The Final Take

Starting Page
Sketching the Vision Page
Choose Your Lens Page
Ending Page
Figma Wireframes
QR Code to the Website!

Inspiration

Given the theme of cinema and our passion for sustainability, we wanted to find an intersection of these topics. We were inspired by how the average feature film utilizes a lot of carbon emissions. We wanted to raise awareness on this niche topic through a fun, decision-making game. We took a lot of inspiration from the game SPENT, which challenges players to face the realities of poverty and financial responsibility.

What it does

We wanted to create an exciting experience that highlights filmmaking's hidden costs—financial, environmental, and creative. The Final Take challenges players to make smart, impactful decisions behind the scenes, from storyboarding to filming to marketing.

How we built it

We used Figma to design the various pages on The Final Take. Using Next.js, TailwindCSS, and TypeScript, we built the web app. We designed a scoring system that ties each decision to three key stats: Budget, Sustainability, and Film Quality.

Challenges we ran into

It took several iterations to get the costs and rewards just right so players wouldn't fall into debt immediately or breeze through with no consequences. We also ran into consistent merge conflicts due to the lack of code organization.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of being able to have a clean user interface design that still fits the noir film aesthetic visual theme. Additionally, all assets were created by the team. We're also incredibly proud of being able to establish complicated animations for a fluid, responsive look between options.

What we learned

In creating this project, we researched and gained new perspectives on the processes of making a film and how each choice can affect the environment. Additionally, we have worked together in a team before, but found it difficult to get a functional product. This was our first time being able to move forward by learning to communicate more. From a technical perspective, we learned more about creating a dynamic website, instead of a static one, by taking our skill sets and applying them in a new direction.