Progress Report

My central character for dog people/cat people is unavailable for two weeks and non-comittal beyond that. The times he is available are not available times for me, so I am changing directions. The broad topic is media messages directed at young girls. The direction I'm going with it is a portrait of one or several young girls; to see what it is like to exist in their world, to see the issues they are grappling with, how they deal with the issues and how much the media messages affect their decisions. I have 7 candidates for central characters, my granddaughters. Most shooting will be done during spring break. Preliminary research reveals that Caitlin, the oldest has a singing performance during that time that she is nervous about. Also, Sarah is being teased in school because she may not be quite as mature as some of her friends. Still checking on other opportunities with the other girls. Have found some open source examples of media messages featuring idealized women to contrast with real life issues.