AICE Media Studies

  Hey y'all! Today I will be analyzing and researching my first Title sequence. This title sequence is called "Panic Room" and this thriller was released in 2002.  What titles are displayed during the opening sequence The names of the main Actors and Actress's Costume designer Musicians Film editors Production Designer Director of Photography Producers Writer Director 2.  What images are prioritized throughout the scene? The opening scene uses images of buildings in the city. it's different angles of buildings that look similar and it feels like the audience it traveling throughout the city. Finally, the last clip lowers the angle and shows characters walking to a destination. 3. How does the film establish the feeling of the genre? The film makes the audience feel curious from looking at the different angles of the buildings and city. Additionally, the background music helps to build up the suspense being that it the non-diegetic sound feels so tense. Lastly, the

  Hey y'all! Today I will be analyzing and researching different title sequences for my final task. Title sequences are important for films because they set the tone for the film. These opening sequences usually set the mood that the director wants to convey to the audience. For this reason, I decided to research more on title sequences because this is very important and helpful. Instead of trying to watch a plethora of movies on different streaming platforms, I chose one website that can do it all. This website is called, "Art of the Title Website", and it allows myself to research different title sequences with ease. The 'Art of the Title Website' provides you with different genres, the website is free to use, and extremely easy to navigate. I decided from all of these reasons that this will be the website that I will be using to do my research. I can not wait to learn more about making a title sequence. Well, that is it for today!   Bye, Pookieess!

      Hey y'all! Today I will be researching and analyzing the movie 'Fractured' directed by Brad Anderson: What conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? The conventions that I am basing my final task on that this movie has are the props and dark lighting. This movie includes different props and dark lighting in the main setting throughout the entire movie. For this reason, I decided to chose this movie to evaluate. What conventions of the genre did the movie have that you liked? I liked how the movie was edited throughout the entire movie. At the end the movie shows how the main character was hallucinating the whole time through an image shift. I definitely want to see if I can some of those editing techniques in my final task. What conventions of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you and you are thinking of not filming for your final task? There are no conventions of the genre that the movie had that did no

  Hey y'all! Today I will be researching and analyzing the movie 'Get Out' directed by Jordan Peele: What conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? One of the conventions of this genre that I chose is the props that the characters use. There are different props throughout the movie that create symbolize for the movie. For instance, there is a scene where the daughter Rose keeps her White milk separate from her colored cereal and the film closes-up on it. This scene symbolizes how Rose likes keeping things separate. What conventions of the genre did the movie have that you liked? I like the different costumes throughout this movie. I feel like the costumes help to build the characters and tension throughout the movie. For instance, when the main character of the movie meets the parents of Rose the audience can get like this weird vibe. However, the audience may never get a weird vibe from Rose (who is supposed to be the main cha

  Hey y'all! Today I will be researching and analyzing the movie 'Us' directed by Jordan Peele: What conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have? The conventions of this genre that I chose to base my final task on are the non-diegetic/diegetic sounds, dark lighting, and props. When I watched this movie I looked for all of the conventions that I may need to include in my final task opening sequence. This was a easy task since this is my favorite movie. What conventions of the genre did the movie have that you liked? Throughout the movie, there was use of a lot of non-diegetic sounds. One of the beginning scenes of the movie includes a wide shot of bunnies in their cages and an interesting choice of background music. I feel like that scene created a weird vibe for the audience, almost building the suspense and curiosity for the movie. Additionally, I loved how the costumes of the "Untethered" characters looked creepy and t

  Hey y’all! Today I will be introducing the genre that I am deciding to use for my opening sequence. After researching different movie genres, I decided that I want my opening sequence genre to be a thriller. A thriller ties into other aspects of different genres but it's main aspects are violence, mystery and horror. I love to watch thriller films and one of my favorite movies is categorized as a thriller. For this reason, I think it will make this final task process more fun to create and easier since I like thriller movies. Well, that is it for now. Write to you soon! Bye, Pookiees!  

  Hey y’all! Today I will be analyzing the different aspects of the thriller genre: Common CAMS in the genre Point of view Shots-shows what the character is seeing/audience gets the same feelings Wide shots- shows the overall setting/what it looks like Tracking- follows the movement of the character Low angle- give off weak emotions to the audience/emphasize how another character is powerful Birds Eye View- character appears to look powerless/vulnerable Common CLAMPS in the genre Costumes can include anything (sometimes they use superhero/villian clothing) Lighting is usually big and light  Makeup could be used to show bruises after an accident or make a character look more like an antagonist Props are used for a plethora of things like blood or weapons Common Editing in your genre Action Match Cuts cutting  Jumping Common Sound in your genre Non-diegetic sound diegetic sound Music Example Films The Gray Man directed by Joe Russo and Anthony Russo Bullet Train directed by David Leitch

  Hey y’all! Today I will be analyzing the different aspects of the mystery genre: Common CAMS in the genre Extreme Close-ups Point of view Shots-shows what the character is seeing/audience gets the same feelings Long shots- shows the overall setting/what it looks like Panning- indicates the character is being followed Low angle- give off weak emotions to the audience/emphasize how another character is powerful Birds Eye View- character appears to look powerless/vulnerable Tilted Angle- heightens stress/tension to the screen Common CLAMPS in the genre Costumes usually include a character with dark clothing and white clothing Lighting usually uses darker tones in the lighting Makeup could be used to show bruises after an accident or make a character look more like an antagonist Props are used for a plethora of things like blood or weapons Common Editing in your genre Flashbacks/forwards slow/fast motion Repetitions freeze frames Common Sound in your genre Non-diegetic Sound  (sound gett

  Hey y’all! Today I will be analyzing the different aspects of the thriller genre: Common CAMS in the genre Extreme Close-ups Point of view Shots-shows what the character is seeing/audience gets the same feelings Wide shots Long shots- shows the overall setting/what it looks like Tracking shots- builds suspense (can show that the character is being followed/watched) Low angle- give off weak emotions to the audience/emphasize how another character is powerful Birds Eye View- character appears to look powerless/vulnerable Tilted Angle- adds dramatic tension to the screen Over the Shoulder Shots- build up tension and suspense Common CLAMPS in the genre Costumes usually include a character with dark clothing Lighting usually gets darker when the suspense starts to build Makeup could be used to show bruises after an accident or make a character look more like an antagonist Props are used for a plethora of things like blood or weapons Common Editing in your genre Cutting- Create a sense of

  Hey y'all! Today I will be introducing my pitch idea for my final task project.  Pitch A: A character wakes up with a knife in the hand and blood all over them but does not know what happened Pitch B: A character gets into an accident and is now able to hear other peoples thoughts. Discuss Pitch A: Pitch A will be a lot easier to produce and record when its time to start filming. Having that mystery of trying to figure out why something happened I think is more interesting than Pitch B. This pitch would be more of a mystery and thriller type of film. Overall, I think this pitch might be easier to get different scenes and footage for. Discuss Pitch B: I think Pitch B is an interesting idea but I feel it will be hard to convey this pitch to the audience. I know this final task does not include the main storyline of the movie but I still want the opening to relate to the storyline. Additionally, I didn't know if I would want The storyline genre to be a comedy or a mystery. Overa

  Hey y'all! Today I will be explaining the structure of my "Me, Myself and I" group. I decided for my final task that I will be working by myself. Doing group work use to be a struggle and something I hated to do in my earlier years of high school. My biggest struggle was overcoming my social anxiety. Presenting, group assignments and greeting people tend to trigger my anxiety. This is why I tried to get out of group work whenever I could. I had to learn how to work with all types of people and people with different work ethics. I have worked with helpful, dominant, and creative members. However, I have worked with rude, lazy, and close-minded members. Over time, I realized that working by myself is a lot easier and takes up less time. Working with group members, I would want everyone to feel included and heard. For this reason, I feel it can take a lot of time away from actually completing the assignment. Another reason I want to work alone is because either I would hav

  Hey y'all! Welcome back to Alivia's blog life . I am starting a new project this time but let me remind you about me.  To start off, I live with both of my parents, sister, brother, and grandmother. Even though they can be annoying, my family is everything to me.  Following, dancing is one of my passions in life. I have been dancing since I could walk, and it's something that gives me joy. I am currently one of the captains of the dance team at my high school, and so far, I am loving it. Not only do I dance at school, but I dance at my church. I go to abundant life church, and I have been attending this church since I was a kid. Additionally, I'm a co-captain of the dance ministry at my church. One thing that I love about dancing is choreographing. With choreographing, there is no wrong or right answer, it just feels natural. Other things that I love about dancing are performing and competing. It feels nice to have the spotlight on me every once and a while. Even thou