As Ari led the production team to sit down, they began questioning him about his progress so far.
And when Ari simply showed the notes from the team discussion, the direction they wanted for the stage performance and costumes, and talked about what type of song he was trying to create with the references he was considering, the reaction was lackluster.
Although the information was well put together and conveyed simply and clearly, without any snippets to listen to, the production team's disappointment was tangible.
— Production Team: [So you have nothing.]
— Ari: [I wouldn't say anything. It's a current work in progress, and I'm trying to organize my thoughts and the tools I want to use since I'm a novice at song creation.]
— Production Team: [But there's nothing to listen to right now that you've created? Not even a tiny 10-second snippet?]
— Ari: [No.]
— Production Team: [So that means you have nothing?]
— Ari: [Sure, I have nothing] (shrug)
