AICE Media Studies

 My film wont include much in the way of sounds. This is because I am doing a horror film. There will only be a few scenes. Sound Scene 1: -Grant: "Hmmm, she looks good" -Clay: "Yea lets get her" Scene 2: -No dialogue Scene 3: -Grant: "Okay Im gonna grab her" -Clay: "Just keep her quiet. Get her in the car quick. I dont want to be seen here long." Scene 4: -Clay: "Go go go" Scene 5: -Grant: "Clay go" -Maria: "get your hands off me" Scene 6: -Maria: "where are you guys taking me" -Clay and Grant: "Guess you will have to find out" Shooting Scene 1: Shows Clay and I driving in the car looking for the victim, then spotting her Scene 2:  We drive up to her scene 3: Shows Grant about to get out of the car Scene 4: Grant getting out of the car and grabbing Maria as she is kicking and screaming Scene 5: Grant throws Maria in the car and gets in the car  Scene 6: Maria asking the men questions and they bot...

 From Art of the Title What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? What connotations do these images carry? How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. This title is from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The first thing we see is the title of the movie. This slowly fades into the screen. This is accompanied by red and black. These are to colors directly related with the horror genre. It is also with scary background music. The images shown are scary figures which are portrayed in the movie. The figures create a sense of scariness. The movie is based on a book series. Therefore, that would partially be the audience they were targeting.  Technology was used effectively. The red and black add to the genr...

 From Watch the Titles What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? What connotations do these images carry? How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. In the opening credits of the film, we start by seeing the director credits. It then transitions into the cast. Finally the music composers. Everything is in black and white which adds to the horror aspect. Everything is also shaking. These all help to create a sense of horror. They are also meant for the viewer to start worrying about what is about to happen. As well as get them ready for the film. It adds to the effect horror has on people. They used shaking and the black and white filter to target the horror crowd. Technology was used very effectively. For...

 From Watch the Titles What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? What connotations do these images carry? How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. The first thing we see is the title of the movie. This is accompanied by some eerie background music. We then see the director credits. These are followed by the cast. Then the music composers. The images shown are pretty scary. You can tell that they are truly trying to frighten you. Scary images of wolves, children and symbols were appearing. These were all showing a sense of knowing that you are about to be scared. They show a sense of scariness which adds to the genre of horror. Great introduction showing the terrifying nature of the film. Technology was ...

 From Art of the Title What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? What connotations do these images carry? How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. The first thing you see is the Lionsgate intro. We then see the production company. Followed by the cast. You then see who the music is by. The setting shows a plantation house. A little girl is then shown running to who looks to be her mom. Then you see soldiers exiting the house. They then walk past what appear to be slaves as a man is raising the Confederate flag. This gives us the feeling that this will be more of a horror film that tugs on your emotions. This leaves the viewer in suspense of what will happen next. Different strategies used are music, adv...

 For this blog I had to research the website  https://www.watchthetitles.com/ . The layout of the page is actually really nice. The first thing I noticed was the interviews they have. There are many tabs on the page. These are to help easily navigate your way through the site. When you click these tabs they bring you further into the site for a more in depth look. This makes the viewer want to explore some more. It helped me find titles in which I was interested in watching. It also gave a summary, the credits and the creators. This is a very interesting site.

In this blog I had to research  https://www.artofthetitle.com/ . The website was very intriguing. You first see a title that they recommend. This could draw the viewer into wanting to browse the website. This site is very easy to navigate through. This is due to the pull down tabs at the top of the page. When a title is selected, it also shows the credits. As well as the networks you can view it with. This is a very helpful and handy website. I will definitely use this in the future.