“Dearest gentle reader,” - Bridgerton
In today's class, students were assigned to share their ideas in small groups with classmates, which are called group meetings. The purpose of the group meeting was to share our ideas and give feedback to each other. I was with 4 other students, and I had a chance to listen to all they had to say.
My group consisted of my classmates Sarojini, Marissa, Gonzalo, and Sebastian. We all discussed our film opening ideas as well as our blog process. In the group I was in, three of them (Marissa, Gonzalo, and Sebastian) were planning to work with the horror genre. It seemed interesting to see the different approaches each one was going to take within the same genre. On the other hand, Sarojini and I had other genres, which in her case is a romance type of film.
Here is the group:
Gonzalo was the first one to talk about his idea. He has a somewhat clear idea of what he wishes to do. However, we gave him feedback on ways he could workshop his idea. The opening felt a bit long, and it included a beginning, middle, and end, similar to a short film. Therefore, we gave him some other ideas and factors to keep in mind so it works for the best in his film opening. Regarding his blog posts, we gave him the suggestion to change the names of the blogs to differentiate which blog he is referring to, as well as to give an intro to the topic in that specific blog so readers know from the start what it is going to be about.
After Sebastian shared his idea, it is a complex idea as it is based on a restaurant, and the characters have certain traits that they want to be portrayed. Some obstacles that we pointed out were filming at the type of restaurant he wanted to film at and how the issue would be resolved. He told us that one way he had thought about it was to make the shots tight and focus on a small area of the restaurant to not expose too much. There wasn’t a clear enough idea, so I suggested working a little bit more and trying to figure it out.
In the case of Marissa, she had a more clear idea, yet we suggested to shorten it a bit as it might drag too much. Her idea is about having a guy and a girl, and the girl is some kind of vampire. I liked the idea as it is unique to be made into a horror. The main thing was just to shorten it, but overall, it was a well-developed idea, and the blog is pretty interesting.
Sarojini told us they are still working on finalizing the idea, but from what was explained, it included a good setting. She has a clear mindset on the mise-en-scene elements, which are a big part of the project. Her blog is well-developed and enjoyable.
Lastly, I talked about my idea and explained how it will be executed since one of the main comments was if it is even possible to do it. I got mostly questions about the complexity of the film opening and how it would be overcome, and I asked for suggestions regarding the ending to create a bigger impact of the “what will happen next.” An option given was to add in the character saying something within the line of “What is that” to portray confused moments and finally caring for the surroundings.
Overall, I liked to talk to other classmates and give each other feedback that will be useful as we move on and help to succeed in the process of the film opening.