Present: Marjolein, Chloe W, Shaela, Mareel, Craig, Joe,
Cara and Katya.
Okay dokey, well, this was the first meeting that I took myself. *Excitement*
And, we welcomed Craig, who’s interested in helping out with
the technical website side of things that we know very little about. In fact,
since the meeting he’s gotten a new website up and running! It’s a work in progress;
here’s the address: http://maddrimedia.wordpress.com/
We need a good ol’ project to get working on and get FILMED.
This would keep up momentum as well as help maintain the attendance and
recruitment drive. See below!
NEW: Ninja Academy
A fabulous idea that came from mid-air – courtesy, if memory
serves, that was spontaneously suggested by Shaela. Good going! This is the
idea we’ve split up and delegated some pieces to members to “flesh out” and
work on the planning stages as described by Chris and Cara’s workshop the week
before.
Basically, we want to do a collection of super short films
about a ninja school. Our brainstorming was hilarious – non-attendees missed
out! But, f you want to add an idea,
just send me an email on the Maddrim account, and feel free to develop
unclaimed ideas below:
- Breakfast scene: Our character is getting ready for school – using every opportunity to karate-chop! Including when doing tasks as menial as getting a spoon for his cereal. (Shaela)
- Establishing characters: We want to incorporate as many different cliques as possible! Namely emo ninjas, cheerleader ninjas, geeky ninjas (casually calculating projectile motion, of course), chav ninjas, twi-hard ninjas, gleek ninjas (Chloe W), a gay ninja and a “Magnie” Shetland ninja. Details may be revealed AT MEETINGS. No big spoilers here, m’afraid.
- Class: A favourite character accidently stumbles in where he doesn’t belong. Known as the “WRONG SCHOOL!” scene. Any guesses? (Katya)
- Quest: As part of his qualification, our ninja has to complete a rescue. Will he succeed? (MJ)
- Canteen: Noodles, noodles and more noodles. NOTHING else. Oh, and conventional cutlery is out of the question.
- “How to Disguise your Weapon”
- Chaos in Home Ec.
This is a project that we’ll have to plan more and need
longer to make, so we can work on other stuff (a.k.a. Ninja Academy...) simultaneously.
A plot has yet to be decided, so suggestions are welcomed! The idea is to
create characters that are so developed we can just put them into situations. And,
there is a rough plan to follow for the 6 episodes that will make up the
series. (More bullet points :D)
Episode
1: Introduces characters and is full of emotion to hook the viewer.
Episode
2: Not too serious, and shows that a sequel is just as good as the first
episode!
episode!
Episode 3: Builds emotional
connection between the characters and the viewer, and puts the plot into
motion. Shown from an interesting perspective.
Episode 4: Big Event! In Joe’s
words: “Shit goes down”. Very OMG.
Episode 5: The Aftermath of the Big
Event. Not as exciting as 4, but with a twist.
Episode 6: Keeps up excitement –
with loose ends or rounded off nicely, or an intriguing mix...
MJ and I still want to do our films, the “Devil’s Gate” idea
and “The Last Viking”...On that note, if anyone wants to be a Viking (Yeah!
Sure you do!), or has a boat I can burn (so I don’t have to wait till UHA) then
let me know, pretty pretty please.
Autumn Leaves
Joe’s film was shortlisted for the “Discovery Youth Screen
Award” National Competition!!! We’re getting mentioned on Radio Shetland – haha, we’re
getting famous! Seriously, big congrats and thanks to everyone who
contributed to the film :) Have a look: http://www.shetland.gov.uk/news-advice/MaddrimShortlistedforNationalFilmAward.asp
And remember, there will be a writing workshop on Maddrim Monday (Yay alliteration!)
See ya there!
Katya
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