Ginger Snaps Title Sequence

Hello! To help my group and I get a better understanding of how the opening titles of our final project should be, we watched a couple of examples of title sequences from different horror movies and then answered some questions for each film. One of the title sequences that we researched was of the 2000 film Ginger Snaps. Directed by John Fawcett, Ginger Snaps tells the story of two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf. 

How many titles were displayed during the opening sequences to the film? 

For the main opening title sequence of the film, 21 slides were shown that displayed the cast, the writers, who the music and make-up were by, the producer, the director, etc... but in the early beginning of the film 3 titles were shown that displayed the movie company credits and the name of the movie. 

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? 

The images that are prioritized are a slideshow of gruesome, macabre, deaths. The reason these images are prioritized is so that the audience can get an idea of the personalities and character traits of the two main leads. Another reason is to set the un-nerving tone for the rest of the movie. 

What connotation do these images carry? 

The images displayed carry a heavily negative and dark connotation. The images of violent, gory deaths create an unsettling feeling of melancholy and dread. The images help to show that the movie will not be a happy one and that the main characters in the film will not be the usual nice or friendly girl that are frequently shown in other horror movies. 

How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?  

Genre is reinforced through the technical codes by using the hand-held shaky cam. Using this type of shot gives the opening a raw and real feeling. The way the camera pans over the images of dead bodies helps establish the un-nerving feeling that horror movie are supposed to give. In-between titles, clips of the main characters were shown laughing and being happy, this action of the characters show the audience that these girls are not totally evil or psychotic.  

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? 

This film is able to establish an enigma by not giving the main characters any personality traits other than the fact that they have in interest in the macabre. The opening also does not give a shred of any information on the plot of the film, and it allows the audience to wonder “what is wrong with these two girls” or “what is going to happen to these girls”. 

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? 

The strategies used to ensure the film appears to the target audience are the overwhelming amount of blood and gore. A huge element of horror movies is the use of gory imagery. This movie opens with horrific violent images such as a girl with a pitchfork in her throat to another girl was run over by a lawnmower. The use of this element will appeal to gore-lovers and persuade them to want to keep watching the film. 

 How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques? 

The technical use in the film is very clever. The camera jumps and flashes between an image at multiple different angles eventually landing on one of the images for a prolonged time to display the title. The way the shot of the images jump and flash before each other makes it look as if a photo camera were taking those pictures with the flash on. This transitioning technique becomes impressive after the titles are done and it is revealed that the images shown in the opening are part of a slideshow presentation. There is also a very diverse use of camera angles. The film uses a lot of oblique angles and high angles to make the opening a little more cryptic and it also separates the audience from the film. 

All in all, Ginger Snaps was a film with a great opening title sequence. The opening used many of the horror movie elements and will definitely leave an impact on the audience.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Title Sequence

There are so many movies in the world and each movie has their own title sequence in the beginning of the movie. My group was tasked with looking at a few examples of title sequences and research them. the one I decided to look at is was the title sequence from the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. 1.How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There were 8 titles displayed during the opening sequence of this film. 2.What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Images that are prioritized in the opening sequence were mostly red and black pictures that had bodies in the picture. 3.What connotations do the images carry? All of these images had a negative connotations they all gave off scary, and creepy vibes. The images that they showed gave me chills. 4.How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The genre of horror is reinforced through the technical and symbolic codes of this through many ways. The main purpose of horror is to scare the audiences by using the creepy and uncomfortable images that the creator imputed is very likely to have an effect on the audiences in a way horror films should.  5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film established an enigma from the outset by not establishing any specific characters or the plot. The producers didn't tell us who the bodies were so it left us guessing. Throughout the movie the audiences are guessing, about the bodies. 6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its audience? producers and film makers will use many different tactics to ensure their films are appealing to a large audience. horror movies use tactics that will make these audiences get a very uncomfortable and eerie feeling. they use tactics like using dark red colors or put some creepy images in there so people get scared. 7. How has technology been used effectively? Technology has been used in this movie effectively because they used technology to create the Images in the title sequence and to create all the edits to the movie and the CGI. The editors also used technology to create the eerie music in the background while playing the title sequence. All of these techniques came together to create this great movie.

Watch the Titles

Hello! To better understand how and what the title markers do to make the opening sequence for a movie, my group and I went to the website www.watchthetitles.com. While trying to find a website to look at for our research on the opening titles we stubbled upon this website. On this website, you can find example titles from many different genres of films. Not only are there block buster films but there are also video games, student projects and tv shows. Along with this array of example films, this website offers interviews with the creators of the different films offered on the website. The opening and its titles are very important. The opening titles set the mood for the whole movie. For our project my group and I needed to do some research on the opening titles for our genre, horror films. While on this website my group and I watched an array of the opening titles of different horror films. While watching the titles we've come to notice a few things. When watching a couple of the films we noticed that the titles didn't often take up a lot of time and are usually short while also giving a creepy, eerie tone to the movie. This is usually done by the editing of the titles and the sounds used in the opening and throughout the movie.The sound is often an eerie, unsetting sound that helps create the tone of the movie. This website was very helpful for our research on the opening titles for horror movie.

American Psycho Title Sequence

For this next part of our project we were instructed to research an example film of our genre.Then research what they did for the opening titles of the film. One of the example films we choose is the movie American Psycho. Directed by Marry Harron, made in 2000, this horror film told a story of  a wealthy New York City investment banking executive that had an alter ego that had a psychotic urge for killing. The reason we chose this film was because the opening of this horror film has great images that makes the audiences think about whats happening.
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
       While watching the movie American Psycho, my group and I watched and notice thirty opening titles. These titles went from the beginning to 04:26 minutes in the movie.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
       In the first part of the movie sequence, it shows what looks to be drops of blood dripping onto a white background. A few sends later we soon find out the substance that looks like blood is actually a red sauce that is being poured onto a dinner dish. Along with the "blood" the camera shows a big, sharp knife that swing up to then chop a big piece of meat. The sequence then continues to show what seems to be a normal group of men, then only to show the main character yelling in a psychotic why to a bartender in a loud and crowded bar.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
      The images that were shown in the opening sequence of this movie made the audience think that the red sauce was blood and that in the knife scene someone was probably going to stab someone. The images gave a feeling of surprise when the audience finds out the images were not what they seemed. The image of the main character shows how easily he can turn his psychotic alter ego on and off.
4.How is genre reinforced though symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
     The purpose of horror movies is to scare and to bring the feeling of fear into the audience. This film used the visuals of the "blood", the knife and the scene of the "American psycho" yelling at the bartender to bring the feeling of fear int the audiences. These scenes in the opening sequence gave an unsettling and eerie feeling to the beginning of the movie. The red sauce symbolized blood. When the audiences saw the red substance it reminded them of blood.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
      The film established an enigma from the outset by not establishing any specific characters or the plot. The film makers didn’t explain who the group of men were and where they were in the opening. The eerie scene when the main character yelling at the bartender created a tense and eerie feeling to the opening of the movie. This makes the audience entriged in the movie, ensuring the audience will watch the movie.
6.What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its targeted audience?
     Film makers will use many different tactics to ensure their films appeal to its targeted audiences. When people watch horror movies, they usually want scary and eerie aspects in their movies. The film makers use this and make sure to add these aspects into the title sequences to grab the audiences’ eye.
7. How has technology been used effectively?
      Technology has been used effectively by using technology to create the image of “blood” in the opening titles. Along with the CGI the editors also used technology for the eerie music that played in the background while the titles were rolling. All of these techniques come together to help reinforce the genre of horror in the film.

Insidious Title Sequence

    Each movie has its own title sequence in the beginning to show the credits and most of the time particular tactics and designs to help build the story of the movie. My group was told to look at a few examples of title sequences and research them. The first one I chose to do was the title sequence from Insidious. There were 23 titles displayed during the opening sequence of this film. Images that are prioritized in the opening are all black and white location pictures such as an empty hallway, street, parking lot, or trees. All of these have a negative connotation and give off an extremely creepy, scary, and mysterious mood. The genre of horror is reinforced through the symbolic and technical codes of this through several ways. The main purpose of horror is to scare and spook the audience and by using the uncomfortable and eerie images that the creators imputed is very likely to have an effect on the audience in the way a horror film should. The titles are also in red text that slowly fade out of the screen which adds to the scary feeling being projected to the audience. The viewer may see the red as creepy because of the association of red and blood, which would seem fitting for a horror film. This film establishes an enigma from the outset because it doesn't show any specific characters or setting or any sense of plot, only imagery to set the mood. This could get the audience hooked and interested in watching more. They target their audience in this way. If someone is going to watch a horror movie it is obvious they like creepy crawling situations that freak them out and most likely like a little mystery so that's exactly what the title sequence creators incorporated. The technology has been used effectively by using technology to alter the lighting to low and put in shadows and also adding in filters of black and white. Not only that but also with the technology that was used to put in the frightening background music adds a great deal of eeriness to the mood. The transitions had lots of fade in and outs which in a way prolongs the imagery and adds a scary feeling because it seems like the subjects are being drawn out. All of these techniques are chosen for a reason and are very effective in reinforcing the genre of horror into the film .

Art of the title

Hello! In order to get more information on the opening titles of movies, my group and I went to the website www.artofthetitle.com. At this website, you can find information on titles from all types of films from documentaries to feature films. With this website, you can also get summaries of films along with interviews with the cast and crew of the film. The opening titles of a film are very important because they set up the tone of the film and they are the audiences first impressions of the movie. The reason my group and I had to visit this website was because we need to research title sequences for our project. We watched a variety of horror movie openings and we noticed a couple of things. The first thing that we noticed is that all of the titles that we watched had an unsettling tone to them. The titles are usually displayed on a black screen but sometimes images or scenes will flash on the screen that will help to tell the story. For all of the titles, music was playing and helped to heighten the creepy and disturbing atmosphere of the film. I learned that the titles should be relatively short and should not take up too much time. Another thing that my group and I noticed is that the opening titles seem to be displayed in a specific order. The first title that would show up was usually the main cast but sometimes the main title would be the director and the name of the movie. After the cast, the titles for make-up and sound would be shown. After them, the producers and the movie company that helped to create the film was displayed. And most of the time, if it wasn’t shown in the beginning, the writer and director of the film would show up followed by the title of the name of the film. Using this website showed me what a proper horror movie opening title sequence should look like.

Genre research ; A quiet place

  My group and I have been watching recent horror films to better understand this particular genre. One of the films that we watched was the 2018 horror film The quiet place. Directed by John Krasinski, the quiet place follows a family that must live in silence to avoid the creatures that hunt by sound. We chose this movie for this project because this movie was one of the highest grossing horror films bring in $340.9 million in the box office. While watching this film we noticed a big variety of camera angles shots and movements. the camera angles that we caught was a lot of eye level angles, high angles, and low angles. This movie also has a lot of camera shots like medium shot, medium shot, close ups, aerial shots and over the shoulder shots. The movements that were used in the film were pan, flash pans, tracking shot, and zooms. The quiet place also had a very interesting mid en scene which can be shown through the abbreviation C.L.A.M.P.S. C for the costumes was fairly normal. Most of the characters were humans that wore the cloths related to the time period that they were in. The only out of the ordinary costumes were the ones the actors who were playing the monsters wore. L for lighting, the light in the movie was fairly dark even when it was supposed to be the day time which gave the movie an eerie feeling. A for actors, the acting in the movie was incredible. The role which they had to play was not easy. They didn’t have a lot of dialogue which meant that they had to act through their face, they had to really emphasize the emotions in their face to make up for not having any dialogue. M for makeup, the makeup was very light, normal looking makeup. Except for the makeup used to create the mysterious monsters. The makeup was a lot of effects makeup to create the terrifying monsters. P for props, this film had very little props but the props it did have included the red lights that were strung around the farm that the family lived at which flashed red when the mother of the family went into labor. Another important prop was the hearing aid that the daughter of the family had. This prop was very important because at the end of the movie the mother and daughter found out that the hearing aid created a frequency that killed the monsters. S for setting, the setting of the movie took place at a farm in the country side, a forest, and a store. The main sound used in this film was some Ambient sounds like the waterfall and leaves crunching. Also a little bit of dialogue between the characters. The movie had a lot of common horror movie elements but also had a lot of original elements of its own. The movie was a horror film that was silent the whole run time but also provoked a sense of fear with the actions and facial expressions used by the actors. An element of the movie that I did enjoy was the plot of the movie and how well the actors played their roles without a lot of dialogue. The concept of the movie was such a new concept and the movie didn’t really rely on jump scares. The elements I didn’t like was how dark it was all the time. The darkness did give a eerie feeling to it but it can be overwhelming when you watch it for 2 to 3 hours. Overall, this movie was a great horror movie and it really showed us how to make a horror genre film.

Genre Research; Get Out

Hello in order to get a better understanding of our genre, my group and I watched and evaluated some horror films. One of the movies my group and I researched was the 2017 horror movie Get Out. Directed by Jordan Peele, Get Out is a Mystery/ Thriller that follows a young man who goes to meets his girlfriend’s family for the first time, but finds out that there something really wrong about her family. We chose this movie because it was one of the best selling movies in 2017. We noticed that there are some camera angles and shots, and movement throughout the film. For angles, there were eye level angles, high and low angles. This movie also used a variety of movement such as tracking shot, tilts, and pans. The shots throughout the movie were three shots, long shots, and medium shots. Throughout the the movie there were also closeup and some two-shots. There were also over the shoulder shots being used throughout the movie.
    The movie Get Out has a very unique mis en scene. The costumes in this movie were very casual clothing, the only unusual costumes were on the house keepers who wore what looked like old clothing for decades ago. The lighting in the movie started out light and towards the middle to end of the movie it started to turn darker. The acting was really good in the movie they really did a good job with acting. There was some really impactful moments in the movie that the actors portrayed. The makeup in the movie was pretty plain, the only time the makeup was over the top was when someone got hurt and they had to make a mark to show that someone got hurt. The injuries in this movie were very intense and gruesome. The overall makeup in the film was very good and the injuries looked so real it was amazing. There were many props in this movie but one of the main one was the house which everything went down. The settings were pretty basic, it took place at an old town and at a house. The settings were nothing crazy or out of the ordinary. The main sound in the movie was dialogue, but there were some other sounds too. A couple of non digestive sounds were in the movie too like clicking of the mouth which went on in the movie a lot. In some of the scenes there was occasionally no sound at all and that helped with the tension. This movie followed a lot of the common horror movie elements. The movie followed  the element which an evil force is in the family and they make it look like there normal but there not. The movie also had a lot of tension and violence throughout the movie. Get Out did an amazing job at making people feel fear and creating a unsettling tone. An element I really enjoyed was that the movie had a consistent tone throughout the movie. I also liked how scary and original this movie was. The elements that I didn’t really enjoy was the parts that had violence in it. There was a fair amount of violence in this movie but it’s ok because I closed my eyes. Overall this movie was really good and I would recommend this movie.

Genre research; Hereditary

  In order to get a better understanding of the genre that we chose, my group and I watched and evaluated a couple of horror films. One of movies that my group and I researched for our project was the 2018 horror movie Hereditary. Directed by Ari Aster, Hereditary follows a grieving family being haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences. The reason we chose this movie was because Hereditary was one of the highest grossing horror movies of 2018 and was one of A24s most successful films. We noticed a variety of camera shots, angles, and movements throughout the film. For angles, there were eye-level angles, low and high angles, and oblique angles. The movie also used a variety of movements such as zooms, tracking shots, tilts and pans. The shots used in the movie were long shots, three shots and medium shots. Many times, throughout the film were close-ups and two shots used. Over the shoulder shots were used quite often during conversation scenes.
Hereditary also had a very interesting mis en scene. The costumes were regular street clothes and didn’t really stand out too much. The lighting in the movie started out bright in the beginning of the movie because many of the scenes were shot in the daytime but by the final act, the lighting was very dark, and it was almost hard to see. The acting was great in the movie. There were some very great and impactful monologues and the actors and actresses did a very good job at showing their grief. The make-up in the film was pretty plain and didn’t make much of an impact unless an injury was shown. The injuries that were created in this film were very bloody and gruesome. The make-up was also very well done and the injuries that were displayed in the film looked very real. There were many props used throughout the movie, the most important props were the dollhouses that the main protagonist creates that help to tell part of the story and a journal that helped to establish a malevolent entity. The settings were pretty basic. The movie took place in a house, a high school, a treehouse, and a couple of other less relevant locations such as a craft store. The main sound used in the film was dialogue but there were also a couple of other sounds. The movie had an amazing original score which made for a more impactful ending. A couple of non-diegetic sounds played throughout the movie such as the quiet mouth clicking noise that would occasionally be played as well as the sound of injuries being created or messed with. There was incidental music and ambient music played and, in some scenes, there was no sound at all which helped to heighten tensions.
The movie followed many of the common horror movie elements but also had a lot of original elements of its own. The movie followed the element of an evil force arriving to a family. The movie also had a fair amount of violence and tension throughout its run-time. Hereditary did an excellent job at provoking fear and creating an unsettling tone. An element of the movie that I did enjoy was the that the film kept a consistent tone throughout its runtime and I really liked that the movie didn’t and rely on jump-scares to create the feeling of fear and relied on the actual plot to create that feeling. The elements that I didn’t like in the movie was the violence. There was a lot of violence in the movie which is okay but a lot of it seemed unnecessary and prolonged. Overall, I think that this was a great horror movie and helped me to understand how to make a movie fall into the horror genre.

Horror and Action Genre Research

    Hello, for the next part of our movie project process is to research two more genres that are different from our first project. Our group decided on Action and Horror.
   Action just like any other genre has common lightnings, camera angles, mis en scenes, editing, and sound. In action films lots of accent lighting is used to enhance certain scenes and the mood intended for that particular scene. Some common situations for the lighting in the beginning of the movie is low lightning with shadowing. Then as the movie picks up to more action packed shots the lightning becomes brighter in cases of victory or back to gloomy in times of loss. Common camera angles in action movies include high angles to show superiority or low angles to show inferiority. Tilts, aerial shots, over the shoulder shot, establishing, and medium close ups are also common. Action genre films also have tend to have common sounds such as ambient background sounds like explosions or lots of digetic and non-digetic sounds. Sounds from vehicles is present in a lot of action movies and of course dialogue. Common Mis En Scene can be shown through the abbreviation C.L.A.M.P.S. C for costumes has a very wide spectrum that could go from gowns and tuxes in a film like James Bond to superhero costumes in the Avengers. L for lightening is usually correlated with tone so it could be bright or low. A for actors is people from all genders, ethnics, and nationality. Makeup usually isn't too dramatic and a lot of times used to show cuts or a rugged look. P for props in action films could be cars, weapons, or practically anything retaining to the plot. Setting is also very vague, they could be shot anywhere but the location is usually established very quickly and states when it changes. Common editing techniques used in the genre Action consist of jump shots, flashbacks, etc. 
   Action is a very big genre in film. Many of the films in this genre have very similar elements. The elements for an action film include high impacts, continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, and many times there are extended chase scenes, fights, escapes, and races. Action films also have a lot of non-stop motion and great rhythm and pacing in order to keep the audience entertained. Action films also have great potential to cross-over into other genres of film such as: Science fiction, thriller, crime, and westerns. Many times in action films there is usually some type of love interest between the protagonist and another character. Another character element in action films is that the hero seems to always have some dark and depressing backstory. Action films will always have the main protagonist struggling against some kind of life-threatening situation such as facing an evil super villain, trapped in a deadly scenario, or in a dangerous chase but in the end, the hero always wins. A couple examples of action films that display many of these elements are: John Wick (2014), Spectre (2015), Mission Impossible-Fallout (2018), and Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014). Within these elements I really like the overly dramatic fight scenes as well as the prolonged chase sequences. I find these elements to be very entertaining and fun to watch. However, I don’t really like some of the character and plot elements of actions films like the love interest or the dark backstory. I find these elements to be very cliché and overdone.
   The next genre we are going to look at is horror. The horror genre like many others have common camera angles, movements and shots, common lighting, mis en scene, editing and sound. The most common camera angles seen in this genre are high angles to show superiority, dutch angle to give the feeling of tension and to show that somethings wrong, and low angles to show inferiority. Some common camera shots and movements are long shots, close up, zooms, point of view shots, tracking and pan shots, over the shoulder, wide shot, establishing shot just to name a few. For lighting, some common scenes are introduced with dark lighting to emphasize the feeling that something is going to happen, usually something that's not good. As the movie progresses there are usually some scenes that are more brightly lit to break up the feeling of suspense and horror. Which are then followed by the darkened scenes which radiate the feeling of horror. Horror genre film also have common sounds such as non diegetic sound, usually the eerie sounds that the viewers hear when somethings about to happen. Also diegetic sound,dialogue, ambient sounds, incidental sounds and internal diegetic. Common Mis en scene can be shown through the abbreviation C.L.A.M.P.S. C for costumes has a very big spectrum. Usually the costumes can consist of normal clothing normally seen in movies like Annabelle and Scary stories. Along with normal clothing some more obscure costumes can be used for the antagonist of the movie like in movies like the Scream trilogy. L for lighting is usually connected to the tone of the movie usually it’s dark lighting to make the feeling of horror. A for actors  can be anyone, any gender, ethnicity, nationality. M for makeup can be anything. In some movies like  Scary stories  they use effects makeup or normal every day makeup. P for props can be anything from a knife to a stick. S the setting can be anywhere any location. Common editing techniques used in this genre are flashbacks, cut always, fade in/out, shot reverse shot, action match, jump cut etc.
  Horror is a very big genre in film and a lot of the films have very similar elements. The elements in a horror film are designed to frighten and panic, cause dread and alarm, and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale. While captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films effectively center on the dark side of life the forbidden, and strange and alarming events. They deal with our most primal nature and it’s fears:our nightmares, our vulnerability, our alienation, our revulsion, our terror of the unknown, our fear of death and dismemberment, or loss of identity. Horror films are often combined with science fiction when the menace or monster is related to a corruption of technology, or when earth is threatened by aliens. A couple examples of horror films that show these elements are: It (2017),  The ring (2002), The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Wolf Man (2010), and Insidious (2010). Within these elements I really like the jump scares they add into these horror films, I also like the monsters they create. However I don’t like it when different horror films have the same story line I think that it’s annoying.

Genre research; IT

  Hello! The next step in my genre research is to watch and breakdown a film in our genre. Since my genre is horror I chose the movie IT which came out in 2017 and is by Stephen King. This film just like any other has it's own conventions, mis en scene, and elements. The elements for this film would include 8 main characters: Richie, It, Bill, Beverly, Eddie, Stanley, and Ben. The main element in this horror film is eliciting fear. The film incorporates suspense and mystery as well. Violence and pop outs as well is pretty common in this film. And at times a moment of silence to signify something is about to happen. I enjoy the pop outs and the mystery because I feel as though it draws me more into the movie. However, the violence is probably one of my least favorite elements of this movie, luckily there wasn't that much. Most of the fear provoking scenes were done through more creepy than violent visuals. Some common camera angles in this film are lots of eye levels, over the shoulder, low angle, and high angle. Some common editing in IT is flashbacks of Georgie, jump cuts from character to character, it has a high pace editing which creates a sense of urgency for the conflict of the killer clown to be resolved. Cut aways were also shown a  lot so that the viewer could see the characters reaction. For sound, the main of course was dialogue but the creators of this piece also put in background music in some parts to help build tension. Digetic sound was shown a lot such as from stepping in nature, rain water, or wind. But non-digetic was common too, particularly from the sounds made from the villain. IT's mis en scene can be organized through the abbreviation C.L.A.M.P.S. C for costumes. The wardrobe in this film is 80s inspired clothing for all of the characters. The clown , IT, costume was a huge white classic circus inspired costume with matching boots. The lightning in this film is overall low and gloomy which helps build the mood of eeriness. The actors are a group of teenagers who all live in the same town and a man who plays the part of the demon clown. Parents of the children are briefly shown as well. Makeup is only dramatic for IT seeing as though he is the monster clown so he needs that extra effect from makeup while the majority of the characters not really. A main prop used in this film and is known as a type of signature is a single red balloon. Finally, this horror is set in Derry, Maine.

We decided!

  Hello! My group and I have confidently made the decision to do our 2 min movie project on the genre Horror! We took time to research 3 different genres. Which were war, action, and horror. We dissected each of them and looked into how each of them are produced and were most drawn to horror. We believe doing horror will allow for us to be most creative. We just overall love watching the genre and want to create something as good as we've seen from other creators. We have a pretty clear set plan of the plot we want to do. I'm very excited to the next stages of this project.

First Genre Project

 

Hello! This is the PowerPoint that me and my group were assigned to do on the genre War. We were not allowed to choose which one we researched however I think I learned a lot about a genre I usually do not watch. We had to research different mis en scenes like common lighting and camera angles, along with common movement. In War movies there is a lot of gloomy lighting and wide shots. Then we researched the different elements of the genre and listed some that we favored and disliked. We also included some example films such as Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor. 

Final Task Pitch

  Hello, these past  past few days me and my group have generated three different pitch ideas for our final task for our media studies class.  Not only did we have to come up with a simple patch but also have a whole plot plan out in our heads for each of them.  We knew we wanted to  work in the horror genre because we thought it would be the most interesting to create and thought we would have the most creative and original ideas for it.  We started off with some basic ideas and each of us chimed in to add in more details to make our pictures better and narrowed it down to two. The first being
about a character who has a dream in a POV perspective of different horrible events  and the last shot being of somebody who killed someone and them with blood all over them and then later after the person has woken up someone such as their mom quotes something exactly from the dream.  Our second option would have been a murder mystery which would be about a group of friends who were all together and realize that a friend was missing and when they went to go find the friend they were murdered and left with a note that had a clue of how it happened and the group of friends go on a journey to figure out what happened and who killed the friend.
   The first pitch is what me and my group decided on. We feel as though this would be the best option and best pitch for this assignment. We think we can incorporate a lot more diverse angle shots through this pitch and also use different editing techniques. We also thought that this idea was more creative and would be a lot more fun to direct and shoot.  Another reason why we thought this would be a good idea is that there aren’t that many movies that have a similar plot so ours would be more original.  There’s a lot of different ways that we can take this pitch and if we were to create the full thing throw in surprises and thrilling moments. Within just two minutes we feel as though we could accomplish in an intriguing piece of film that would want an audience to go out and watch the full movie.
      The second pitch about the murder mystery we believe definitely has a lot of potential and would make for a great and interesting film.  Things like murder mysteries definitely keep the audience super engaged and feel like they’re apart of the movie which is important. We think if we did this one it would be super cool to create. My group and I have many ideas for this pitch that can make it different from the rest We still like the dream pitch a lot, however we think it would be hard for us to create the opening for this pitch without giving too much away. we also think that this movie is a little to similar to some other horror movies that we have scene.
   Overall, my group and I are very excited to begin planning for our first pitch about the horrifying mystery tale about a group of friends.  This pitch opens up many doors for us and gives us many opportunities to throw in whatever we want with different lighting and moods and camera shots and editing and whatever else we want to do.

Starting the Final Task

   Hello I’m Alex and I’m now in my second semester of being in my AICE Media class. My group, which has been consistent of myself, Avalon, Morgan, and Jake have already grown as media students by experiencing working on our past two projects. I’m very excited to now begin the the next one. We have to create the opening of an original movie, which sounds like it’s going to be very fun to create. It’s going to be different than anything I’ve worked on before but I can’t wait to start the first steps of the project. AICE Media is one of three AICE classes that I am taking this year and is by far my favorite. It’s such a creative space where I get to work on really interesting assignments and create pieces of film instead of boring book work. I find the field of Media extremely intriguing and could definitely see myself doing something relating to Media. I’ve was interesting in editing for a while and recently got into videography for concerts. Which if I got serious about, having taken media would be very useful.
   Through the past 18 weeks I’ve learned so much and my knowledge about media in general has expanded a lot. Going into the class I didn’t know much more than the average. I’ve learned lots of important terms used in the business. Such as different type of angles and shots. I learned about mis en scene and how to point the different parts just by watching an extract. I learned about synergy and different techniques media companies use to get their products out and successful. I’ve also learned more about editing effects and how they are achieved. I’m eager to learn more about editing and different ways to edit to make my projects even better. Through being in this class and creating my group’s commercial and music video I also learned a lot about what it means and how it feels to direct. I loved directing and be able to make a vision into a reality. I cant wait to gain more talents in media as the year goes on.
  For this final task, the opening of a movie, my group needs to present a pitch. A pitch is a Hollywood term used to describe an idea where a film is encapsulated in 25 words or less. We came up with three different pitches. Our first pitch is a movie about a women walking out of the mall into the parking garage and walks past a car and sees a girl inside that was kidnapped and gory looking and goes over to see if she’s okay and attempts to call for 911 when the killer comes up behind to take her as well. Our second pitch is about someone who has a horrific dream about bad things happening and wakes up to realize that they will actually begin to start happening. Our third and last pitch is a classic murder mystery about someone who is killed a group of their friends find a clue and begin a journey to figure out who did it. We kept them in same genre of horror because we believed it would be easiest and the most fun.