AICE Media Studies

  1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Which ones?  28 titles in total, these titles included, name of studio, name of production company, actor(s) names, film title, music by, edited by, produced by, and directed by.  2. What connotations do the images carry? (How do they make you feel)  The connotations presented a very eerie feeling as if something was going to pop out and scare you especially since it "takes place" under water.   3. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell what genre the film is)  While watching this title sequence, I was thinking that this movie may be horror or thriller related. After searching up the movie to find out if I was correct, I came to find out that the genre is horror/sci-fi. I understand the horror part since the movie is underwater and the brief description is saying that they dug something up and don't know what came out. The s...

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film? Which ones? There were 45 titles in total. These were names of the production company, who directed the film, the actors, the editing crew, etc...  2. What connotations did the images carry? (How do they make you feel) The images ae glitchy. Personally, I got uneasy. There was a lot going on it was pretty difficult to read. Especially with the music in the back, it was just a lot.  3. How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? (Can you tell what genre the film is)  I wasn't able to tell what type of genre this movie was. Initially, I got something with technology because of the glitches, but it looked a lot like a Marvel film due to the music, colors, and speed. The music also builds up a lot of suspension and really keeps the viewer on their toes. The title tells me that it might be Crime related. In actuality, the film is a Horror/ Thriller.  4. Wh...

  During this time together, my group and I found two websites that would be able to help us with our title design. The first website we found was www.artofthetitle.com . My group and I think that this is the website that will help us the most. This website gives very detailed descriptions of what it provides. Some things this website provides is the year the movie was made, name of the movie, and whether it is an opening title sequence or a summary of the movie. Since my group and I are mainly focused on the title sequence, it is very helpful that this website provides whether it’s an opening sequence or a summary of the entire movie. When first entering the website, it was a little complicated, my group and I were surely stumped at some point. To find everything you need, you will first need to click on title sequences at the top left-hand side of the page. After clicking that, you will click all titles where every movie they have will be displayed for you. This is where you will...

      The movie: Greta Camera angles/movements/shots: Many two-shots,  some  extreme close-up/close ups, and some high angle shots. The most repeated shot used the two sh ot because in the movie the protagonist is seen stalked by the antagonist of the story by the use of two shots. The extreme close-up and close ups were used to show the characters  expressions. High angles were used in the movie to  different  the power scale of the two characters when they get into conflict. COSTUMES The characters were portrayed as regular city civilians that wear regular clothes LIGHTING The lighting in the movie is very natural with many scenes being in city areas and public places, although sometimes in the movie the lighting can be near pitch dark to add suspense to some scenes. ACTING Emotions in this movie were portrayed accordingly as a realistic scenario, so the actions was executed very well. MAKEUP The...

  The film: The Widow Camera angles/movements/shots: A lot of aerials, two-shots, and some  extreme close-up/close up. The aerial was used as an establishing shot and to show the woods and the path the van was taking.  The most  predominant shot used a two/ three-shot because most of the movie just showed the group together . The extreme close-up and close ups  were used to show someone's  expressions. Handheld shots expressed the shakiness and captured the realness, point of view and over the shoulder shots so you, the viewer, can see through the characters eyes and perspectives. low and high angles to show the paths and frustration within the group. Dolly and tracking shots showed what was going on round everyone.  COSTUMES used were rescue team uniform LIGHTING in the beginning of the movie it was dim since they were in a cave. After that, they were in natural lighting and as the movie went on, it was dark. The movie is set in one day, so ...

  The film: US Camera angles/movements/shots:A lot of aerial's, two-shots, and extreme close-up/close up. The aerial was used to show how many clones there actually were and the chain they were creating. The most predominant shot used a two-shot because most of the movie just showed someone and their clone fighting. The extreme close-up and close ups were used to show makeup on the clone's face or get someone's expression. CLAMPS: COSTUMES of the main characters were in casual clothes, while the clones were in red jumpsuits. LIGHTING in the beginning of the movie was very light, in order to showcase the normalcy that the family that the family was experiencing. At times the lighting would get darker whenever one of the clones appeared. ACTING in the film was very impressive. This was a movie that involved the topic of evil clones, meaning the characters had to take on two different roles that were the complete opposite of each other. MAKEUP in the film was very heavy. The c...

  Choosing a genre for our movie was slightly hard, there are many different advantages that come with each genre. With Horror, there were many great aspects, it had many great camera angles such as the low angle, the high angle and tilted angles. It also had establishing scenes that build up tension and bring excitement to a viewer. On the other hand, the True Crime genre brings realism. With c lose-up, extreme close-up shots, dolly movements, handheld shots, and over the shoulder shots, that get the viewer wondering and suspenseful.   But ultimately after deep consideration, our group has decided that our genre for our movie will be Thriller. There are many different advantages to the thriller genre, for one, the thriller genre is many different genres fused into one. But one main distinctive characteristic of this genre is a plot twist. Usually in a thriller the point is to thrill the viewer, and the way that movie directors do this with the thriller genre is by a...