AICE Media Studies

Other Information Blog  Location:  The first scene will be filmed at the chosen actor’s homes. The second at a public park, and the third at a convinience store. The last will be filmed at a public indoor place, something like a library or mall.  Participants:  Kayla: Character 1  Hervis: Character 2  Zahra: Character 3 and filming  Ariel: Filming  Health:  In order to keep our members healthy we will ensure that all weapons used are fake, that we avoid any cars while filming in public places, that any materials used for practical affects will be non-toxic, and that parents will be informed of our whereabouts.  Schedule:  March 4-After school filming March 7th-Afterschool filming  March 9th-Afterschool filming  March 11th-Afterschool filming  March 16th-Afterschool filming  March 30th-Afterschool filming April  1st- Editing starts  April 5th:Editing  April 7th-Editing  April 9th-Editing  ...

TITLE DESIGN BLOG Our titles will be a mix of free floating and embedded, actors name’s and the movie title will be most likely be  embedded. With regards to what items, things like personal items, street signs, or store signs are good options. Most of the production related titles will be free-floating. This seems like a good idea to us since it will emphasize who’s on screen and who handled the background work. Having shots go to black in order to put focus on a text and build tensions in our scenes also seems like something to incoporate. In regards to font, our font needs to fit the story that we have, so something bolder would be best. Something like Gill Sans Ultra Bold, or STHupo. If we decided to go with something less bold then, Perpetua Tilting Mt would be a nice alternative. In regards to color, a black, white, or gray would be good, as a bright color would not fit, and may look garish. Overall, our titles should be with a bold or very serious looking font, and have a nu...

SCRIPT BLOG  Scene 1(Both characters at home, texting each other)  Character 1: I wanna go somewhere, let me text Kayla and see if she wants to meet up.  Character 1(texting): You wanna meet up?  (cut to character 2) Character 2(texting): Yea! See you soon  Non-diegetic sound: A bright soundtrack Lighting: Common indoor lighting Scene 2(At the park)  Character 2: You throw horribly!  Character 1: Not as bad as you kick!  Characters continue playing and kicking  Character 2: Do you wanna eat?  Character 1: Yea let’s head to the store, I heard there’s a sale today Non-diegetic sound: same soundtrack  Lighting: Bright daylight Scene 3(Characters leaving a convinience store, calmly walking home)  (Wide shot of store and surrounding area)  Character 1+2 exit store while waving by at the cashier.  Character 1: I’m glad they had a discount today. Usually these are so expensive.  Character 2: Yeah, honestly we got lucky....

Mission impossible 2   1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones?   There are only 3 titles the producer Tage and the director tag and the title of the movie. This movie decided to take the fast option giving you the most important tags for the opening. To get their idea across quickly on what type of movie it is going to be.    2. What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel)   The titles are in between very intense images, editing, and sound going on with the titles it makes me feel pumped and ready to watch a action packed movie. The opening gets you prepared for the intensity of the movie.    3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you   tell what genre the film is) through action/interaction.   Action / interaction Is different in every movie but what ties them together is the certain mood / action e...

Title design research: Action Movie: Hostage Website: watchthetitles 1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? There are many titles that were displayed during the opening sequence. This includes: the film’s executive producers, the name of the movie, and the author of the novel. There is a total of about 29 titles in the movie, Hostage.  2. What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel) The images carry a mysterious connotation. All of the images are color coded to dark and plain colors. These colors include: dark red, black and gray. Although the music is slow and gentle, the images depict a different story. The majority of the images are that of buildings that seemingly tower over readers, guns and streets of a city. This gives viewers the feeling of a sort of power struggle.  3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell  what genre the film is) The ge...

Movie: daredevil Website: www.watchthetitles.com  1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones? During the opening scene, only 3 types of titles are shown. The company, 4 starring actors, and the movie’s title. It was very short and straight to the point. 2. What connotations do the images carry? The images revolve around dark cityscapes with bright windows that contrast strongly. The bright windows also often turn into braille. These images carry the connotation of a somewhat dark and dramatic storyline, with tension to the story being told. Braille carries the connotation of blindless playing an important part in the story being told. 3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? I can tell that this movie was an action movie through the soundtrack and setting shown. The soundtrack is a violin playing somewhat dark and dramatic notes, which fits with the typical soundtrack scene in action movies. The ...

Title design research: Action  Movie: XXX: STATE OF UNION  Website: www.watchthetitles.com  1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones?   The casting list, the crew listing, the films executive producers and producers are the titles that are being displayed during the opening sequences. There are a total of 27 titles in the opening sequence.  2.What connotations do the images carry? (how do you they make you feel) The images that are being prioritized in the opening sequence are the main character, what the main character is wearing, bars belonging to a jail cell, war wepons such as a tank and guns, vehicles, along with the White House.  3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell  what genre the film is)  The connotation the showing of the main character without directly pointing out that they are the main character. It's letting the viewers know t...

We’re about to start the title design research portion of this project. Everyone seems really excited about this and we’re glad that this project is getting started up. When we were told that we were going to do title research, we were a little confused. We knew what was meant by “title design”, but we had no idea which movies had the titles we needed, and where we could watch them. Then one of our members found these websites! One of them is called “watchthetitles.com” and it has a plethora of titles for us to look at. The website  has lots of ways to organize your searches. The first way it has to access titles is through recommended titles, which seems to organize recent, or classic title designs. Another way is by individual designers or through studios, which could be useful for tracking trends within or between studios. You can also view all title sequences, or go by type. This type of organization is probably good for someone looking for some spontaneous inspiration. The typ...

Movie: Spiderman(2002, starring Tobey Maguire)  Camera Movements and Angles  There are often close-ups on facial expressions and tracking shots to show characters moving throughout the scene. Establishing shots are combined with pans to emphasize said movement throughout the scene. Zooms in to show important objects getting closer, which create anticipation. Medium shots and medium close ups put focus on the characters whenever needed and extreme close ups used to show dramatic facial expressions.  Mis-En-Scene Costumes  Characters are either high schoolers, scientists, or military officials and dressed accordingly. Respectively, casual clothes, button-downs and lab coats, and green suits with various medallions.  Lighting Realistic and matches the scene. When the characters are outside, the sun is shown and the characters are lit by it. Acting Most characters in this movie act harshly towards the nerdy protagonist. When Parker gets sick, he acts faint and his e...

Movie: TENET(2020) Camera Movements and Angles In this film, wide shots used to establish where the character(s) is. Medium shots to show where the character is and how they fit in and tracking shots are common and effective if a character is running throughout a scene, adding to the action-packed feeling. Close ups are used to show a character's facial expressions and over the shoulder shots that focus out of character whose shoulder is showing creates the feeling of focus on said other characters or objects. For fight scenes a variety of angles are used to enforce the intense movement the protagonist feels while fighting. Mis-En-Scene Costumes For costumes, characters often scene in military wear, casual clothes, or expensive high-class clothing, such as fancy suits or graceful dresses. Lighting The lighting matches the scene's atmosphere, so if the characters are outside, they will be lit by the sun. Lighting doesn't do much to reinforce any mood as it's realisti...

Movie:THE ICE ROAD   Common CAMS in the movie This film uses over the shoulder shots to make the watcher visualize what the characters are experiencing/what they must do. This film uses close ups with three shots/two shots to show the emotion and interaction between each character. Tracking shots to highlight where the characters are heading  Wide shot to show the team that’s been established  Establishing shot showing the beginning of the mission  • Common Mis-En-Scene in the movie costumes are suited for the setting they're in, also regular clothing depending on setting ex. Hospital doctors with white coats and nurses -props are appropriate with setting  • Common Sound in the movie diegetic sound non diegetic sound motif incidental music  • Common Editing in the movie cross cutting shot reverse jump cut  Elements of the genre:  Realistic costumes • Over-the Shoulder shots • Natural Lighting • Realistic Speech  • Jump-cuts • • Elements of...

Our final genre decision is an action film. An action film typically consists of an intense plot with the protagonist actively working towards a goal, usually enlisting the help of others. Fight scenes are also extremely common. Protagonists are often attacked when trying to reach their goals, during key points of the storyline. Another common theme of action films is the protagonist needing to step up to achieve their goals.  These common themes that run through the genre make it ideal for our pitch. In our pitch, our protagonist will be faced with a terrible situation. They will then have to step up in order to right the wrongs that have been made. We won’t be filming any fight scenes for this task, and our pitch may not include physical fights, but our protagonist is still fighting for something. Throughout this process, we did briefly consider a historical genre.  However, the mis-en-scene would have been less than optimal. We don’t have any access to historical clothing o...

HORROR BLOG(Title: Horror: Genre Conventions Research) Film examples: • Countdown • It • Halloween CAMS Low angle-to show who's the weaker characters High angle-to show who's the stronger character Over the shoulder shots- to show a conversation between each other Two shot-to show the interaction between two characters Three shot-to show interaction between three characters Wide shot- to establish a flowing scene Tracking shot- to create a mood that someone is following you Close ups- to show the characters terror emotion CLAMPS Costumes-the costumes of the main antagonists are really scary and iconic(such as masks) Make up - same thing with the make it goes hand and hand with the costume helping boost the scariness points Props-goes hand and hand with costume and make all have to align with the main antagonist and protagonist Setting-aligns with the story line of the movie EDITING Fades to different scenes Inserts to emphasize objects or places SOUND Powerful non-d...

Historical Conventions(Title: Historical: Genre Conventions Research)- • Hidden Figures • Titanic • Hotel Rwanda Camera Angles and Movements Wide shots to show multiple characters or an environment Over-the shoulders Close ups used sparingly(for important reveals or facial expressions) Low angles Long shots to show travel Shots tend to be longer Mis-En-Scene C-costumes match the era L-Nothing neon, usually outdoor or lamplight A- speech also matches the time period, adherence to social norms M- natural(little to none) P-Old cars, books are common, old methods of communication(letters, radios, telegraphs), weaponry(depends on storyline) S- Urban/cityscapes SOUND Soundtrack comes in during scenes with unimportant dialogue Sound matches with mood of the scene Diegetic sound comes from people and environments(water, footsteps, engine revs) EDITING Jump cuts Zooms are often used to transition from an established environment to a single character No super c...

Action Conventions(Title: Action: Genre Conventions Research) Examples- • Tenet • Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings • Ready Player One Camera Angles and Movements Close up shots of characters' faces/important objects POV shots of surroundings Over the Shoulder shots to show tension Medium close ups for action scenes Tracking Shots to follow characters Long shots only use to establish scene Short quick shots Fight/Action packed scenes rapidly switch angles Mis-En-Scene C- Mostly realistic, but vary heavily depending on the storyline L-Natural lighting A-Characters speak realistically, are often aggressive towards the protagonist M- Realistic make-up, action is very male-centric, so little to none P- Weaponry, or any other real-life items S- Depends on the storyline, but usually in urban areas, no nature seen Sound High pitched sounds during intense moments/when the protagonist feels fear Tense non-diegetic background music Diegetic sound is...

Pitch 1- A young Black girl witnesses the brutal murder of her best friend and goes on the path of getting justice.  This idea was suggested by myself-Kayla, and it seems interesting. It would be easy to pick a setting and costumes would be regular clothes, making it a simpler job. It would also be easy to access any practical effects needed, which would mostly involve blood. They would also need to involve atmospheric sounding, which will be discussed later. It would require a lot of planning to incorporate the required shots, but it is possible. One worrying aspect is a backup plan. If the weather does not cooperate we could just move to another day, but we’re unsure of how that would work out. The script wouldn’t pose much of an issue and props would be minimal. The editing would probably be standard difficulty.  Pitch 2- A group of friends decide to explore an abandoned toy factory. At first, it's fun, but the secrets unveiled prove to be fatal.   This pitch is a...