – “Watch out for that first step, it’s a doozy “
Phil – “what if there is no tomorrow, there wasn’t one today “
Bar guys:
“Your glass is half empty “
Rita “I could never love someone like you because you only love yourself”
Phil “it’s going to be cold, grey and last you the rest of your life”
The ending the clock strikes 6 AM and Rita is in bed with Phil it’s a new day and they step outside and he wants them to live there , his journey to compassion and love is complete.
The profound truth of the movie is that we are all intertwined and our actions with others creat our own reality and helping others is the key to a happy life.

[Tamera Raines]

Hi everyone! My name is Tamera Raines, I haven’t written any scripts yet. I hope to gain the skills and confidence to start writing my first script, so that I can get some of the ideas that I have been carrying around, out of my head and on to the page. I live in Boulder Colorado and am working as a caregiver for a family member. I am a dyslexic, vegan, ninja in training. I am excited to be on this adventure with all of you.

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Tamera Raines

I agree to the terms of this release form.

GROUP RELEASE FORM

As a member of this group, I agree to the following:

1. That I will keep the processes, strategies, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class confidential, and that I will NOT share any of this program either privately, with a group, posting online, writing articles, through video or computer programming, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class available to anyone who is not a member of this class.

2. That each writer’s work here is copyrighted and that writer is the sole owner of that work. That includes this program which is copyrighted by Hal Croasmun. I acknowledge that submission of an idea to this group constitutes a claim of and the recognition of ownership of that idea.

I will keep the other writer’s ideas and writing confidential and will not share this information with anyone without the express written permission of the writer/owner. I will not market or even discuss this information with anyone outside this group.

3. I also understand that many stories and ideas are similar and/or have common themes and from time to time, two or more people can independently and simultaneously generate the same concept or movie idea.

4. If I have an idea that is the same as or very similar to another group member’s idea, I’ll immediately contact Hal and present proof that I had this idea prior to the beginning of the class. If Hal deems them to be the same idea or close enough to cause harm to either party, he’ll request both parties to present another concept for the class.

5. If you don’t present proof to Hal that you have the same idea as another person, you agree that all ideas presented to this group are the sole ownership of the person who presented them and you will not write or market another group member’s ideas.

6. Finally, I agree not to bring suit against anyone in this group for any reason, unless they use a substantial portion of my copyrighted work in a manner that is public and/or that prevents me from marketing my script by shopping it to production companies, agents, managers, actors, networks, studios or any other entertainment industry organizations or people.

This completes the Group Release Form for the class.