Reflection post about group meeting #1

After planning most of our opening film out and speaking with our teacher about what we're going to do and receiving feedback, we went into a group meeting. This group meeting was used to get feedback from our classmates and to have an idea of what other presentations will look like. 

We got placed into groups that our group partners weren't in. In my group I had Max, Camila, Michael, and Mackenna. They gave out their ideas and told me their idea for props and dressing. When it was my turn I told them my idea and they pretty much liked it. They gave me feedback on better scenes I could work with. A scene they really liked was the scene of the boyfriend standing up to go to the bathroom and you see the girlfriend shift from her previous spot to another walking across behind him. They thought that scene was really fun since it gave a spooky feeing without getting anywhere to the horror part and it also told the story better.

A scene they told me to improvise, make better, or that I could even play around with was the scene of when the boyfriend finds the blood or a clue that she murdered someone. They told me that a way he could find out could be by him seeing bloody gloves in the trash or also as he sees the item that gives her away, you see scenes shift as he looks at the item and looks away towards where she was and there is no one there, it could create a eerie feeling of some sort. Lastly, they told me to play with the lighting. An idea one of the girls had was the shift from bright to dark that could really fit in with the vibe of the setting each character is in. She spoke about making the bathroom scene really bright, meaning that when he is in the bathroom the light is pretty bright but as he leaves the bathroom the light disminuates or fades. The bathroom in the kitchen where she is at could be really low and there will be more light on him than on her. This will help create her vibe for her character and kind of show what is going to happen because of the feeling it will create. The lighting, the facial expressions, her posture and tone of voice are what will make up her character and help her create the feeling we want to give off to the viewers. 

The meeting was really useful, specially with the information and feedback I got back, it helped me create a better idea for some scenes in my film and things I could improvise in or play around with. Below is a picture in my group with my classmates.