Hello! Today we were put into groups with other people working on the project to discuss our progress. My group consisted of six members: Juliana, Dylan, Rachel, Santi, Mia, and I. Everyone had such different ideas for their projects, it was really fun to listen to everyone. We were told to give advice or ask questions to each person as they presented their projects. Everyone seemed to greatly improve off of this discussion.
The first person to present was Rachel. Her project is about a woman who is stuck in a time loop. She is in a therapy session when she starts to realize it's a time loop as she tried to get out. That is the plot of the story, her trying to get out of the time loop. This is a really interesting film idea. The big question out of this we all asked was "How will you make sure the audience understands the time loop?" We recommended similar shots of the same composition so it would be easy to visualize the time loop. Overall she had a good base of her film opening and I can't wait to see the finished product.
Next was myself who was having a hard time figuring out the film idea. I had character in mind, a young immigrant teen. The group advised to explore how trying to fit in to her environment affects relationships with her family and friends. I thought this was a good idea as I was planning for the film to be a coming-of-age one. It fits perfectly with the genre and it wouldn’t require much of a scenery change to fit the plan. Mia recommended a film to watch that had the same vibe as this potential film, Real Women Have Curves. I will get to watching it soon. I really am grateful for this meeting as it helped me a lot to fully brainstorm my film.
Dylan was the next to present his idea. His film is based on illegal street racing. Already sounds like a tricky idea to execute. He cleared up that he works with cars so it wouldn’t be a problem gathering a lot of cars. He had the film opening idea down but not the whole film. It fell flat since we really didn’t know what was coming. We gave him the idea of the main character having a motivation, why did he start street racing? I also gave the idea of making him a beginner. The film would show his journey as he becomes a more experienced racer.
Juliana had the most fun idea out of the group. Her film follows a vampire who is reliant on blood to keep her beauty. The opening would be her main character on a date that leads to her date finding out and getting eaten (or drank out of). A cool aspect of her group was that her partner knows how to do SFX makeup. This meant it wasn’t a problem showcasing the main character as ugly when she is lacking blood.
Santi was the group member who had the most done and settled. His group’s film opening shows a girl leaving a grocery store, however, there is a big planet coming to Earth. She is calm contrasting the chaotic environment she is in. This would actually be a movie that I would watch. There were some questions on the logistics of the plot. Like what planet is it? Is it a known plant like Mars or is it a planet from another galaxy? This would clear up any confusion the audience may have.
Mia missed a class so she wasn’t able to fully listen to her group’s film. But what she knows is that they will be filming at a restaurant and it would be empty. This was a big issue since it would be impossible to find a empty restaurant. She thought the same and was going to consult her group about it.
Overall, the group metting helped everyone in clearing up issues and it was needed. Next time I will have myidea fully prepared.
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