Group #2

    We had another group meeting today in class to talk about our plans and see where everyone is with their filming. Each of us talked about our ideas and how we planned to make them.. It was really helpful to hear everyone talk about their ideas. Some thoughts were very clear from the start. Some of them made me really think. There was this one idea which sort of inspired me but confused me alot. Guillermo had an idea of hes filming a murder scene through sort off the pov of the killers excense I think it sounds good, but I think I need to see it on film to fully understand what he means. This is one of those ideas that

sounds better on film than it does when you talk about it. Today has made me feel a lot better about my own plan. I think my idea is set. I know the shots I want, the mood I want, and how I want the viewers to feel. Now, I just need to film it and execute it the right way. The planning part is mostly done. Now it is about actually making it look how I imagined in my head.

    One cool thing I learned today is that another person in my group is also starting their opening with a news show. That helped me because I got a few new ideas from them. Instead of putting the script behind the camera and trying to read it without looking obvious, I might use AirPods. My partner can sit off camera and tell me if my pacing is too fast or too slow. That way I can keep eye contact with the camera and still change in real time. I think that will make it look way more clean.

    I'm still not fully sure about lights though. I know I want shadows and a darker tone, especially for the killer scene, but I don't have a good thing with lighting. Someone in my group told me to watch YouTube videos about how to make shades and control light in a small room. That is probably what I will do next. I feel like once I figure out lights, everything else will fall into place.