Audience and Institution Essay

Marketing in the media of film is very important because it gives the film more exposure. Exposing and promoting the film will catch the people’s attention and will get them more excited to watch it. The more people that watch the film the more money the film will bring in. Marketing goes from commercials, t-shirts, toys, posters, key chains and much more.

When it comes to marketing in films every film has their own creative ways of doing it. Like in black panther they used cross promotion with the NBA, and they showed the debut of the trailer during the finals game. This helped a lot because there were a lot of viewers. They also used cross promotion with Lexus, a special commercial for the 2018 Lexus LS 500 included a drawing inspiration from the movie. Same thing goes for the movie Fantastic Beast. The film used cross promotion with AT&T they decorated stores by putting posters up. Google also had video ads that featured footage from the trailer. The creatures of Jurassic World partnered with Universal studios and got comcast television companies to show old Jurassic park movies and show little previews of the new movie on NBC. When in stores I noticed a lot of merchandise and some of the characters. It is one of the easiest ways to market and promote because people are always shopping so its guaranteed to be seen. A common thing are t-shirts. Fantastic beast sold shirts in Hot Topic with one of the actors on it along with Beauty and the Beast. Another thing I notice in stores is toys. Kids love toys especially if it is from a movie they like. Fantastic Beast is a film that I noticed has a lot of different toys in the toy section of stores like Walmart.  Also, Jurassic World distributed Lego toys that had the Jurassic World theme that was cool.  Now when it comes to holidays that’s when films try to bring out a lot of their creativity. Halloween is all about costumes and trick or treating and when that time of year comes around there are always costumes that impersonate characters from movies. The Beauty and the Beast is a common one because what little girl would not want to be a princess for Halloween?   Another holiday is Easter; with Jurassic world being about dinosaurs and dinosaurs have children by laying eggs they decided to have an Easter egg hunt online. It was a very smart way to get exposure. Merchandise is a quick marketing strategy for films. Synergy marketing is another important one. Synergy was used in many films and one for example is Black Panther. AT&T along with the Warner Brothers got together and promoted the film to the world. It encouraged people to watch it and hyped the movie up. Same thing with Beauty and the Beast, Disney made corporate synergy when people hosted a special edition of “The Bachelor” on ABC to promote the release of the movie.

In conclusion, marketing is very important in the film industry because without marketing the films would not get the explore that is needed. Cross promotion and Synergy play big parts. It makes people want to watch it and makes it more interesting. There are many ways that marketing can happen it ranges from merchandise like t-shirts, toys, jewelry, all the way to posters there is a variety of ways it can happen.

Gamme of Throne- Extract Essay

The author’s vision for the film was to have the audience feel like they’re in an adventure and a fantasy. There is a kingdom and a long conversation about knights and ships. Throughout the long conversation the actors introduced themselves as kings. Pirates were also mentioned throughout the conversation. There is also footage of people on ships which shows that they are going on an adventure somewhere.

Scene one included many angles. The high angle of the ship and eventually showing the statue along with a view of the whole town shows the kingdom that they are about to enter. The establishing shot shows the whole scene it shows how the kingdom looks and a view of the knight statue that is on the rocks. There was no editing in the first scene. The sound used was non diegetic and diegetic. The diegetic was used when the music was playing in the background it was like a mysterious sound that helped enhance the film and drag the audience attention to the screen and believe something mysterious was about to come and lead them onto an adventure. There was non- diegetic sound as well it was used for the birds that were flying over the ship this added life to the movie so it can feel real like how a fantasy should. The mis en scene included a ship as a prop this ship looks like one from a long time ago maybe even something a pirate would be on it shows that they are going somewhere maybe on an adventure. There was also the setting it took place in a kingdom. Kingdoms are for royalty so it helped increase the idea of the audience being in a fantasy.

For scene 2 there was a three-person shot which included a king this showed that they were in some type of kingdom because what’s a kingdom without its king. There was also a point of view shot of when the actors were looking at the king it showed that they were taking the king serious because they were in his kingdom. For editing there was shot reverse shot it flipped back and forth from actor to actor when having a conversation about the kingdom this showed the facial expressions of the kings when talking in which they looked upset which makes the audience believe something is about to happen and lead to an adventure. The sound used was dialogue the dialogue was used when having conversation, they talked about the different kings in the kingdom, the queen, and the ships. The costumes that were worn were long suits which was something royalty would wear. The prop was a long table with large chairs this was used for the actors to sit at and have conversation this showed that they had to be royalty because kings usually sit in the large chairs when at a table.

I’m right on what the director vision is because of the all the proof provided in the scenes. From the kingdom, to the ship, and to the whole conversation that happened in the film. They all provided back up for my reasoning of why I believe the director wants the audience to feel like they’re in an adventure and a fantasy.

Creative Critical Reflection (part 4)

Creative Critical Reflection (part 3)

Creative Critical Reflection (part 2)

Creative Critical Reflection

My Creative Critical Reflection was challenging for me. Before I started filming, I wrote down every question and answered them to the best of my ability. Since this was all about me and my experience during the film it caused me to think and hard and be creative. Due to my planes of how I originally was going to record it being canceled I had to film everything on my own. I didn’t want to just stand in front of the camera and talk so I got creative. I decided to be the interviewer as well as the person answering the questions. I switched roles and it was fun. I included an intro and it was in like a talk show format. I dressed up and asked a question and in the next scene was me in different clothing answering it. It was challenging for me to remember everything to say and still reach the length of time needed so it took a while. I had to re shoot many times due to me talking too fast or too slow. I included all the questions needed but also added little questions pertaining to the topic to spice things up. Once I got done recording, I had to edit. I recorded everything on my phone and used iMovie. I added little things in so the video won’t be boring, and people will actually enjoy watching. The editing was by far the best part I got to be creative and have fun. I combined all the videos together since I recorded them separately. The whole 12-minute video was difficult for me, but I found a way to get it done. I can say I learned a lot while doing this. I learned that I enjoy switching roles and filming.

Opening Sequence

My opening sequence was by far the most challenging. For this project my group and I decided to do a horror film. It resulted into becoming a kidnapping film. For research I watched lots of horror opening sequence films. I watched films from The Conjuring, Get out, and Venom. The story board for this project was a lot. It was triple the amount that is usually done. Ten story boards were done in total. The writing and drawing for this took a lot of time since it had a lot of location switching and movement. The locations included the library, a car, and an empty parking lot. When it was time to film there were 4 actors. 3 men who were kidnappers and one female who played the role of the person being kidnapped. The filming was a long process since I wanted to make sure there were a lot of takes being taken. Plenty of times throughout the filming process everyone stopped and looked at the story board. We wanted to make sure the project was being done just how it was writing. I had a vision of how I wanted the film to be done and I didn’t want to leave any parts out. When it was time to edit the videos were sent to the laptop. Since the videos were all recorded on a phone this process was easy. The software that was used was iMovie. Since this software was used in the last project it was easy. While editing everything my group and I realized some parts needed to be re shot. Due to the Corona Virus Pandemic coming it was no way all of us could go out and re shoot. Magic was done and a lot of editing happened, but it helped, and the film was made.

Music Video

My second project was a music video. In the music video my group and I used the song “No Fear” by Dej Loaf. When researching information for this project I watched videos in the genre of Hip Hop and R&B since that was the genre of the song. This project was easy to film. The Mis En Scene was easy to think of. To name a few the location was at the beach since the song was about being happy, living life, and having fun and when you go to the beach that’s what tends to happen. The costume for this project were normal teenage clothes. There was no makeup included. The sun was used as natural light. The story board wasn’t hard at all. Majority of it was full of people dancing and playing around. When it was time to film there was a lot of miscommunication. My group and I didn’t want to get in the way of anyone planes, so I tried to accommodate everyone schedule. The filming day that was first picked didn’t happen because people not being able to make it, so it was rescheduled. When filming day came it was a breeze. Ambrielle’ and I acted while Brandon was the camera man. When it was time to edit this time, iMovie was used. That software was picked due to the videos being recorded on my phone. It was easier to transport the videos to the apple computer this way. At the end of editing I learned that iMovie is so much easier then pinnacle studios.

Commercial

My very first project was a commercial. This project was actually very fun, it was my first time being an actor and creating a commercial. My group and I decided to do a Nike commercial. Since all of us run track my group and I decided it would be smart to do a track commercial. Once the idea of doing the track Nike commercial was in our head we then had to plan and do research. I watched lots of Nike commercial videos specifically track and field ones. They all had on Nike gear and were running on the track while coming out of blocks or they were warming up. Once I watched enough to become inspired the story board was planned. The next step was to film. When filming a camera was used. Once filming day came everyone decided for costume to wear some type of Nike gear. Even though not everyone had on Nike shirts I made sure everyone wore Nike shoes. When filming we took only a couple of takes due to the commercial only needing to be 30 seconds. To make sure the footage would be good the camera man recorded in different angles. He also tried to find the best light so the footage wouldn’t be dark. Once filming was done it was time to edit. To edit a school computer was used and all the videos were imported to the computer. Pinnacle studios was used to edit. This production phase was difficult because it was the first time all of us were doing something like this. It caused lots of confusion and time but eventually it got done. On the bright side of things, I had fun with this project and learned a lot.

Re-editing

When looking back at the film there were a lot of problems. Due to the corona virus pandemic happening it caused a problem with my group and I wanting to re shoot. Many videos needed to be done over. Yet we couldn’t so we had to deal with what we got. It was a long process of editing. The editing was done by me and another group member. The first part of the editing process was making sure no videos were out of order. Then parts of certain videos were cut. Some parts weren’t needed and was causing the film to be too long. Once that was done all the transitions needed to be inserted.

 I remembered from the research part when I watched films the transitions in the movie were fast. It didn’t take no time for the scenes to switch. It was hard to get the transitions to not be seen so the fastest time for transitions was the one used. After all the cuts and transitions were added the titles were next. It was a problem when trying to add the titles. The font that was originally used couldn’t be found. Due to that happening a new font had to be used. It took a while to find a new font since I didn’t want it to be different from the original one. After a long search the new font was found. It looked just like the old one, so it fit right in.

The sound was done by my other group member. When the sound was added there was a problem. I could barely hear the actors talk. That was a problem because without knowing what is being said it will leave the audience in confusion. The sound then had to be fixed. When trying to fix the sound the original music that was added couldn’t be found so a similar one was found instead. Once the new song was added it was edited to where it could be heard but you could also hear the actors talking. With everything finally being put together a lot of stress was let off my shoulders. I went back and made sure no other editing needed to be done. It fit my vision of how I wanted my film to be done, I was very pleased.

Editing Blog

Due to the pandemic it’s been hard to edit. With lots of time to think i started thinking of ideas. I can’t meet up with my group to edit properly. There has been a huge problem trying to figure out how the film is going to be finished. There’s a lot more work that needs to be done. The film isn’t at its full potential. due to my group mate having the laptop that is needed to edit. I can’t physically go out to her house due to quarantine. I’m not allowed to leave my house until all the chaos has calmed down. I thought of FaceTiming my group mate and t trying to help edit.

 It allowed me to see the film and help edit.

 I gave tips on what videos should be where. My group member and I came to a realization that it just can’t be done right now. So many things are wrong in the video. The reshooting happened but the footage wasn’t good enough. I realized some scenes were in different locations and it didn’t add up. Some videos didn’t match with the videos we shot the first time. People were still wondering in the background as well. There were still also noises in the background. There is a need to reshoot before there can be final editing. 

A pause for my production (Pandemic)

There has been a pandemic and a lot has been going on. The superintendent of Broward county decided to close schools. Schools got shut down so kids won’t catch the virus. School will be out for 4 weeks. Due to the corona virus there’s been a lot of chaos. I’ve been in quarantine all week. Staying home and just making sure I’m safe. At first it was just a week off plus spring break. Things escalated and it went to two extra weeks off. More people started getting the virus. 

Then the virus hit Broward county. It’s a emergency that everyone stays safe and inside. The virus has spread quickly and the more people that are out the quicker it spreads. Students aren’t getting proper help from teachers. Everything turned virtual and students have been doing online work now. 

Like the movie antebellum the release date has been postponed. That’s exactly like my group and I film. There hasn’t been a way for us to meet up and reshoot things and edit. Everyone needs to be quarantined so it’s hard to get access to each other physically. It’s like our film has been postponed because there’s not a way we can do anything to it to make it better. 

Reshoot blog

The film isn’t as nice as i want it to be. It’s time to go and reshoot things. When putting the film together i realized they’re problems with certain videos. Like for instance in some there were people in the background when no one should have been in the background. I could see the camera man in the reflection of the car. There were other little noises in the background in some videos as well. When reshooting we will only do certain scenes. Not all the scenes will be recorded over. Now we have to accommodate everyone schedule. Last time it was hard to record on the same day. Everyone is busy and with the coronavirus going around it’s hard. Everyone wants to stay home and be safe. My group and i scheduled to meet up this weekend before the virus gets worse. Locating back at the library filming will happen again. This time try to get different angles to not make the same mistakes. I will also have the camera man take more shots than last time. The goal is to improve the quality so it will not come out like previous videos. I will also be in charge of driving again. I will drive to the funeral home to use the back parking lot. In the back parking lot  the kidnapping and driving scenes will take place. 

Editing Blog

After a long process Filming is finally done. It’s now time to edit and bring this film to life. For the editing process it took a lot of time. Not a lot of websites let you convert your videos for free. So it took a while to find one that allowed it. Once i found one i then helped convert some videos to mp4’s. I converted half of the videos. I did 10 videos and it didn’t take as long as i thought it would. After converting i then had to edit. I helped edit by picking out what videos i believe should go first. 

I put all the videos in order of how they should be in the film. Once iMovie was opened i then dragged and dropped some videos to edit. I helped crop some videos as well. I then went and looked for music to input into the film. I was having a hard time finding music. So it didn’t get added. The filming process went quick due to the fact i just wanted to see how it would look all put together. I then remembered the title was left out. The title was then added into the film after putting everything together. The film  is not as neat and smooth as i want it so i have some more editing to do. 

Peer view

I reviewed group 20 today. One thing i really liked about the film was the action matches. There was one scene where there was a bloody knife shown. It was then switched to the kids dead in another room. It was my favorite action match. It showed that they took their time to plan it out. I liked how the acting was good as well. I liked how they showed the location of the film. It didn’t leave me guessing on where the film was taken place. From the jump you know where all the action was going on at which is very important. 

One suggestion i would make to the film is the part of the video where a male actor came in. I was really confused on that part. He came in and killed someone out of no where. I wanted to know why he did what he did. I believe part of the problem was the sound. They should bring the background music down. It was hard to hear the actors talking. At one point the male was talking. He probably gave a reason why he was about to partake in that action but it was hard to hear so i wouldn’t know. I suggest recording the video over and placing it into the film with a better explanation for the killing.  

Filming Blog: The last filming process before editing

The filming process continued after school on Monday. I found a new library and empty lot to film in. At the time we went it was raining I figured the more it rains the less people will be at the library. I drove to the library and asked the librarian if it was okay to film. She said it was fine and I started recording. It took a lot of takes to get the perfect video. It was getting aggravating so I suggested everyone take a break to gather themselves together. After the break everything was going smoothly again. A couple of more takes were recorded and then I drove us to my family funeral home that was located next to the library. The funeral home has a empty lot that could be used so it was perfect. 

As driving to the funeral home I decided to record any scenes that had to be recorded while someone is driving. A couple of takes were recorded while doing that. Once I finally got to the funeral home I drove to the back of the parking lot. I hopped out the car and the trunk shot was recorded. The scene where the body is put into the trunk was also recorded. It took  many takes to get the perfect video for each scene. While filming it started raining again so I told everyone to get back in the car. Once the rain died down everyone got back out and continued recording. I thought we were done and realized one parking lot scene wasn't recorded so that added more time onto our schedule. After many takes it was finally done and all of us could finally go on about our day.

Filming blog: Filming at Library and Empty Lot

The film process has finally started. I got the car checked Friday night to make sure everything was working good. The adult stated everything was perfect. That day i also got my car washed since i will be bringing the car. My group and I drove to many different libraries. Settling on one all of us went inside to check it out. To make sure it was okay i asked to make sure if it was possible that we could film there. The librarian disagreed due to how noisy it tends to be but my group and i decided to try it. As filming started I didn’t really like how dull it was inside. We continued though to see how it would turn out. When watching over the videos it was a lot of noise in the back ground. Many people were in the library in study groups and it was messing up the sound in our video. The lighting was bad too just like how i thought it would be. After trying the library i drove the car around with my group in it to see if a empty lot could be found. An empty lot is needed for multiple scenes in our film. It’s an really important part. It was pretty difficult to find one that fit our vision. Finding a lot that was empty filming started up again. After recording multiple videos my group and i watched them over and realized we didn’t like them either. I realized More locations need to be found and more research needs to be done so our film can be put together like how it was envisioned. 

Filing blog: Why Filming hasn’t started yet

I did not start filming yet. Filming was suppose to happen last week. Things ended up coming up and it didn’t get done. Everything is together to film but my group and I weren’t prepared. Physically prepared yes but my group and i were more so not mentally ready to film. It’s going to take a lot of retakes and time. Since it was going to take a while I just knew it wasn’t going to be executed properly if filming was done last week. I realized that Friday i was  going to be busy. The day ended up getting rescheduled last minute. Filming will be done after this week. This week I’m busy and everyone is doing their own thing. I want to get filming done as soon as possible so we won’t be behind. Yet all of our schedules have to be accommodated. Due to the fact my group and I have a longer filming process it means less time. It’s going to be my first time doing a intro to a movie so I’m curious on how it’s going to turn out. I will be in charge of bringing the car. Due to that i have to make sure it’s taken care of. I have to make sure it’s clean and everything is working for safety purposes. So a car wash is needed and a look over by a guardian is needed. I’m excited and ready to start this intro!

Storyboard for opening sequence

The elements of a horror film starts from slides 1-5. These scenes were filled with close up shots of every individual involved. Many of the starting scenes are in the library then it moves to the car. As the scenes go by, the intensity grows. The ending of scene 1-5 got even more thrilling. In slides 6-10 it talked about how we are going to go about playing the roles for those scenes. My scenes mainly included medium shots. Majority of the time the scenes are in the car. The scenes get intense as the story goes on. It has an ending that’s going to have you wonder what happens next?

Title design in detail

This powerpoint is about the title design of our final project. The font is very important. It can create a tone. The title could draw people into the movie. For our title font, we are using Blombat. It is a very creepy horror film font. It looks like blood on a wall that has been painted. We are using "Times New Roman" for our names so, that is is bold. But times new roman also will not distract the audience from the film. The powerpoint goes more into depth about our font.

Location, Participants, Health, and Schedule

This powerpoint has the details about Location, health and safety, participants and the schedule. The filming location is in a few places. We're using a library, parking lot, and trunk. We think those locations will help add the the scary tone of our film. We also have a plan for health and safety. We will be cautious when driving. We also plan to bring a first aid kit. Our main participants are Naiya, Na'mya, and Ambrielle. The schedule is done on a week by week format. The powerpoint further goes into depth about each topic.

Shooting Script

The google slide attached depicts the scenes to our opening sequence. These ten slides include every camera change that will occur. The action of each character is explained thoroughly. The details, small and large are also included. Details such as camera angles and movements are included. Though the statements being made are not included, the different types of sound in a movie is added into the presentation as well. This is because we want to understand our film in all aspects. the different components of Mis- En- Scene are added because it illustrates what we want each scene to be like. We used our vision to further this google slide presentation. The inclusion of these elements are needed because we can look back to understand our thought process when creating our storyboard.

Sound Script

Through out the power point I wrote out the whole script. I wrote the script starting form scene 1 to scene 10. I included the sounds that will be heard through out the film. For the sounds I included diegetic and no diegetic. Most of the sounds included an instrumental, music from the radio, and movement sounds from the actors. It only took me 4 slides to write out the whole script due to the fact it's not much being said. Through out the script it's manly people in shock and trying to find somewhere to hide the body not too much talking. I wrote who will be saying who by naming them Person 1, Person 2, and Person 3, and victim. The names made it less confusing and easier to understand the script for the actors. In total 4 people will be acting through out the film.

Title research: Scary stories to tell in the dark

A horror film titled “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” was researched on www.artofthetitle.com to resonate with my movie genre. In the opening, there are nineteen titles. These included the title, director, screenplay, screen story, based on series by, producer, executive producer, director of photography, production designer, editor, costume designer, music, music supervision, actors, casting , presenters, associations, and the production of the film. In the opening sequence, the background is overpowered with black and dark red images. It's clear that images are outlines from trees, roots and other earthly yet scary things you will see in the woods. The connotation in these images invokes a scary and grimy idea of what the movie will possibly be about. Horror movies typically have mystery and suspense in their openings to catch the audience's attention. The opening of this movie creates suspense which is a technique that is carried out in every horror film. Its puzzling in the opening because of how much information is not given about what is going to occur in the movie. For audiences that are intrigued by horror films, the images and colors used brought in mystery which is something that is predicted to make any horror film lover intrigued. The transitions used were very common with a change of titles. The editing skills used were impeccable due to the different images of trees and roots displayed in the opening sequence and how well everything wrapped into each other. 

Title research: Get out

The movie “Get Out” was title researched on www.artofthetitle.com because it has the same genre as my group and I’s genre, Horror. This movie contains seventeen titles with multiple people in each category. These titles included presenters, production, in association, the film type, the actual title, actors, castings, music, music supervision, costume designer, edited by, production designer, director of photography, co-producers, executive producers, producers, written and directed by. The first couple seconds of this opening is showing a white car on the street driving away. Instantly it switches to a tracking shot of a car driving past the woods really fast. Following that scene, the main characters appeared fulfilling their daily tasks. There were pictures shown that one of the characters took displayed in his house however it's believed to be there for aesthetic purposes. It is believed that the opening should have a connection to what the actual movie is about but there is none. The opening just included a change of scenes from a dark road, to the wood, then one of the characters house. Before the movie starts, we know its a horror film but the fact that the intro isn't scary confuses the viewers. There is nothing about fear or terror seen so if anything the viewers should be open into seeing what will happen when the movie actually starts. Around the time this movie was released, the director was getting a buzz which is why the movie did so well its opening week, not because of the opening. Viewers knew it was a horror film, they just wanted to know what direction it would go in which is what drew so many people in. The film started at a high angle with a white car driving off, there was then an eye level tracking shot just showing the woods in the background with the actors name. The shots with the characters appearing varied due to what they were doing, there were a few medium shots, medium close up, point of view and over the shoulder shots. The transitions were very quick and there was no fade into any new background or image. The editing techniques were pretty basic as well, there was no irregular or unusual technique used. 

Title Research: Venom

In the opening sequence of venom in which it’s off of the website www.watchthetitle.com In the opening sequence of venom there were 22 titles displayed in the film.
The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are parts of the city and the venom monster itself.
The images carry a very important role because the whole movie is about the venom monster and most of the action takes place in the city.
The genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset by the whole scary monster being in the film killing people and making people become horrified creeping out the audience.
The film establishes enigma from the outset by putting the monster and the voice over in the beginning and it helps me jump to the conclusion that at the end of the movie the venom monster will most likely get killed because someone will want to stop him from hurting others.
Some strategies that are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience is by suspense. With the first clip of the movie inserted in the beginning along with the voice over that was inserted it leaves you wondering on what is about to happen.
Technology has been used effectively by inserting the voice over, fade in, fade out, and high angle.

Title Research: Conjuring

In the opening sequence of conjuring in which it was off of the website www.watchthetitle.com Throughout the opening sequence of the film i counted 22 titles in total.
The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are pictures of families with different kids ranging from different ages and a picture of the nun
The connotation that the image carries is that there is going to be some paranormal activity going on inside the families houses and something horrible is going to happen
The genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset by being a horror movie. The movie is basically a paranormal movie and how horrifying events happen in the house with the family. The suspenseful music that is used in other horror movies is also there.
The film establishes enigma from the outset by to show you what families are going to be in the movie and to keep you sitting in your chair to wonder what’s going to happen next because why are there multiple families in a horror movie it gets you wondering. It gets you jumping to the conclusion of thinking these families are bout to go through terrible scenarios
The strategies that are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience is by the suspense. The suspenseful music and the images provided keep you wondering and sitting in your chair waiting for the next scene.
Technology has been effectively used through the film by Fade in, three shot, two shot, eye level, fade out, and establishing shot

Art of the title website research

The first thing I noticed on this website is all the different movies and shows they have. They have the top ten when you first see the website. Then when you scroll down and they have a few movies. Each movie has a couple of sentences about the movie or show. Then, you can go further in depth in the movies and shows.  There are two drop down menus. The drop down menus are “Title sequences” and “designers and studios”. The ‘Title sequences” gives you many different sequences that you could look at and watch for example as well as learn from. The designer and studios drop down menu has a bunch of designers and studios that you could look at. The designers with blue dots next to their name means that there is full interviews available with them. From the interviews, you could learn a lot about them and the ideas and meanings behind their work. When you click the studios, they give information about it. The information given is about when the studio is established, some articles about it, and the designer behind it. Over all, this was a very information filled website. I like this website.

Watch the title website research

The first thing that catches my eye on the website is the interviews. They have a lot of different interviews with many different groups and people. Most of them, I don’t know. But, they have a lot of information. So, this would be a good place to do research. The next thing I noticed is how many different subsections the website has. They have feature film, TV shows, event titles, student projects, video games, and french fridays. Each one has a little bit of information. Each one also has examples and different shows or movies. At the top of the website, there are starters to films. I also do not know the shows or movies that are in it. This website could be beneficial to me. Many of the information and examples it has, I don’t know about them. So, I could learn a lot of the people, the shows, and movies. I like this website. 

Genre research: Get Out

The horror movie “Get Out” is based on a man falling in love with a causcasion woman who was not with him for the right reasons. Her parents and her collectively preyed on black people. The most common camera angles that were used in this movie were eye leveled, medium close up, POV shots, pan and tracking shots. This is important because the main thing was focusing on the characters reactions every time someone said something unusual. The location, a lonely city with an open field and the closest house being miles away were filled with artificial lighting and natural lighting that really made the film understanding. The characters wore regular clothes, though the questionable characters wore older clothing. The sound in this film was pretty regular with diegetic sounds and incidental music every once in a while. The editing that took were pretty basic editing skills that takes place in many movies such as razor cuts. In horror films, the main elements are fear, suspense, and creepy things occuring. “Get Out” was able to achieve this by following these guidelines and creating a strong suspense. I admired the fact that while I was watching this movie, I stayed quiet with the character and I was on my toes whenever someone would make a questionable statement. The director, Jordan Peele did an amazing job at keeping the audience interested with suspense. The one thing that was disappointing at first was the fact that I didn't understand all of the saying and pick up lines from the jump. I was disappointed the first time I watched it, but the second time I understood everything.

Genre Research: Powerpoint Information

The power point was about the genre horror. We included Mis en Scence which included talking about  the lighting which is typically dark, the settings which range from forests to houses, props like rocking chairs and children toys, and costumes like mask. The common sounds that we hear in horror which include ambient sound and different sound systems that help create the creepy sounds we hear. The camera movements which ranged from zoom, pan, tilt, establishing shot, and tracking shot . The camera angles which were high, low, and oblique. The common lighting which were things like silhouette and underexposure. Some example films of horror were movies like It, US, Insidious, and the conjuring. The elements of horror and how they are suspense, fear, mystery, imagination, spooky music, foreshadowing, and disfigurement. What elements of the genre that we like and don't like. We liked the special effects, the suspense, and the whole idea of being scared but didn’t  like the gross special effects and old fashion horror movies.

Genre research: A quiet place

A quiet place

     A quiet place is a horror movie. Some of the common CAMS in the film were zoom, pan, long shot, close up, and tracking shot. This helped add to the suspense and make some scenes scary and interesting.

    The costumes in this movie were simple. They mostly wore camping clothes, materials that did not make any noise but, they never wore shoes. The lighting was natural outside lighting. At night stage lights and small things like candles and Christmas lights were used. Throughout the movie, the characters could not speak or make any noise, so they had to use sign language. They also had to show their emotions through facial expressions and actions. They wore little to no makeup throughout the film. The actors gave a natural look through the entire movie. The monster they had to stay away used makeup/special effects. The monster is shown down below. The props and settings were a house, farm, and some small stores and just the normal things inside of those settings. A small but impactful prop in the movie were a toy airplane and hearing aids. Both of these props created big scenes during the film.

     There was a lot of ambient and diegetic sound. The actors could not speak so the audience heard many of the small sounds and nature sounds that were used. There also was a small amount of ambient sounds when the monster came around.

    Some of the common editing used were close up, cutaway, action match, and eyeliner match. These edits were used to enhance the films to create more suspension throughout films.

    The Quiet Place is a scary movie. I liked the plot of the movie. I also like the suspense created by the directors. During many times in the film, the audience was waiting for what would happen next and was on the edge of their seat. I did not like how the actors had to use sign language. For those who don't know sign language, the translation was on the screen. So the audience has to read and watch. But, it is important to watch the movie and pay attention to exactly what was going on because the actors couldn't make any noises. So the sign language translations were distracting from the movie.

Genre research: US

The genre we picked for our film is scary. The movie, "US" is a scary movie. Some of the common CAMS in this film were two person shot, three person shot, tracking shot, pan, establishing shot, high angle, and some of the most famous shots of the movie were zooms.

     The costumes were very simple for this movie. The doubles of the regular people, which was basically a doppelgänger, wore a red jump suit and carried golden scissors for the entire movie. The regular people had on pajamas the entire movie. The lighting was fairly simple as well. Majority of the movie used natural lighting. It was dark outside and towards the end of the movie it got light outside. In few parts of the movie, the characters went into houses or building where stage lights were used. The regular people in the movie acted scared and frightened while the doppelgängers acted crazy and mad. The characters had on a small amount of makeup and it was very natural. The props and settings were homes and outside. They used a few different setting and props when characters got into the car or on boats. The only different settings were the building that the doppelgängers lived in underground. It was set up like a school with bunnies in it. There was a room full of cages the held the bunnies, which was food for the doppelgängers. The other different setting was the fair and beach that were set up right next to each other.

    Common sounds in the movie were ambient sound and diegetic sound. Ambient sounds were mostly used when characters were outside. The diegetic sound was used in scenes where the director wanted to build up the scene or make it more creepy and scary.

    Common editing in the movie were flashbacks, cutaway, cross cutting, and action match. Directors used this type of editing to enhance the film and make it scary and suspenseful to the audience.

    This movie was scary and creepy. I liked the plot of the movie. It started as a home invasion and the movie had more plot twists as the movie continued. The audience found out many things about the main character as the movie went on as well. But, I did not like the cliffhanger at the end. The movie did not answer all the questions that were given to the audience. The directors left the audience to answer their questions with what they learned throughout the movie.

Genre research: two other genres

The two other genres that resonate with a horror film are thrillers and Noir films. In thrillers, camera angles such as high angle, close ups, tracking/panning shots, titled angles, long shots, low angle shots and handheld shots are used. Directors use these techniques so that the audience views the movie the same way they envision it. Common Mise-en-scene in thrillers are popularly known for their lighting, costumes/makeup, locations and props. The lightnings are usually low creating mystery and are surrounded by warm colors. Costume is very important to any film because it brings representation to the film. The location is usually somewhere extremely isolated and the props are commonly extreme weapons that create suspense. When it comes to editing a movie, the editing techniques are similar. There is reverse/flashbacks that take place and there is always action match scenes in thrillers. Due to these guidelines there are certain elements, elements such as suspense, tension, and terror that all create the thriller genre. Movies such as “Get Out”, “Us”, and “Don’t Breathe” all are thrillers with suspected terror. It is predicted that folio studio would be responsible for many of the sounds created like footsteps and surrounding noises. Incidental sounds are the most common sound effect use because it defines the moment of suspense in any thriller. The most appealing thing about thrillers are the thrill of course. You are watching this movie because you want to be amazed and the director usually achieves this goal with that being said, there is nothing unappealing about thrillers. 

The other genre is Noir. Common angles used in Noir are low, dutch and high angles. These angles allow the audience to see what the characters are seeing and in a sense feel the moment. Because Noir films were created in the earlier days, the mise-en-scenes have a certain type of aesthetic to them. The lighting in these films are usually shadowed with silhouettes. There is a high sense of darker colors because noir can be used to describe something black. The costume in these films are usually formal clothing that are well fitted on the cast members. The props are usually newspapers and cigarettes because around that time people thought cigarettes were cool. Noir Films used less editing technique due to the time that they were created and their focus. There was just quick razor cut and flashbacks in these films. The elements that create Noir films are the intense plots, lightings and intentions. Common Noir Films are “Sin City”, “L.A. Confidential”, and “Touch of Evil”. Sounds such as diegetic sounds, incidental sounds, and ambient sounds are used to make Noir Films. These films portray mystery which draws me closer to them. The only thing negative thing about these films is the fact that I can't relate to the things happening because of the time they were filmed. 

Genre Research: The genre we chose

The genre my opening sequence will be is horror. We decided to do that genre because of the way we want our film to be. We want our film to be scary and very suspenseful so we decided to do the third pitch of when the girl is trapped in the closet and confused on where she is at. The way we have it pictured to be set up it will be very suspenseful and scary. It will leave the audience on the edge of their seats which is how horror films leave viewers. We will include typical lighting and sounds that are used in horror films like natural and dark lighting. As well as common mis- en scence that are used.

Genre Research: Rattlesnake

 Some common CAMS in the movie are high angles, three person shot, medium shot, and POV shots.
Some common CLAMPS in the movie are; When it comes to costumes it’s mainly suits and ties, hospital gown, and jeans and shirts. When it comes to lighting It’s usually natural light from the sun since majority of the scenes are outside. The actors are scared or they are serious and doing the scaring. The makeup is a very natural look for all the actors until one of them die then the makeup enhances and it’s now a bloody look on their face. Some props that are in the movie include guns, bikes, and a knife. Settings include in a house, hospital, in the dessert, on a road, in a trailer, and on a mountain. Common sound in the movie are very suspenseful sounds that enhance the movie and sounds of rattlesnakes rattling. Common editing in the movie include Fade in, Fade out, and razor cuts. The elements  of the genre in the movie were mainly suspense and fear. Most of the time someone was scared. Some elements of the movie that i did like were the fact that i was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole time. I never knew what was gonna come next it kept me interested and guessing. I loved the suspense of the movie. Some of the elements i didn’t like was the gruesome killing part of the film. I don’t like blood and i don’t like seeing people die so it was those parts where i had to close my eyes at and not look.

The Final Pitch!

From the three pitches that was created, two of them seemed more intense and achievable than the other. The first pitch is “ A young woman was seen reading a book by herself being watched in a library. She then ended up dead in the back of a car. The second pitch is kidnapping a kid at the park, killing that kid then trying to find somewhere to dispose the body ASAP so that more kidnapping and killing can occur.

A young woman was seen reading a book by herself being watched in a library. She then ended up dead in the back of a car. Pitch one is being used because of how well thought out it is. The idea was brought up by a group member who was interested in a trunk shot. We wanted to exercise every material that we could possibly use to make this movie trailer interesting. We also have a good amount of people in our group that can act and record each scene the way we vision it. It is also very common in our days because of the amount of kidnappings that have occuring. In a sense, it'll be an awareness film of your surroundings as well as a suspenseful film. 

A girl walking up confused about her surroundings because she's trapped in an unknown closet with weird noises coming from the outside is the third pitch. This trailer can be visually pleasing in a sense when it comes to figuring out what the girl might do. We are able to use all the shots and props necessary to fully execute this trailer the way we want it to be. A scene with the girl looking out the closet with the lines across her face is expected and we plan on hopefully executing a scene like that to test our skills. We have enough members to properly record and act in this trailer as well. 

These two pitches are both suspenseful and informative, which is why they are the two perfect pitches for our trailer. They will leave viewers thinking about what will happen next and test our skills. 

Start of Final Task

My name is Na’Mya but i usually go by Mya. I’ve always wondered how the editing process goes behind commercials. I also wondered how the whole process of recording went and now I’m in control of that. I’m a very curious female that thinks deep into things a lot. I love to listen to music. I also love astrology and learning about my zodiac sign. I love thinking about space and the ocean and what all we haven’t discovered. I’m the oldest of 2 and it’s fun being the bigger sister. My group went from 4 people in total to 3. My group now only consist of Ambriellé , Naiya, and  I.

In this class I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned how to edit through pinnacle studios. I’ve also learned how to edit through iMovie. I now know the real terms used in the filming industry for instance things like pitch. I know more about angles when recording and how to incorporate them in my videos. I learned how important it is to have a planned out storyboard when you are doing these type of things. I learned that you have to do multiple takes when recording just Incase. The talent i learned and loved the most was the acting part. I loved turning into something different and becoming an actor. I’m super excited to use that task in this coming up project. 

A pitch is a Hollywood term used to describe an idea. It’s when an film is encapsulated into 25 words and usually only one sentence. I have 3 pitches to choose from for my project. My first pitch is kidnapping a kid from the park, murdering it, and then trying to find somewhere to put the body so we can kidnap and kill some. Second pitch is a young women in a library being stalked She then is murdered and is put into the back of a car. My third pitch idea is a girl unconscious then wakes up not knowing where she is at because she’s trapped in a closet but hears noises coming from the outside.