Commentary by memnarch (who has not seen the movie)

In my experience in the USA, there's a big difference between college and high school. In high school, everyone had to be there whether they wanted to or not, and class choices were very limited. In college, and especially after the start of the 3rd year, everyone was a lot more engaged and actually interested in learning the materials. I instructed some college level classes once and knowing that everyone was actually engaged in learning made a huge difference for myself too.

Ohhhhh boy. I'm assuming that everyone besides the GM gave a positive affirmation of recording the roleplaying beforehand, because that would be an unpleasant surprise for myself. I could see coming around to the idea, but as a snap decision, I would be against being recorded. That feels too much like acting, and in a stage or performance type setting, I am much more readily comfortable as part of the Tech Crew and helping to keep things running smoothly for the audience and actors.

The GM's also going to need to step up their game though, sock puppets are hardly a costume. Maybe the 3rd level comes with a quick-change skill choice.