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.