Collective+Topic+Discussion

=__THE COLLECTIVE DISCUSSION PAGE__ =

==== This page can be used to discuss/collect all of our ideas so we can come to some sort of agreement. Our topic is very important and, as we've said, it's quickly approaching and we need to get as many ideas together as possible so we can get started! Let's go team we can do this :) ====

==== This is just what my group had going before people started adding other stuff so feel free to edit/ make comments. I think to keep things more organized, if people could use a colour for the changes they are making so that we can quickly see what is new :) ====


 * 1) ** New Year: **
 * 2) ** Valentine’s Day: ** Abusive relationships
 * 3) ** Family Day: ** Nuclear Family/ no family
 * 4) ** St. Patti’s day: ** alcohol abuse
 * 5) ** Easter: ** religion
 * 6) ** Mardi gras: ** drug abuse
 * 7) ** Canada Day: ** patriotism
 * 8) ** Thanksgiving: ** Thankfulness
 * 9. **** Halloween: ** masks/ fake/ media pressure
 * 10.Remembrance Day: ** Violence
 * 11. **** Christmas: ** Materialism
 * 12. **** New Year: **


 * Overall ** : each main character is in the preceding scene. (ex. Main character in sc. 3 is minor character/ present in sc. 2). Everyone in New year intro/conclusion

Tori: What if we didn't do 2 New Year's parties but just have one which be looking back on the year and how everyone has found their happiness? Then we'd only have the happy New Year and it would be like reflecting on the past year with all the scenes still going chronologically through the past year of each holiday. Then the collective also starts and ends on a high note rather than from low to high?

Hannah: Agreed. I didn't even realize we were talking about two New Years parties, I thought it was just one. I think it's best if it stems from one event and is in reflection than getting a little more complicated.

Faith: I like the idea of it, but I'm just wondering how we show that? The only way I can see us totally pulling off the reflection (so that it's obvious) is to constantly go back to that party and have the next reflection start, which really makes for a lot more scenes (and scene changes...) than necessary. I might just be looking at it differently than others though - how are you guys seeing that work?

Rebecca: I'm thinking like Faith is, I dont see how we could show it being refelctive without going back and forth between past and present. I like the idea of keeping it chronological because it can easily show the events and then when we end it happy, it has a stronger impact because the audience hasnt seen the scene throughout the show.

Stephanie Ellis: I found this article and thought it pretty much outlined our thesis: [] Check it out!