The First Group Meeting!

 Group Meeting #1

Today we had our first group meeting in class for our projects! I was definitely looking forward to this since I was worried about where I was in the project compared to my classmates, but it was refreshing to hear that we are all mutually worried. To begin, we went to each person and had them introduce their project and we were able to give tips on helping them move forward with their project.

Personally, I was having a lot of trouble on deciding the complete plot for my film along with what should be included in the opening. Some suggestions that my classmates gave me was to not focus too much on the complete plot, and rather just have an outline of where you want it to go in order to not waste time. I will definitely be focusing on this as choosing the full plot has been very time consuming.

Another suggestion that was given was to check out similar films that have common themes to my film, this is something that I have been researching a lot. One film that was suggested to view was Lady Bird (2017) 

This film explores themes like friendship and self-identity as it follows Christine McPherson (aka Lady Bird), as she navigates her world full of conflict and confusion. I definitely see some similarities to my film as the main character struggles with her relationship with the people around her which is something that my film will definitely involve.

My Thoughts

I am very happy with how the first group meeting went and I am excited to do more in the future! It was super helpful in getting another student's perspective on my project and to get help on areas that need improvement.