Group Meetings #2

     So, today we had group meetings in our AICE Media Studies class. What's different about these group meetings is the fact that we all grouped up with other people––all with different projects–– and from there we gave each other constructive criticism and how everyone else's project was going so far. However, what differed from the last group meeting is the fact that before, we only were in the planning stage of our film opening, meaning we didn't have any footage, post-production, or a final script. All of our scripts were drafts riddled with a tang of trial and error. However, this time we showed our classmates the footage we had, as well as the post-production process, since we needed to finish editing and turn this project in as soon as possible.

Left to Right
Grace, Me, Sebastian, Justin, Oriana

        I was seated with Grace, Sebastian, Justin, and Oriana! I fear I don't have links to all their blogs, but I definitely recognized Justin's familiar face from our last group meeting. Overall, I received some pretty decent feedback: the mise-en-scène for my project was pretty good, and everything turned out super well! In addition, I did receive a slight bit of criticism on the camera quality, so my team and I went to refilm said scene, as it was only a minor part of the film opening, and despite being a small part, we wanted to get a perfect product out of this. With post-production, I got some tips on my color grading and how to improve it. My group agreed that color grading with a yellow-green tint was a good idea to capture the sense of dread present throughout the film opening, and Grace helped me out a little bit with my Premiere Pro issues.

    As for feedback for my group... It was great! I can't remember every detail of their projects since I'm typing up this blog after school, but I remembered Justin's Scream-inspired idea about a murderer. It's pretty developed, but I gave him feedback on the lighting and mise-en-scène of his film opening. Grace's opening was pretty chill, I remember helping her out with Premiere Pro. As for Sebastian, he didn't really talk much... but it's fine! I know his partner from my last group meeting, and their project is really creative. They tweaked some parts that made filming easier, though! As for Oriana, she's working with the CBTV kids and their project is really awesome! It's about a planet collision (if I remember correctly) and honestly I had nothing to criticize... it was awesome!