Ideate
Ideate
You will brainstorm creatively with your peers to craft intriguing and eerie scenarios by developing multiple storyboard concepts that weave together model train layouts, horror themes, and supernatural twists, capturing these ideas in mood boards and thumbnail sketches for feedback and refinement.
Days 7 - 10
Prototype
Prototype
You will create and refine test footage blending model train scenes and horror elements, then gather feedback from peers and community partners on your prototypes to enhance authenticity and engagement in your documentary/mockumentary.
Days 11 - 15
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Test/Present
Test/Present
You will present your chilling documentary and interactive exhibition 'Haunted Rails' to community partners, model train enthusiasts, and guests, gathering feedback and discussing the impact of their contributions and your creative process in transforming model train worlds into eerie narratives.
Days 16 - 20
Empathize
Days 1–3
Define
Days 4–6
Ideate
Days 7–10
Prototype
Days 11–15
Test/Present
Days 16–20
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 2
Synthesize User Insights
Synthesize User Insights
29
Day 3
Haunting Problem Framing Workshop
Haunting Problem Framing Workshop
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
Day 5
Storytelling Foundations in Miniature Horror
Storytelling Foundations in Miniature Horror
4
Day 6
Field Study with Model Train Partners
Field Study with Model Train Partners
6
Day 8
Storyboard Concepts Workshop
Storyboard Concepts Workshop
10
Day 9
Study Realistic Layouts for Horror Set
Study Realistic Layouts for Horror Set
11
Day 10
Camera Framing and Lighting for Suspense
Camera Framing and Lighting for Suspense
12
Day 11
Prototype
Mini-Scenes Script Studio for Scene Scarejump
Mini-Scenes Script Studio for Scene Scarejump
13
Day 12
Soundscapes and Foley for Haunted Rails
Soundscapes and Foley for Haunted Rails
17
Day 13
Storyboard to Shoot Plan for Haunt
Storyboard to Shoot Plan for Haunt
18
Day 14
Craft Haunting Mini-Scenes: Script Jumpstart
Craft Haunting Mini-Scenes: Script Jumpstart
19
Day 15
Interview Hobbyists for Realistic Haunting Details
Interview Hobbyists for Realistic Haunting Details
20
Day 16
Test/Present
Lighting & Camera Tricks for Miniatures
Lighting & Camera Tricks for Miniatures
24
Day 17
Sound Design for Haunted Rails
Sound Design for Haunted Rails
25
Day 18
Rough Cut Review & Reflection Lab
Rough Cut Review & Reflection Lab
26
Day 19
Haunted Rails Preview Screening for Feedback
Haunted Rails Preview Screening for Feedback
27
Day 20
Haunted Rails Final Showcase
Haunted Rails Final Showcase
Haunted Rails Showcase
Haunted Rails Showcase