Hero's Journey Film Pitch Reflection

Write an in-depth reflection on the input you got from pitching your hero's journey film project.  What was some of the constructive feedback that you got? What were some issues with your story and pitch?  What are your next steps in the process with it?

    Some of the feedback which my group received on the pitch was concerns over how we'd fit the whole story within the allotted time, locations and set dressing, the issue of the mentor and shadow being in one character, and suggestions for locations and solutions. Some issues with our story and pitch was primarily the conflict as we combined the shadow and mentor, which is contradictory as the shadow is supposed to stop the hero from achieving goal whereas the mentor helps the hero achieve goal, and that the ordeal was unclear. Regarding the pitch, our character slides were too info-heavy and contained too much text, making the presentation much longer than it should've been and leading to added confusion. Some options for next steps are either to fix the issues with our story and pitch, or put the idea on the back burner and work on something new. In order to solve the problems with our story, we would need to alter the characters, either by simply reassigning the archetypes and exaggerating certain details (i.e., making the older sister the shadow and further leaning into her protectiveness and controlling personality to hinder the hero and be the primary focus of the conflict), or by creating new characters for each archetype that was previously rolled into one character (herald, shadow, and mentor) and changing the plot to fit around them. Additionally, searching for more locations which can better reveal the setting of the story, such as abandoned-looking buildings, rural-looking trails, roads, and neighborhoods, and/or different interior locations, would greatly improve the story. However, it is likely that we will ultimately produce a new story entirely.