11/23/2023 0 Comments Inmost plot![]() ![]() The film won Best Narrative and Audience Favorite awards. In order to get filmmaking experience, the group wrote and shot a short film called Prototype and entered it into the Comparative Media Studies Media Spectacle. Initially, the group had the lofty goal of a 50-part series, but reconsidered after getting a more realistic idea of the work that would go into the project. She had no filmmaking experience starting out, but has since learned how to prep gear, edit film, sync sound, direct actors, and much more. She revealed that, looking back, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. MIT Student Cable had been around for decades, but Radical Rat Studios was started by Coe in 2012 as an unofficial club, but then merged with MIT Student Cable and the group began to focus less on cable and more on creating content for YouTube and the internet.Ĭoe was inspired to take a stab at making a web series since she had been watching The Lizzie Bennett Diaries (a YouTube web series retelling Pride and Prejudice in a modern setting) and reading about the behind-the-scenes work that went into its production. Still, I was curious about how the Inmost Thoughts project came into being, and had the opportunity to interview Sarah Coe ’16 who spearheaded the project. I vaguely remembered hearing about Radical Rat Studios during my freshman year, but hadn’t heard a lot since then - it turns out that creating a web series from scratch is a long and arduous task, and the group certainly seemed to have their hands full. I was curious about the web series when its release was announced on Facebook this summer. One of the main take-home messages is that just because we have access to information, or the ability to share it, it isn’t always a good idea to take advantage of the opportunity to do so. The show also points out that a mind reading device isn’t the only way people can divulge too much information - gossiping already does a good job of this. ![]() For example, Vivian employs her device to help push along the romantic interests of her friends - while some parties appreciate the information gleaned from the mind reader, others are not so thrilled. The plot includes several good examples of using mind reading with good intentions, and producing only mixed or negative results. Overall, the series is a thought-provoking and humorous reminder of the morally gray areas that accompany cutting-edge technologies. ![]() Vivian spends a good deal of the series trying to convince Melanie that the mind reading device will help humanity, and conversely, Melanie spends most of the time trying to convince Vivian that such a device is a huge breach of privacy (although Melanie’s feelings towards the device do seem to fluctuate between revulsion and mild interest). The story follows Vivian (Sally Guthrie ’14), Melanie (Carolyn Vasko), Daniel (Ari Smith ’14), and Wendy (Nicole Dalton). The story revolves around a mind reading device, and the qualms privacy advocates have with such a technology. The series was filmed on MIT’s campus and the setting has a sort of hackathon-project-presentation feel to it. This summer, the MIT Student Cable Club (Radical Rat Studios) put out an 11-part web series called Inmost Thoughts. Jacob Gunter Sally Guthrie ‘14 and Carolyn Vasko star as Vivian and Melanie. Smith ‘14 and Carolyn Vasko as Daniel and Melanie. Coe ‘16 and Carolyn Vasko working behind the scenes of Inmost Thoughts. Nalezyty ’16 operating the camera while filming Inmost Thoughts. ![]()
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