Minute Meetings

MINUTE MEETINGS

#1

What we did?

We started sketching the film’s camera angles, lighting, mise en scene and sound in the movie planning sheets given to us. We also established the locations.

Targets.

Finish the movie plan. Start making better decisions as a group that would be agreeable by everyone.

Worries.

Worried that the whole group may not be happy with some of the decisions made.

Went well.

We were able to finish a good part of our storyboard which took some of the pressure out of the way.

Also decided that we would use this idea for our thriller and not the backup plan.

MINUTE MEETING

#2

What we did?

Finished sketching the movie plan including the four areas of representation.

Targets

Test film our opening sequence to see if it actually works.

Worries

It may not work as we expect it to since the setting we planned is usually crowded. (subway tunnels)

Went well

Decided on some new shots for the opening sequence. For example, we decided on an establishing shot that would set the place in the opening sequence. 

 November 20th

What we did

-Filmed test shoot

-Filmed according to the storyboard

Targets

Submit first 2 minute minutes

Worries

-Location for filming not found yet

-Continuity in filming

-Giving in minute meetings

-Is our opening title sequence good enough?

What went well

-Good timing during test shoot

-Generally successful test shoot

 November 21

What we did 

- Looked back at the test shot 

- Discussed ways we could improve it.

Targets

- Make it more interesting at the end ( create more tension )

Worries 

- It may not be long enough 

What went well 

- We discussed ideas to make it longer and add more tension which we all agreed on.

- We liked the idea and it was good to look at what worked and what didnt. 

 November 24

WHAT WE DID

- Worked on presenting the pitch to Matt

- worked on making it short and straight to the point

-Worked on the synopsis for the plot and title sequence

-Added more to the title sequence to make it longer

TARGETS

-Pitch the idea to Matt

-Create more tension for the title sequence 

WHAT WENT WELL

-Came up with a synopsis quite easily

-Made the pitch quite simple

WORRIES

-Would Matt like our idea?

November 25

 What we did
- presented our opening sequence to Matt

Targets
- Change the idea around
- Make it more unique
- Make it stand out

Worries
-Location for filming not found yet
-Coming up with new ideas to improve the sequence
-Giving in minute meetings
-Is our opening title sequence good enough?

What went well?
- Matt liked the idea and said it was very visual

November 28

 WHAT WE DID

-Worked on new idea for opening title sequence

-Discussed new idea

TARGETS

-Test shoot the new idea

-Talk to Matt about new idea

WORRIES

-Developing new idea

-Team work; The group itself

WHAT WENT WELL

-The new idea really works

-Able to create tension with the new idea without making it generic

-Able to give characters a unique selling point

 December 2

WHAT WE DID:

-Worked on our new story board

Targets

-Test Shoot the new idea

- Talk to Matt about new idea

WORRIES

- Team work

- If the new idea will work

WHAT WENT WELL

- Creating the story board

- Coming up with new ideas to improve it even more

December 10

WHAT WE DID:
-We worked on four aspects on our thrillers. Costume, Set Design, Props and Location
-We finished our Storyboard (we were missing the some information in it appart from the drawings (i.e. Timing) )

Targets:
-still need to test shoot our new idea
-still need to talk to Matt about our new idea

Worries:
-Our storyboard might be too short so we might have to think about some new shots

Went Well:
-Discussion about Props, Costumes, Set design and location (We established we are going to use one of the Houses in Hurtwood to film our opening sequence since it's similar to a hotel)

January 12^th, 2015    

            What we did

-We discussed and decided who are the people we are going to use as the actors.

-We discussed exactly all props we will need

-Basically finalized our idea thinking about every different aspect and everything we will need for the shoot.

Targets

-Have everything ready to shoot by Friday.

-Figure out where we are going to get all our props. (We might need to buy some off ebay)

What went well

-We all came to decisions we are all happy about

Worries

-Worried that since our new idea was established recently we are afraid that it might be hard to be completely ready by Friday.