WE THOUGHT OF A CONCEPT

So after spending an entire class period brainstorming together, I am proud to say that Lexi and I have finally agreed on a concept that I think is going to turn out really well!!! Here, I'll elaborate for you:

Right off the bat, we established that our protagonist should have a niche--something that makes his/her character memorable and more appealing to an audience (which is important in a drama!)

We took admittedly a long time to carefully consider the various directions that we could go in before commiting to one idea. I felt very strongly that it would be wise to make a movie incorporating things that I am an expert on--for example, I did not want to make the mistake of writing the main character as an art prodigy when I can barely draw stick figures.

Left Side: What I envisioned for the art
Right Side: What the art would have turned out like

The answer was music! The idea came to me in my media class while Lexi and I were spitballing for ideas, blurting out the first thing that came to our minds. It was a desperate attempt to find any suitable concept at that point, as we felt pressure to come up with something quick. I looked at my laptop which had GarageBand open (a digital music software) and that was when I suggested to Lexi that our main character be a musician. 

After spending half of another class period refining our plot, we decided the movie as a whole would revolve around a young musician who inherits a hereditary disorder that causes hearing loss and how s/he would handle the obstacles that arise. In the opening scene however, the protagonists' hearing disability is not revealed until the end--which not only satisfies my needfor a twist ending but also  

stays within genre conventions, as it is not unusual for a drama to peak the interest with a twist.