Hey Cambridge! Today in class, my teacher assigned us to groups with six other students, and we shared our ideas/plans and helped each other brainstorm anything we were missing. We had to discuss our story ideas, give feedback, and learn from each other's obstacles/problems. My group included my classmates Macie, Caeser, Gaby, Sofie, Kai, and Nicole.
Macie was the 1st one to share her plot, which was a thriller opening. She was planning on having the main character as a janitor, who finds his frozen self in the freezer. But she had a few details she still needed to figure out still like where to film. She told us her dad said no to filming in their restaurant, so she didn't know what to do. I recommended she could film in the cafeteria, or she might have to adjust the plot a little bit. She also shared that when she was brainstorming, she came up with a brilliant idea of using a mad lib template (similar to the one below) to develop her storyline.
Next, Caeser shared that he was doing the thriller genre as well but, he couldn't think of a plot/storyline to portray. He was also missing citations on his blog, so our group recommended things he could get inspiration from and showed him how to correct the citations. I recommended that he should figure out what sub-genre of thriller he wants to do and watch films similar to it.
Then, Kai shared his thriller idea of three boys seeing something glowing in the parking lot. It's a good idea but he hadn't thought of everything, so I asked him how he was going to make the back glow and etc. He didn't know, so I recommended using a flashlight and colored tissue paper (similar to what's below) to add a tint of color.
Lastly, Gaby went and she told us about her thriller opening. She wants to make a family that's grieving and can't see what's truly in front of them, which is an imposter. This is a really interesting idea but will be hard to film, so I asked her up until what point of the film is she going to record until and she realized she needed to discuss it more with her partner.
Finally, this was really helpful for me because they were able to help me consolidate my ideas for a plot (I'll explain below), come up with a title, and see examples of their blogs/what I need to fix or add.
So now, my idea for my Coming-of-Age opening is going to be called "So over it." It will be about a girl who's been pushed past her breaking point and 'over it.' She's going to be hysterical and packing her things to run away. I'm going to use music, voiceovers, mise-en-scene like posters or make up to show her personality. So, the scene is going to go from her room to the stairs, front door, and finally her biking away. I have a really cheesy line for the end of the opening which will be "And that's how this story begins." This shows continuation and alludes to more that can happen. My classmates recommended that I show where she's running away to or give more information about it, so that will definitely be something I discuss with my teacher. My biggest inspiration for this opening is Lady Bird, especially the emotional aspect and realistic feel it uses which I previously analyzed.
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