Empathize
You will visit a model train club, engage with hobbyists to gather insights on layout designs, and document your interviews to understand how to infuse storytelling with chilling elements.
Days 1 - 3
Meet the Hobbyists
Launch 60m
Synthesize User Insights
Deliverable 90m
Define
You will analyze your insights from the model train community to establish a compelling problem statement that synthesizes horror and creativity, guiding your documentary narrative development.
Days 4 - 6
Haunting Problem Framing Workshop
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Haunting Problem Framing
Deliverable 75m
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
Storytelling Foundations in Miniature Horror
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Field Study with Model Train Partners
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Storyboard Sketching & Peer Feedback
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Storyboard Concepts Workshop
Deliverable 90m
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
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
Study Realistic Layouts for Horror Set
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Camera Framing and Lighting for Suspense
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Mini-Scenes Script Studio for Scene Scarejump
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Soundscapes and Foley for Haunted Rails
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Storyboard to Shoot Plan for Haunt
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Craft Haunting Mini-Scenes: Script Jumpstart
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Interview Hobbyists for Realistic Haunting Details
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Lighting & Camera Tricks for Miniatures
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Sound Design for Haunted Rails
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Rough Cut Review & Reflection Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Haunted Rails Preview Screening for Feedback
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Haunted Rails Final Showcase
Assessment
Haunted Rails Showcase
Assessment 2m