First Group Meeting!

Sharing Our Thoughts

Today was our first group meeting. We were randomly assigned groups then went to different parts of the classroom to discuss our plans and ideas.

I will say, I was a bit nervous to share my idea, so having to share our blog posts made it a lot easier to discuss. I was worried about not being able to fully express what Olivia and I came up with, so sharing my previous posts really helped. We got off to a quiet start, as most groups go, but as we kept talking, we felt more comfortable fully sharing.

One person in our group told us about something called BECON. It is a way to use media equipment that is available for students. I made sure to check out the website so when filming rolls around, we have a great resource to get cameras, and lighting and sound equipment. This will make our film look more professional, as iPhone quality may not do our idea justice. 

I took inspiration from their schedules, by taking two-weeks for filming and two-weeks for editing. It leaves enough time just in case something goes wrong to fix it. While filming may only take a day or two, it is still good to set aside that time. Even if we finish filming before those two weeks, there will in-turn be more time for editing, putting us ahead of schedule.

This is a picture of our group meeting, we shared our blog websites and read and discussed them. I got some really great feedback, especially since we still need to develop our storyboard. I got a better idea of mise-en-scene because of the color palette I blogged about. I was told that having a set color palette may help in the editing project as we can color-correct as red will be our main color. It will make the shots more interesting having this specific color, instead of just the dull lighting of a university dorm.

We met for around 30-minutes, but being put on the Secure Protocol (also known as a "Code Yellow"), our group was allowed to stay together for a bit longer. Even though I am annoyed as this is the second time this week we have been in lockdown and secure, I know it will be safely handled by security.

During this time, we worked on our blog posts and discussed further into certain shots we wanted to create and how. Being stuck in the classroom let us fully tell our ideas instead of just what we had laid out, like actors. Most of our projects involved older characters, between the 18-25 range. However, this is a bit difficult as we are all high schoolers. I did not have this problem, as I am asking people in this age range already to star in the film, but it may be for others. Even if they looked the part, their acting may not be the best. That is the only worry I am having. Sadly, I do not know anyone in drama or theatre who has acting experience, so it is a slight disadvantage, but I will try the best I can to get the emotions needed for the film opening.