Hello again! After having reintroduced myself to you, I think that it's time for me to formally acquaint you with my group mates. This year, I've partnered with two other candidates, Ashley S. and Aja M. If you've looked back on my blogs from last year, you'll notice that their names aren't mentioned at all. The reason being that this year, my former teammates have moved on to focus on other interests of theirs. I am sad to see them go because I felt like I grew as both a person and a cinematographer with their help, feedback, and continuous creative discourse. I am, of course, eternally grateful for the time that my previous groupmates and I got to spend together, but I'm still very excited to see how far my new collaborators and I will be able to go. Working with different types of people and personalities is a valuable skill to have in any industry, field, or walk of life, so being given the chance to do so now for such an important assignment is definitely a helpful way of preparing for what the future has in store for us all. The fact that we can finally delve deeper into a project by producing a five-minute short film is such amazing news and is definitely a challenge that I’m looking forward to overcoming as my skills are put to the test in a way I have that I have never encountered before.
When we convened for the first time today, we decided to establish that we would equally delegate work and share responsibility, holding each other accountable for anything that we choose to do. That way we know the extent to which we can rely on one another, giving us a healthy way to build rapport and meaningful boundaries. During the time that we conferred today, I also discussed some film ideas that I had devised over the break with my team. I found this to be a very insightful experience because I was able to surmise that they were a proactive and rather inventive bunch. Having taken courses and worked on projects with one of my two partners in the past makes me all the more confident in their capabilities, and those of my other colleague, seeing as they are long-time friends.
As we went over some possible storyline concepts, they introduced a great deal of their own ideas, providing valuable insight that allowed us to narrow down some of our choices to those that were more realistic and executable with our limited budget and filming locations. Upon eliminating our more impractical ideas, we shifted our focus to more attainable goals, beginning to flesh out the conceptualizations that we felt had the most potential. In my opinion, I find that strategizing early on is essential to any filmmaking process, especially given all of our busy (and potentially conflicting) schedules as we move further into our junior year. I am glad that we were given the opportunity to engage in such a purposeful discussion today since it provided me with some perspective as to the kind of individuals my teammates are, as well as their interests in the realm of media. I find the latter of which to be particularly important, seeing as it will likely hold a great deal of significance in determining the direction our own short film will take.
As today nears its close, I turn my eyes to the horizon and welcome all that is to come because "It's a new dawn, it's a new day..." and "I'm feeling good(.)" (Michael Bublé 2005).
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