Group Meeting One

    So, recently (like as I started writing this in the middle of class), I have done this group meeting. But Duke, are you not working alone? Yes, in fact, I am but my boss put us in these groups of seven to get constructive criticism. Now, I shall share with you all, what went down. No names will be shared mainly because I do not remember them and for privacy purposes. 

    So, the initial idea that was brought up was a detective versus at large robber type of mystery. Inspired by Sherlock and Enola Holmes, the idea was that the robber knabbed high priced jewelry and multiple detectives are trying to find the robber. There was a quick idea of riddles, and I had mentioned something akin to The Riddler™️ (I know, I'm a Batman™️ fan. Marvel is better than DC, try me). There was a bit of trouble with trying to find the proper location, the group member had retold. Though we tried to help, it is more a get-together issue with the group member's team that they have to worry about. If you want to go read their journey for the project, click here: Aice Media Blog.

    The second idea that was brought up at the table was a mystery about a doctor unintentionally murdering his client. They were thinking about starting the scene with a sort of interrogation room, focusing on that idea with sprinkles of flashbacks to what led to that point. There were notes of how they would get to that room or a doctors' type of room for the flashbacks. The conclusion: use the medical academy's stuff because some of the rooms do have medical-esque stuff. Other types of things like how the lighting should be done over the scene--overhead hanging light for the interrogation--had come up with a couple of little tweaks. If you want to see their journey, click here: Santi's Aice Media blog

    Another film opening presented was about this runaway teenager in a bad household. The idea was a good one, with the beer bottles (that if needed could be empty cream soda glass jars) littering the ground and the protagonist's room being messy compared to the rest of the house being picked clean. Though, the way it was presented to us in the group meeting was a bit rushed as if she was trying to create an entire story instead of a movie opening. The idea was brought up that they could cut a scene in half after all of the credits just in case. If you want to see their journey, click here: KBlogs

    The next person's movie intro idea was a found footage that would be filmed near night or dawn in a forest with a "abandoned" building. Now, the only issue that I remember being a big thing with them was the lighting and where to film. Turns out, I was wrong about the nearby park because it is open past the night. There was throw out ideas for the lighting issue, a headlight or maybe a block light placed the right way. But other than those issues, I do not remember much of what happened. If you want to follow their journey, click here: blogcreation101: January 2026

    The next one that was thrown up is a cheerleader, popular and happy, yet hiding a dark secret. Of drugs! The cheerleader is a drug dealer! How exciting, now what were some issues that needed to be straightened out? The fact that the idea was way too rushed to fit into for an introduction, like the other's before. But, with a small rework, as in a clearer way it was told, it made much more sense. If you want to know of how they are working along, click here: aide media blog

    Last but not least, the last person to bring up their idea and what needs to be tweaked. Creating an animated movie with a dragon whom terrorized a village to burning. Their issues was to create certain scenes, ideas were thrown about with this. A couple were of credits in the dirt or fire. Some were of the title being on a burning tavern name. One was of bringing the dragon to blow the title out of fire, but that would probably be too much to animate for them. If you want to follow their journey; click here, Spilling the Tea

    Now, to my idea. There was idea passed around for me to have music in the background. Diegetic of course, where in the scenes which the main character is away from the music it is still faintly playing in the background. That it should be upbeat, ironic with the scenes were the main character is blatantly put off. When setting up, I was told I could make the lighting warm and happy with the main character wearing happy tones. But that the contrasting scenes, where she needs help should be clinical looking and cold. Overall, ideas that make sense and that I need to actually try to work out when fixing up my storyboard.