AICE media studies

  - What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? . The titles shown in the opening sequence are the entertainment association, title of the movie, casting, title sequence, production, costume designer, director and executive producers.  - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  Water, blood, hawk, and eyes are symbols incorporated of the thriller to come. All the images shown are short videos clip, these clips eventually lead up to a mid shot of a blonde girl centered in the camera talking. - What connotations do these images carry?   Cape Fears states its metaphors are .... liquid — as a physical setting and a moral quicksand. eyes and eye-lines — surveillance, judgement, but also human connection. the color red or blood — rage, sacrifice, and collateral damage, and. predatory alpha behavior — manifested as a hawk in the sequence, and as Cady in the film. - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset?  The fi...

 - What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  During the opening scene different names roll up through the screen. These names don't have clarification to what they are but the title "The Shining" appears half way. Later, in smaller font, the executive producer, screen play, and directors are shown.   - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The prioritized images are a panning shot of mountains, valleys, water and forests.  The camera then pans to a road and follows a mini yellow VW Beetle car. Towards the ending of the sequence, a extremely wide shot shows a large house/hotel that looks old and unusual.  - What connotations do these images carry?  These images are seen as beautiful but the negative connotation come in as the music plays. - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? Stated by the Art of The Title, "This hitherto untested stylistic choice imbues every move of the ...

- What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  The titles displayed in the opening sequence are the production company, produces, editors, possibly cast members and movie titles. - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Images of food and waiters are priotozied in the opening scenes.  Later in the sequence dialogue has started and the setting niw takes place in a party and bar.  - What connotations do these images carry? These images carry both a negative and postive connotation. The postive comes from the idea that it is just people enjoying dinner and dessert. The negativre comes from the correlation to something bad and the red symbolizing blood.   - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The opening sequence begins with soft violin music. The atmosphere is elegant and sleek with a slow motion editing.  The softnest of the beging later changes as the character begins yelling at the bartender.  -...

- What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? During the opening sequence, the cast names are displayed. They also include who the music is by, costume designer, production designer, editors, and directors.  The name of the movie is also the first thing displayed as the movie begins.   - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The begging scene shows the woods during the early morning. The setting looks cold and wet and there is fog throughout the dead branches and trees. Foster the girl actor does stunts in this opening sequence, running, jumping, etc.  The actors seem to be cops or FBI agents with their uniforms and later office settings.   - What connotations do these images carry?  - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The atmosphere is mellow and quiet looking. The audience can't tell where the setting is until the camera zooms further out.   - What strategies are used to ensure th...

 The website ' Watch the Titles' shows the importance and hard work put into creating these opening clips. Artist Aaron Becker explains how you don't always have to match the visual effects to the language. By this, he means a title can complement a film without making it feel outcasted and plain. A title can show the abstract parts that the movie will include. This can be from frozen clips and segments displayed. By embracing the art and visualization the audience can see the color and elegance of the production. Many of the titles mimic the characters and storyline included in the film. Different edits and transitions may also be incorporated to bring in other elements. After watching the videos on this website, it opened me up to all the hard work and time put into these film titles. A lot of them I remember watching but never paid as close attention to the details until now. 

   While looking through the "Art of The Title Website" I learned many techniques editors and directors use. I learned that not all credits have to be long and boring. Credits and titles can be overlapped over funny and interesting videos. A collaboration of visual effects and titles can make a film interesting. As the culture of advertising grew, filmmakers began to create better advertising. Titles are one example of this. When looking through the top 10 title sequences, those with color, layers, and emotion have the best reviews. Additionally, titles don't have to have just one scene. Many titles are shown on the website expand over multiple images, and scenes of the movies. This doesn't put the cast and credits into just one part or area in the film

 •What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?  - The movie was suspenseful, in the beginning, Ma, the main character seemed like a good person.  You learn pretty quick that there is something odd or off about her.  Some of the scenes give you a little bit of anxiety as to what's next. - Eariness throughout the film as the storyline played out. - The director included a variety of angles.  He used wide angles to show the entire setting (usually parties) that the students were throwing. - Included reaction/pov shots when something bad would happen.  - Like the movie Ma, I may include a turn in events. This can be either in the middle or the end of the sequence so the audience sees a switch in tone and setting. •What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? - You don't know until the very end that Ma befriended the students to get back at the parents. - It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering wh...

  •What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?  - 47 meters down includes suspense and tension.  - The ending of the movie finishes with an unusual twist that the audience doesn't expect. - The movie has a dialogue between the two girl characters. I will most likely include dialogue in my final task to give an idea of the conflict.   - Low-key lighting as they are filmed underwater in a darker setting. - The Mis-en-scene in the movie adds to the thriller theme. This includes the SFX of blood and sharks. As well as the eerie underwater setting. •What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? -  At the end of the movie we realize that Lisa ( one of the girl divers) was hallucinating the whole time. - The movie isn't explained so you have to guess what you think actually happened. - The suspense that Lisa thought she and Kate were saved. But in reality, Lisa was the only one saved on the boat. - The movie...

  •What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? - This movie incorporates psychological suspense that leaves the audience at the edge of their seat.  - Mis-en-scene in this film shows the two sides of the characters, they use masks, scissors,  and red suits to show the bad characters.  - Suspenseful music, throughout the film diegetic sound, is played when something bad is going to happen. - The movie included the depth and background of the characters.  - The situation occurs on a normal day so it is an unexpected event.  - Lots of low-key lighting, created an interesting atmosphere with lots of LED lights such as red and blue during the carnival scene.    •What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? - I enjoyed the ending of this movie as the character you thought was "good" might have been the bad one all along.  - The gradual development of the storyline made the movie always ...

 After researching at least 2 genres in film, I have to best pick which mine would fit into. Because I am going with a more suspenseful theme I believe a thriller would have more relation than an action genre. Action movies include more fast pace and fighting scenes, while a thriller is more about the storyline in my opinion. Thrillers use more psychological tricks which I think I will use. By having further research and ideas of thriller it will be easier to film. I chose this for my opening sequence because the project is surrounded by suspense. My main two ideas were either, a family/ person trapped inside a "tv" or shown being watched through the other screen. Or,  a person realizing an identical copy of them is living not too far. Both ideas still need to be worked on but overall they have more mystery than action. Because I will be choosing this genre I can incorporate many of the elements. This includes low-key lighting, eerie music, and special effects. The darker mor...

  The next genre of film I researched is action. When researching the meaning of action in the film it is stated, " the protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of events". These events usually include conflict and fighting. To create an action film many different elements are used. The first one is lighting. Lightning in this genre includes low-key lighting, high-key lighting, Rembrandt lighting, three-point lighting, and motivating light.  There is a variety of different lighting due to the different emotions and settings during action scenes. Additionally, camera angles allow the audience to see the perspective of the character. Common angles are, Some camera angles for action movies include establishing shots, ariel shots, close-up shots, mid shots, and high angle shots. High angle shots for example may create the character to seem small. Low-angle shots will make them look big and intimidating. Because of the fast-paced action, directors use camera movements ...

  For my genre research PowerPoint, I chose Thriller. My powerpoint talks about the different elements used by the director. This includes lighting, angles, makeup, acting, etc. In this genre of film usually, the director makes it suspenseful. This can be seen through lowkey lighting and casting large shadows. Just like lighting, camera movement is important to give off the setting. Examples of camera movements in a thriller are tracking, panning, and zooming. These techniques are used so the audience knows as little as the actor in the movie does. This creates the suspense of a thriller movie. As stated in the Powerpoint I created, Costumes In thrillers can be subtle or scary. A character might be dressed in “normal clothing” to trick the audience into thinking they are the good guy. On the other hand, they might be dressed up in ripped dark clothing with blood to create uncertainty or a horror effect. Makeup is also an addition to the actor's "costume". SFX is used to t...

For my movie pitch, I want to go with a more suspenseful theme. This doesn't necessarily mean scary, but something that leaves the watchers interested. For my first pitch idea, I want to portray a family/ person trapped inside a "tv" or shown being watched through the other screen. The people being watched have no idea that someone is watching so they are doing stuff they normally would. For example, if I walk up to the TV and clean it, the people watching me either as a show or "spy", will see me from this view. This can portray a lack of power that one may realize they have. The suspense In this comes from the cluelessness throughout the person's life. It may choose them to rethink everything they have done as they are being watched 24/7.  If I do not go with my first choice idea my second choice will be a person realizing an identical copy of them is living not too far. For example, the actor may be driving and then pulls up next to a car. They then reali...

   Hi, my name is Jenna Lytch, I am a student at Fort Lauderdale High school, and I'm in the 11th grade. After completing 2 full filming projects I am now on my final task! For this project, I will be creating a 2-minute opening sequence for a film. I look forward to seeing what I choose to do. Because it is the longest project I will need to use a lot of ideas. While completing my final task I'm choosing to work alone. Although working in a group gives you more help, during the pandemic I find it would be hard. Working with others I would have to rely that everyone is able to meet up and film. However, because of the restrictions of parents or even safety, meeting up may be difficult. For the last 2 films I created, I worked alone. Both times ended up successful and I completed my project on time. Because of this, I am hoping this project goes smoothly as well. Additionally, even if I don't work in a group, I can still use my friends as actors. This would help because we a...