The CSB Experience 4: Fear Itself, Proj is Real

Supposedly, if I have taken MMAOJT in the summer, I would have been taking MMAPROJ1 this term. But unfortunately, circumstances forced me to take long break from proceding with my thesis and at least put focus on my OJT first.

Proj1 is the second stage for my thesis. The first is getting into the planning stage via MSCIETY. This is where you start production on your project based on your chosen topic and medium. In my case, I'm making an interactive web comic with a topic that addresses marriage-related problems. The tentative title of the project is "An Almost Affair", based on a 20-page manuscript I wrote as my finals work for VIDPRD1.

In Msciety alone, I took me half a dozen topic revisions and several changes in medium to finally have one approved across the board. The hitch? I won't be making illustrated panels but will instead make use of photographic stills as panels for my comics. The web comic will be more than 30 "pages" long so I'm planning on dividing it to 10 "chapters" of 3 or so.

 I still have to make my storyboard though as early as now before I formally take my Proj1 class next term as well as start assessing the story itself. It's fortunate that my basis of the whole project, titled "Ang Pagmamahal", is still stacked up in my room. Hehehe...

Nonetheless, there's still a reason for me to fear Proj1. No preparation is enough for me if in the end my fate lies at the hands of panelists that can either make or break you. Just yesterday, I found out my friend didn't make the cut and was forced to repeat everything from scratch. It made me more fearful and careful on what to expect on the second trimester.

As if it's not bad enough, this whole "tri-media" thing is driving me crazy. Why couldn't I have thought of something more simpler, more easy to do? I blame not just myself for ever conceiving such an idea and for my old Msciety professor, Ms Javier who makes the process all the more confusing.

So okay, here's what I'm planning for "An Almost Affair". I'm hoping of making use of shooting exteriors outside school, and I need at least several locations to do the shots: A house, an office, a cafe (hopefully outdoor), a neighborhood street, a cemetery and a mall/palengke.

Casting models is also a priority. Basically, I need three models to portray the story's three major characters. Supporting characters will be needed depending on each "chapter".

A lot of details though is needed to further explain what I intend to do so I'm putting the discussion further on my next blog. Here's to hoping I could survive this next storm.