The Real Z

Sneak Peek

By the end of the week, Z had managed to fix up her project with Lauren, and put together a rough cut for her CloudSong video. She offers her friends a chance to see a sneak peek.

Z and her friends snuggle into her bedroom to watch the movie. For the most part, all of her friends have great responses. They point out their favorite clips, and say they wish the movie could have more of those. And then Becka drops criticism: “Some of the other scenes felt like they were someone else’s movie.”

Z takes some notes. Parts of Z’s movie don’t quite fit together. There’s no single theme or story, just a mish-mash of different parts. Z feels crummy, but she knows that good directors can take criticism to make their work better.

Time to get back to work!