Title Research: Thriller

Hello, today I will be talking about the design and title aspect of the movie: “glass”. I got this information from the website: artofthetitle. 

-How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film: There are 22 titles displayed during the opening sequence to the film including the music director, producer, and editor.

-What images are prioritized in the opening sequence: The images prioritized in the opening sequence showed a scene of 2 teenagers committing wrongful acts against a man until they were caught by an older man. These images set the scene to introduce one of the main characters: the older man, and reveal his role in the film.

-What connotations do the images carry: The images connotate shock, anger, fear, and suspense. Once the teenagers are caught by older they run and don’t expect to be found, yet the audience knows that the older man has some sort of power. This makes the audience want to continue the movie in order to learn more. 

-How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset: As noted in my genre research, thrillers frequently use tracking/dolly shots to exaggerate and create suspense throughout films. Genre is reinforced through the frequent tracking shots in the opening scene. It is used to follow the characters and lead the audience to whatever  occurs next.  

-How does the film establish an enigma from the outset: The film establishes an enigma through the anticipating music and jump cuts within the opening sequence. 

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience: I believe that pathos is used again to appeal to the audience of young adults. Seeing peers around their age throwing around ill-treatment and getting punished for it persuaded them to learn more about the punisher or savior. 

Title Research: Thriller

Hello, today I will be talking about the design and title aspect of the movie: “split”. I got these titles from the website: artofthetitle.

- How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film: There are ten titles displayed during the opening sequence including the producer, director, and the visual effects supervisors.

-What images are prioritized in the opening sequence: The images prioritized in the opening sequence are mainly clips or quick scenes of the main characters and the main setting in which the movie will take place. These clips are shown in quick flashes and give the audience context or background to the movie.

-What connotations do the images carry: The images connote the suspense of the film itself. It gives one of the main characters a sense of fear and desperation, and gives the other main character a sense of overwhelming power; this intrigues then audience and encourages them to continue watching. 

-How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset: The thriller genre was generally created to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. This is achieved through suspense of the film and uncertainty of the audience. The genre is reinforced through the opening sequence by including small flashing clips of the scene that emphasize the fear and shock that the female actor of the film is feeling. They also followed conventions adding pans and tilts of the flashing scenes throughout the sequence. 

-How does the film establish enigma from the outset: The film establishes enigma through the escalation of the suspenseful music.

-What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience: The emotion used throughout the clips assisted in pulling the audience in. Pathos was used as a strategy to evoke emotion amongst the audience. 

Title Research: Thriller

Welcome back to my blog! The
Movie I researched today was “dark minds” from  the website, artofthetitle.

- How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There are 11 titles

displayed including film editor, and the people responsible for music and costumes.

- What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images that represented the theme was prioritized. (ex. lighting). This symbolizes the spooky power the teens have.

- What connotations do the images carry? The images connotate a dystopian and dark side to the movie. It also symbolizes the strength an- How has technology been used effective? You want to give thought to transitioning, and editing techniques. I notice that as a different image appears the coloring changes to create that ghostly feeling.d damage they can create.

- How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? Follows all the cliché analogy of its genre, a nefarious government, an abandoned building, a lack of parental guidance, lowkey 

Title Research: Thriller

Hello, today I will be talking about the design and title aspect of the movie, The conjuring. I got this title from the website artofthetitle. - How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There are 10 titles displayed including the director,producer, editor,and costume designer. - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? I think images that were more mysterious, suspenseful and gave a little background about the film was prioritized because the designer might have wanted to convey a certain feeling to the audience. This could have encouraged them to keep watching.(ex. audience shiver and wants to see more). - What connotations do the images carry? The images connotate how popular and controversial this supernatural force is. (ex.the newspaper highlighting spirits tormenting homes and ghost hunters) - How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The thriller genre revolves around creating/building anticipation throughout the film. The purpose is to keep the audience on high alert and create a sense of uncertainty to put the audiences on the edge of their seats. The genre is reinforced in the opening sequence by including different spooky newspapers about families who had these supernatural forces in their house. They also followed conventions by including abandoned buildings and scary dolls in the outset. - How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film establishes an egima through the use of anticipating music. - What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? I think the different newspaper headlines really did the trick. The realness of the movie deters parents from letting their kids watch. This is more likely to appeal to its intended audience, young adults. - How has technology been used effective? You want to consider camera angles, transitioning, and editing techniques. To get a true analog approach, directer Aaron Becker, bought an old picture projector.  To make the title feel a little bit more older he used a Canon 3D to shoot and experiment with footage. ReplyForward 0.14 GB (0%) of 15 GB used Manage Terms · Privacy · Program Policies Last account activity: 1 hour ago Details

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Title Research: Watch the Titles Website

 Welcome back to my AICE Media Studies Blog. One of the two websites that I looked at was watchthetitles.com. I was looking at this site to gain more knowledge about titles and explore the differences between them. During this time, I saw different movie genres and how they affected their opening titles. These titles ranged from cartoon looking to being spooky and scary. It matched the genre of the movie. The theme of this website was black. It also had a variety of title options to watch. Some examples of the movies are "Are We There Yet", and "Silent Hill". They also acclaimed and interviewed different important people in the film making industry. Additionally, I read some of the articles below the video. These were discussing how the titles were thought of and created. I researched different opening titles to films and the role they played in grabbing the audience's attention and making the movie great. I learned the different aspects there is to making these titles. For instance, the disputes that go into who is being given the credit. When watching a movie, you never think that something that looks so easy and simple would require that much work and thought, Did you? 

 

Title Research: Art of the Title Website

Hi, welcome back to my blog. Today I'm visiting different websites for my title research blogs. There are many different aspects that go into creating titles for opening scenes. You have to think about what will grab and keep the audience's attention. Creativity also plays an essential role. My teacher asked us to visit two websites in order to learn more about titles, one of these was artofthetitle.com. When I first entered this website, I saw may different movies. I was slightly confused about the purpose and then I realized the different title designs and they're importance in a film. I researched different title sequences and saw how they make the movie entertaining. The way your titles are designed is dependent on the genre of your film. For example, if you were to do a thriller or suspenseful movie, then the title design should be more on the dark side. And vice-versa. If your filming a kid's movie, then the title design and the opening scene would represent happy and giddy things. The website is black and contains different opening film examples. I also learned some of the best title sequences of 2018-2019. These scenes include movies from The Politician, Spider-man: into the spider-verse, and The Darkest Minds.

A change of partner and pitch

     Hi, welcome back to my AICE Media Studies Blog! Today I have decided to work with a partner. This is because, the amount of assignments for this class a week was a little overwhelming, especially since I work everyday after school and have assignments from other classes to complete. Now, my partner and I can share the workload. I found myself staying up late desperate to finish one more blog before the due date. I soon realized that my friend Barbara was going through the same thing. We determined that it would be easier on us if we partnered up for this assignment. So it was time to mash all our work together and plan! It helped that both of our genres were thriller. After much talking and thought, we decided to keep Barbara's pitch about the girl who sufferers a psychological break and kills her family. From now one, we will be splitting the work load to make it convenient for the both of us. 

Genre Research; You get me

  In the following blog I will be listing the elements and conventions of the thriller: “you get me”. The following elements listed will be the common camera angles, movements, editing, sound, and mis-en-scene throughout the movie. The common camera angles in the movie were high angles, low angles, tilts, close-ups, and 2-shots. The common camera movements were tracking shots, zooms, and tilts. The common costume throughout the movie were partying clothes, high school uniform, and regular/non-formal clothes. Makeup throughout the movie included eye-shadow and blush/ mascara on girls, especially the main character Holly. Other makeup included fake blood and makeup that created injury-like blotches. Common lighting throughout the movie included three-point lighting: fill light, back light, and key light.
  Common sound in the movie included digetic sound, non digetic sound, incidental sound, and a soundtrack. Common editing throughout the movie included action matches, eye-line matches, jump cuts, and cut-aways. The elements of the movie that I liked were the editing and sound. The editing in the movie added to the seemingly craziness of the main character, Holly. One element of the movie I didn’t like were some of the angles, I believe some of the tilts made the movie a little confusing to the audience.

Genre Research; Secret Obsession

  In this blog I will be listing the common conventions and elements in the thriller: “secret obsession”. These conventions and elements will include the common camera angles, movements, Mis-en-scene, lighting, editing, and sound throughout the movie. The common camera angles in the movie were close-ups, dolly shots, and 2-shots. The common angle movements in the movie were tracking movements, hand-held movements, tilts, and pans. The common costume seen throughout the movie were police uniform, nurse and doctor uniform, and regular clothes. There was little to no makeup throughout the movie besides fake blood and makeup to create the effect of bruises. Props included handcuffs, cellphones, doctor equipment, stuffed animals, flowers etc. There were a few different locations throughout the movie including the hospital, detective Frank’s house, Jennifer’s parents house, and Ryan’s house.
  The common sounds within the movie included sound bridges to piece different scenes together, non-digestic sounds, digestic sounds, incidental sound, and ambient sounds. Common editing throughout the movie included POV shots, eye-line matches, jump cuts, cut-aways, and cross-cutting. The elements I liked in the movie included the actors, props, sound, and camera movements. The sound and camera-movements added to the mystery of the movie and provided more shock/thrill to the audience. There were no elements of the movie that I disliked.

Genre Research; Murder Mystery: comedy thriller.

  Welcome back to my AICE Media Studies Blog. This blog will be about the elements and conventions of the movie: “Murder mystery”. These elements will include the common camera angles, movements, Mis-En-Scene, lighting, sound and editing of the movie. Camera angles frequently used throughout the movie were establishing shots, three-shots, and two-shots. The three-shots and two-shots were used in conversations and the establishing shots highlighted change in location, including scenes where the Spitz’s got onto the yacht, and in the end/closing scene that showcased the train they were on. Common camera angles throughout the movie were pans, zooms, and POV shots. Pans were used to move right to left on introduction scenes such as when Charles was exiting his sport’s car in the middle of the movie. POV shots were used to show scenes through the eyes of an actor.
  Most of the characters in the movie were rich so common costumes throughout the movie included expensive clothing such as dresses and pearls/ suits and fancy watches; one exception to this were the Spitzes who wore tacky beach attire compared to the costumes of Charle’s family members/friends. There was slight makeup throughout the movie, just regular makeup to enhance the faces of the actors. Props included hats, guns, shades etc. There were several locations throughout the movie. These locations included the Spitzes home, the plane they rode to travel to Paris, the train they rode on the end, the yacht they rode throughout the movie and the library in Italy that featured a gun scene.  The most frequently seen lighting throughout the movie was 3-point lighting. This featured fill light, back light, and key light. Common editing in the movie included jump cuts and eye-line matches. Eye line matches were used to show an actor’s response to an object and to show the audience the object of an actor’s interest/attention. Jump cuts were used many times to move from scene to scene.
  Common sound throughout the movie included digetic sound, sound-bridges, and voice-overs. Voice- overs were used in the movie as character’s reflected on the past. These scenes showed the Spitzes reflecting on new evidence, the clip would feature their voice and would be showing us (the audience) the scene of what really happened. Sound bridges were used to smoothly connect scenes and digetic sounds included all sounds that characters could hear such as talking and birds chirping. My favorite elements in this movie were the digetic sounds and camera angles. I liked the digetic sounds because they were mostly conversations and the movie was honestly hilarious. I also loved the camera angles because they assisted the audience in seeing the film from different perspectives and although it was mysterious and filled with thriller it was also hilarious. The different angles really helped capture the emotions of actors. There were no elements that i disliked throughout the movie.

Genre Research; A fall from grace: drama thriller

   In this blog I will be talking about the conventions and elements of the movie: “A fall from Grace”. These conventions will include common camera angles, movements, mis-en-scene, sound, and editing. Common camera angles throughout the movie were close-ups, establishing shots, and over the shoulder shots. Closeups were used in the movie to show the responses and emotions  of actors; examples of this are in the beginning of the movie where Jasmine first begins listening to Grace’s story; there are several close-ups of Grace and Jasmine, one in which Grace is crying. Establishing scenes were used often to reveal new and important  locations such as the garden that Grace’s boyfriend took her to when he proposed, and over-the shoulder shots were used frequently to showcase emotional scenes where actors would hug, a scene like this was featured at the end of the movie when Grace’s was officially released from jail. Common camera movements included dolly shots and pans. Tracking shots were used frequently to follow actors especially in scenes with conflict such as when Jasmine’s husband came to search for her in the enemy’s home, her husband was shown walking at a fast pace and the camera seemed to be moving with him.

  Costumes in the movie included formal clothes such as dresses, suits, and formal skirts/dress jackets, these were shown in court scenes and scenes where Grace had dates. Other costumes included police, wigs. and prisoner jumpsuits/uniforms. Makeup was used in scenes with blood and injuries. Props included objects such as handcuffs, cellphones, “paperwork” etc. There were also many different locations/scenes in the movie. Some of these included Grace’s cell, her house, Sarah’s house, Jessica’s house, the courtroom, Grace’s job at the bank, and Jessica’s workplace. Lighting which was frequently seen throughout the movie was 3-point lighting which includes fill light, key light, and backlight. 

  Common sound throughout the movie included diegetic sounds or sounds that could be heard by characters such as talking and yelling. There were also many sound bridges that connected the scenes of Grace’s memories. Common editing in the movie were jump cuts and eye line matches.  Jump cute were also used to jump from memory to memory and memory to present,  suggesting a passage of time. The eye line matches were used to show clips of Grace’s reaction to an object such as paperwork in the scene where she realized someone had stolen money from her account. Elements that I liked in this movie were the sound and editing because I believe these conventions brought the movie to life more than the other conventions. One element I didn’t like were costumes because the wig that Grace wore throughout the movie seemed to bother me, it was tacky and moved several times in between scenes. 

Genre Research; Opening Sequence Genre

  In this blog, I will be revealing the genre of my opening sequence/2-minute movie clip. My opening sequence will be a thriller. More specifically, it will be a psychological thriller. I’ve come to this conclusion because of the elements of my pitch. I’ve come to this conclusion because there is a deeper situation going on in the movie that I’ve thought up. Based on the scenes the audience would have chances to guess the main scheme. The main scheme of the movie is what’s really going on/the reason for al the conflict in the movie; this is common in psychological thrillers. Therefore, I have decided that my opening sequence falls under the genre of a psychological thriller.

Genre Research; Romance and Horror

  In this blog, I will be introducing the conventions and elements of two new genres. These genres will be romance and horror. The following paragraphs will include the common camera movements, angles, sounds, lighting, elements, editing, and mis-en-scene of each genre.
  There are several common camera angles and movements in the romance genre. Two-shots are used consistently in the romance genre to show the development of a relationship between two characters. Over the shoulder shots and close-ups  are used to capture conversations between two characters; both of these shots allow the audience to see the emotion of 1 or more character. Tracking movement shots are also used commonly in romance movies. These shots feature couples walking and makes it seem as if the camera is moving with them. These shots can also show characters walking away or completing a task such as opening the front door. There are many different elements to the mis-en-scene in this genre. Three-point lighting is often used in the Romance genre. The key light provides the main illumination of the film, the fill light fills in shadows in shadows in the background and on the actor’s face, and the backlight which distinguishes the actor’s face from the background. Costumes in romance movies are often causal or formal clothes including dresses/suits and jeans/t-shirts. When included, makeup is used to enhance the faces of the actors especially in date scenes. Females often wear red lipstick in these scenes. Scenery in the romance genre vary from bedrooms, restaurants, bathrooms, and parks. Common editing in this genre includes flash back editing and fade ins/outs. Sounds in romance film are often non-diegetic meaning they can’t be heard by those in the film. Non-digetic sounds in romance films include scenes where memories are shown and music plays behind them. Examples of these films include “me before you” and “a walk to remember”. The elements in this genre that I like are the costumes and editing; I love seeing actors dress up fancy in romance movies, these include makeover scenes for dates and what-not. There are no elements that I dislike because I love the romance genre.

  There are also varying camera angles and movements in the horror genre. Tilt shots are used often to add tension/ drama to a scene. Low angles are also used to make the villain of the movie seem powerful. Zooms are used in this genre, they  add suspense as the audience waits to see what will be shown next. Panning movements are used to create tension within the film. Common sounds in horror movies are often non-digetic as well. Non-digetic sounds in the horror genre include sound effects that let the audience know that something bad is about to happen. The common lighting in the horror genre usually includes harsh lighting and silhouette lighting which add to the darkness of the film. Costumes in the horror genre vary. Costumes can range from fake fangs and capes to torn shirts and masks. The makeup in horror movies are usually found on the villains and include tattoos and even bloodied/ distorted faces. The scenery often includes dark alleyways and creepy houses. Fake blood is seen very often in this genre. Editing often seen in these movies include cutaways and jump cuts. Cut-aways allow the audience to see an actor’s reaction to problems they’re facing. Jump cuts  allow a passage of time to show in the scene. Examples of these films include “it” and “get out”. The elements I like in this genre are the camera angles and editing because without them the movie would be less believable/scary. The elements I do not like are the blood and sometimes the different makeup used on the villains, this is because bloods and wounds make me nauseous.

Generic Conventions; Crime Conventions Powerpoint

The following slides showcase the different elements of the crime genre. I completed this project earlier this school year. In this assignment I was asked to identify several elements of the crime movie genre. This includes common lighting, camera angles/movements, sounds, and mis-en-scene in this genre of film. This project introduced me to the basic information of the film world. It also gave me a full view of the elements that makeup a movie. During this assignment I learned how to research the different conventions of a film. This project was assigned to give me a self-made guide line for the rest of the year. I can go back to this powerpoint to reflect on the conventions of film. The slides are presented below.

The home thriller story

  Welcome back to my Aice Media Studies blog. Today I will be narrowing my pitch choices from three to two. The two pitches I have chosen will be listed in the following. The first one is: “Jordan has the perfect life, or so he thought; when everyone turns on him and questions arise from his past, he must find a way out”. This pitch is about a teenage boy who believes he has everything he could ever need and want. Suddenly his life starts to change, questions from his past are dug up and close friends and family begin to turn on him. He will have to fight to make it out alive. The second pitch is: “ When the perfect student is kidnapped while leaving campus, everyone believes it’s random mistake; but this kidnapping wasn’t random at all”.

This pitch is about a young student who does well in school and seemingly has the perfect record. What everyone doesn’t know is that he has a secret life outside of school and got mixed up with some bad people which led to his kidnapping. I will be choosing one of these two pitches for my project. 

  The first pitch is about Jordan a teenage boy who supposedly has the perfect life. He was adopted at the age of 9 but honest it doesn’t remember much before that. He believes he has everything he could ever want. He has perfect parents, perfect girlfriend and even a perfect best friend. He gets good grades, plays basketball for his school team and his parents give him everything he wants, until he began asking questions about his adoption and the past. After this everything seems to go south and Jordan realizes that maybe his life isn’t what it seems. In reality Jordan’s whole life has been an experiment. This pitch is good for my assignment because I would be able to spin it really well. The plot leaves people guessing and a 2 minute clip of this movie would be less challenging to do. It would also leave the audience craving to know what happens next.

  

The second pitch is about a young high school student who is mysteriously kidnapped in the school parking lot. While everyone believes his kidnapping was random, this isn’t the case. The student, Jason, had a sick mom in the hospital and a poor auntie caring for him and his younger brother. Therefore, Jason was involved in things that he shouldn't have been in to make some extra money. The people who kidnaped him belong to a gang and want information that he cant afford to give up. Since the police has no clues, Jason has to find his way out of torture and save his life. This pitch would be good for my assignment because I could involve many plot twists into my 2 minute clip. This would make the movie appealing to the audience and leave them wanting more. The pitch I have chosen to use for my final task is the first pitch about Jordan. This is because it’s not only appealing to me but I believe it will be appealing to my audience and also has a good storyline that I can easily use to my benefit.

Introduction to Final Task

 Welcome back to my Aice Media Studies blog. As you may recall, my name is Sanáa and I attend Fort Lauderdale Highschool. I’m enrolled in the law program and am currently taking the Aice Media Studies class. During the past few months I’ve learned and accomplished many different things in and outside of class. A few months ago I got a job at a restaurant. 4 days ago I turned 16. At the end of this semester my gpa went up to a 4.0. These small accomplishments have made me proud of myself and encourages me to push harder everyday. I’ve also  learned many things in relation to production in my Aice Media class and I’m eager to continue. In this next project I will be producing a movie clip. I have decided to work alone on this project, so I am my only group member.

  During my two projects I learned a lot about media and production. One of the things I learned were the varying elements of film which are called CLAMPS in my class. CLAMPS includes costumes, lighting, actors, makeup, props, and settings, the different variables that makeup a film. I’ve also learned the different camera angles and shots within a film. I am now able to recognize and identify these shots and angles in movies, shows, and ads. Other elements of film that I have learned about include its distribution. I now know the different ways that a product is distributed and how the audience views it including home exhibition. Lastly, I’m aware of the different editing techniques in film. I’m also able to use these techniques myself as well as identify them. I am excited to start the final project and integrate my new knowledge into a movie clip. 

  A pitch is a Hollywood term that describes an idea where a film is envisioned in one sentence or 25 words or less. The following will include my 3 pitch ideas. (1) Jordan has the perfect life, or so he thought; when everyone turns on him and questions arise from his past, he must find a way out. (2) When the perfect student is kidnapped while leaving campus, everyone believes it’s random mistake; but this kidnapping wasn’t random at all. (3) Jimmy and Randy get recruited to a basketball camp by notorious serial killers, but what they don’t know won’t hurt them. The previous were my 3 pitches that I will be choosing from.