Today in Patrick’s class we pitched the idea for our first project – a three minute piece done with a locked down camera. As a group, we are feeling a bit more comfortable with each other. It’s interesting to note that many of our story ideas are very personal ones. It will be interesting to see how this personal attachment to a storyline will affect how we each direct our actors.

Melissa helped me develop a stronger scene objective for my protagonist which created a stronger spine for my scene. She is very direct in her delivery and really “cuts to the chase” which makes her a great asset to our group.

One great thing is that Jonathan (a fellow student) is our T.A. He is always available to answer questions about Final Cut and it’s comforting to know that he is my first line of defense when I’m really stumped on certain aspects of Final Cut. This is important since we are all beginning to feel a build-up of the pressure of having to organize and complete our first project.