Today in class we had our second group meeting with completely different groups. We discussed our projects, where we were in the entire process, our ideas for the CCR's and any obstacles we were facing in the making of our projects. It was a great opportunity to give inspiration and advice for each other's projects and proved to be very useful.
I was put into a group with Juan, Jake, Camille, Augustina, Samuel, and Trisha. Juan began by discussing his film idea in the thriller genre. The opening, inspired by the film "The Purge," begins with two friends who turn on the TV to a news broadcast warning everyone to stay indoors for their safety. As they are taking in this terrifying news, they hear distance sounds by the door as someone is trying to break into the home. Some difficulties Juan faced was with the script and the set. Juan described the set being difficult as it took a while to create due to the intricate props needed to make it fit the themes of the film. He described another obstacle he faced, which was one that most in the group related to. When beginning to film, Juan felt that the script was slightly awkward or came off wrong. So he decided to rewrite some parts that he didn't see fitting the themes and moods of the thriller opening.
Next, Samuel told us about his mystery genre film opening in which a doctor creates a medicine that goes wrong and the protagonists have only 48 hours left to live. With such an intricate and chaotic plot, Samuel shared how it took a while to make the set. There were many props that went into the making of the set including scattered medicine, organisms under the microscope, and red food coloring to show something dangerous that had occurred. The main obstacle Samuel faced was the scheduling with the actors. As his opening including 3 parents of those filming, it was difficult to coordinate the das that they could film. Parents have jobs and other priorities, so Samuel had to split the scenes so that each parent would film on the days they were available.
Augustina then shared her coming-of-age story about a kid with a deep passion for art. The opening begins with a flashback from when he was younger, showing how deep his love for art truly was. The opening then transitions to present day when the boy is too involved and stressed in his studies and has no time to focus on his art. Augustina explained how the opening is about his lost passion caused by society's beliefs. Some obstacles she faced was the lighting, as she didn't know how to make the flashbacks more clear. Trisha gave her some tips saying she could make the lighting brighter when it was a flashback, and lower in present-day scenes.
Camille then explained her opening which was unique to all of the other ones. Her entire fantasy film opening is being animated with her drawings. Though the plot is intricate and detailed, she explained it to be set in a village that is destroyed and burning down. It depicts a man crawling out of the wreckage to find a dragon flying away. Camille is animating it completely by hand on her iPad, and is editing it shot by shot.
Next, Jake explained his horror/thriller opening set in the woods. It is about a girl who is hiking in the dark woods and finds herself without service after hours of walking. She comes across a park ranger who warns her that it isn't safe alone in the woods as there is a killer on the loose. She then sees a figure under the lamppost, back lit, with only his silhouette visible. Jake explained how the opening is filmed at Tree Tops Park with an actual park ranger helping them film. Similar to others, they had issues with scheduling, but are currently working it out to ensure that their actors are able to film. Another issue they faced was with the music. They weren't sure where to put it in the film, or how loud, so Trisha gave them so advice by saying that they could put it in similar to typical horror movies. It slowly intensifies when the danger is near, setting nerves and anticipation in the audience.
Finally, Trisha explained her psychological thriller film opening. With its intricate plot, she described how the villain wasn't a person, but technology itself. It begins with a girl FaceTiming her friend, texting, and scrolling through social media. She then gets invited to a party. When she is walking out, she forgets something and tries to walking back inside but has trouble opening the front door. It turns out, the technology is breaking the door itself, and on purpose. Suddenly, the technology all over her house begins to turn on at the same time making odd noises and disorienting her. Her only obstacle is that she doesn't know how to pair the music with different technological sounds. She will try to overlay them, or add the music softer in some parts and louder when the intensity is heightened.
Overall, the group meeting helped me to see how other people where working on their projects and some advice that could help me on my own project.
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