It's nice to have friends

Today in my AICE Media Studies class my teacher divided the classroom into 4 small groups of around 7 students each. Once secluded in these teams, we were tasked with discussing our portfolio projects and providing one another with advice, critiques, and new ideas. Below is a picture of me with my group, including Miguel, Morgan, Ale, Abby, Tai, and Yoav. 

When it was my turn to share, following my description of what my project entails, I inquired my group members on two things: interview questions and logos. 

Regarding the interview questions, I merely asked my classmates to review the sets and decide whether or not we covered the full scope necessary in order to properly represent the production processes in their entirety. Although the whole group agreed that the content covered by the questions were optimal, one peer, Tai, made an extremely insightful comment concerning the wording of the questions, stating that some may be tweaked to ensure subject comfort and response quality. For example, one of the questions Lauren and I wrote for Josh and Sai asked "What does your brainstorming process does look like," a phrasing Tai theorized could be more efficient if modified to "Can you walk us through and describe your full brainstorming process, from beginning to end?" Utilizing Tai's ideas, Lauren and I plan on revising our questions prior to the continuation of our filming process. 

Concerning the logo, I asked my group to select one of the two options detailed on my last blog post, despite Lauren and I having already solidified which we would use for our project. Although some of my peers preferred the blue design over the black design, a majority of them agreed that the one we chose (the black one) was fitting as well. However, Yoav, one of my team members, suggested that, while maintaining the title black, for the tag line, Lauren and I could add a pop of color, therefore further symbolizing the idea that our production is "breathing life into every medium." After I revealed to Lauren his idea, we agreed that it would be a perfect way to combine both the color theory purpose of the blue option with the aesthetically coherent function of the black option, and have discussed employing Yoav's words into the logo later on. 

I feel very strongly that the group meetings concept this year will benefit all of our portfolios magnificently and I am lucky to have received such thoughtful and helpful advice. 

For fun, here is the other picture we took, on Miguel's phone, that I look absolutely appalling in <3