Aice Media Studies (Group meetings)

 Group Meeting 1 Reflection

Today during class my teacher, Mrs. Stoklosa separated us all into 4 groups (around that) so that we could learn what our peers were doing, gain some inspiration, and talk to our partners about what they should do better, strive to elaborate, just something we could all take as a learning experience. I actually like my peers' ideas, so I want to list their summaries here and tag their blogs so that others can see their process. Some people still haven't decided what their openings will be and just explain an overall view of what their plot will be, so for some of these summaries it's just the opening or the plot alone. 

Fabiana -

• Her film opening idea was inspired by a mystery novel her dad had written. The idea was about a man going to work as any other regular day, prompting viewers to think this is just a regular occurrence in his life, he sits in a taxi, and upon getting in he finds his own wallet. The driver already knows where to go, puzzling the protagonist as they arrive at the man's work. The man steps out of the vehicle and a newspaper is to appear at his feet, dating the exact same day a year beforehand. This article will highlight the events of a tragic car accident that had happened. This would trigger the immediate idea that the man had always been dead, that the driver had already known this, and that the man still tried to live his own life, in denial that he'd die. The genre is supposed to be a mystery.

Fabis Blogger

Jayden - 

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  His film is inspired by movies like "Love Exposure," especially the director who made them called Sion Sono (I think this was the director). The opening sequence is based around a little girl who at a young age had lost her mother, caring for her deeply. The father, taking time to move on had decided to move out, but the girl refusing to leave would cause her father to be abusive, hitting her, while taking the picture of her mother and burning it. Jayden chose his genre to be a psychological drama. 
  

Jaydens blog

Amparo - 

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  Her idea is to make a movie with inspiration from Project X. The plot is focused on a huge party, people just enjoying themselves and partying all night, (this is what I mean by Project X) until something bad apparently happens, and to figure it out they go questioning people who had been at the party that night. Wyatt had actually offered a great idea that even Amparo said she would probably use it. The idea was to find out what happened the characters would collect footage from multiple viewpoints of the party, different people taking videos, and photos, using Polaroids, etc. They would continue using these different sides of the store and viewpoints to figure out the events of the previous night. The movie genre is to be a mystery thriller film, where they're questioning the events while mixing the anticipation of what truly happened.
  

Amparos Blog

Wyatt - 

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  His idea was inspired by movies like The Truman Show. His opening consisted of a man waking up one day to continue his regular life until he felt something was wrong, missing, or different. He had no idea what it was, but it was like an immense gut feeling. Everyone continued on normally, everyone else continued their regular living, not having this same type of sensation the man did. The opening is played from the point of view of the main character, noting, discovering, and showing his entire thought process, giving a sense of mystery to the plot as well as the viewers as they have little to no idea of this random "change." The movie's genre is that of a mystery, leading the viewers to question his reality. 
  

Wyatts blog

Kailen - 

• Her idea was actually inspired by our group, helping her choose what ideas would be best for her overall subject. The plot is about a girl who wakes up some morning believing to going through her regular day until one of her friends appears at her doorstep confronting her with a supposed picture of her from a party the previous night. She'd apparently done something bad, prompting anger and frustration from her friend and they're apparently in trouble, while the girl puzzled has no idea about the actions she's being famed for. The genre of the film is a mystery due to the girl attempting to clear her name while figuring out who'd begun this issue.

Kailens blog

I actually did get a lot of help from this group meeting as the constant review from my friends helped me keep adding to my plot, giving me an entire idea for the plot and opening to the movie which I actually enjoy. I talked to my group about it and even they said they'd like my idea wanting to fully pursue my idea of a dystopian zombie world.