Group Meeting

1st Group Meeting

    A major part of Manuela and I's week 3 is having a complete idea of what we wish to film for this opening. Before completely committing to it, it's also important to share this idea with other classmates to see what they think, and to take any constructive criticism or suggestions they may have for how we could improve/reapproach our idea. A great way to do this is through a group meeting. So, on Monday in class my teacher placed everyone equally into different groups. I was chosen to be in a group of 7, including me, Macie, Kain, Nicole, Ava, Caesar, and Sofia.
   
    In this group meeting we decided to go one by one and explain our film opening ideas, some of our genres included Thriller, Drama, and Coming of Age. Then we proceeded to mention any obstacles we may be facing during this time of planning and free to any suggestions. For instance, Nicole wanted to include the use of substances in her film but wasn't sure if that was appropriate to use, suggesting a potential obstacle in the development of her plot. However, this meeting was very helpful because we also got a better image of how other students do their blogs and research since we each shared our URL's with one another.

Macie's blog-

    Macie was the first person to introduce her idea, and she seemed to have her plot mostly figured out, and shared how she wanted it to be really creative and not follow the common tropes of a thriller such as a missing person or stalking. I found myself a little confused on how she would plan out and film this elaborate plan of hers so I asked how exactly she planned on filming a specific part which gave me a better understanding of her plot. 

    Since me and Macie have the same genre, Thriller, I gave her the suggestion to not add too many plot twists for this project because we aren't filming the entire movie. I mentioned how when I researched the thriller genre it says there are typically plot twists in the middle of the storyline, so it doesn't make sense to start off with multiple plot twists. This was originally a problem Manuela and I had also encountered with our first idea. I'm glad she took the criticism well and completely agreed with my suggestion.

    Another example of  a blog done by a student is Sofia's blog. After Sofia explained that she wanted to base her short opening film on running I gave a suggestion of filming at the Tequesta Trace Track, a track located near my house.

Sofia's Blog-

    I enjoyed this group meeting because I was able to gain ideas from others I wouldn't have thought about to include myself, and it taught me to give honest criticism. I am really glad the people in my group liked our idea because it makes me feel like this will be a good outcome. This group meeting impacted the success of my portfolio project because I received both compliments and commentary for this idea, making it easier to improve.