AICE Media Studies

 Hey Blog. This week has not been much work yet. Me and my group have been talking trying to plan out our filming. We plan to meet and film soon. We have one issue that has risen as of recently. For our video to work out how we want it we're going to need a new person. We need one person to kidnap. One person to film. One person to drive the car at the beginning. And finally, one person to get kidnapped. We have no one that wants to be kidnapped at the moment. We have a couple people that we might be able to rely on. They are all in other classes. Meeting with them and getting something set up might be hard. We want to make the kidnapped person a girl. We feel as though the intro sequence would be a bit scarier if a girl was taken. I believe our group will meet soon. We do not have too much time as Anthony is very busy. Anyways, that is all for now. Bye blog.

 Participants: Anthony Villegas Vasquez, Rene Salmeron Reyes, Julian Pacheco Location: Our group is quite fortunate when it comes to our location. We all have reliable transportation. We also live not too far from each other. Our houses are in good locations. We have chosen to film in Anthony’s area. We’re not sure of the exact location at the moment. Our film will take place at night though. Schedule:  By 02/20 we will be meeting consistently to properly plan out our filming  By 02/27 we will have begun filming our first takes of the intro sequence  By 03/05 we will have filmed everything and will soon begin editing  After these dates there are a few things still to be done. We will be editing the video alongside preparing for the CCR. Health: For the most part our film shouldn’t be too dangerous. We are filming at nighttime so we will have to make sure that when we are on the street to check both sides of the road for any cars coming by. We also have to include a scene where a guy ge

Hey blog. Today I will be working on the next step of my opening scene. The next task I have to complete is my title research where I will be watching different opening scenes from different movies in order to find inspiration for my opening sequence. Today I watched "XXX: State of The Union" and few different things catch my attention. The opening scene starts with a close up of Ice Cube as he is walking on a jail hallway while being escorted by two guards in military gear. After the ice cube shot it transitions into animations with multiple titles as well as images that relate to the movie which give us a better idea of what the movie is about. The titles that were included on the opening scene was the name of the movie "XXX: State of The Union" as well as characters name's: Ice cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, among other different actors and Atris. On the opening scene we also got special mentions for those who made up pa

 What titles are displayed during the opening sequence? In the intro sequence of silent hill it displays the names of the actors alongside the characters that they play in the movie. Towards the end of the intro sequence it displays the name of the movie rather small on the screen in an eerie font. At the end, it credits the directors and producers of the film. - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The main images that are prioritized are the characters displayed throughout the intro sequence. The characters are first shown and then something covers their face like a tree branch for example. Then, it transitions to another character. There is more though, the intro sequence for silent hill is filled with creepy images and the entire thing is in black and white to create an initial thrill in the audience prior to the beginning of the movie. - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? In the intro alone, silent hill manages to create a thrill in

     Hey welcome back to my blog! It is time to follow up with our project on the making of an opening sequence for a movie. In this step of our project, we had to do research on similar films with similar genre to see what methods and devices they chose to use in order to obtain a response from their viewers. In order for me to be able to properly due the research about the movies I decided to use a trustworthy website to avoid any type of virus and that was capable of being easy to handle as well as efficiently as possible. The website that I decided to use to do the research of the many films I had to see is watchthetitles.com. Because it can research different studios and designers and offers a wide range of film options, I found this website to be the most efficient. Using the website to view brief title sequences of some of the most well-known movies, including The Dark Knight Rises, was also incredibly easy. Additionally, the website classifies and arranges its footage, making i

  Wha t elements (Conventions) of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?    For this project we chose the thriller genre and the conventions in this movie help build suspense for the audience. The film uses flashbacks with the present timeline, exploring the backstory of the Jigsaw Killer and his victims. This adds depth to the characters, sheds light on their motivations, and creates a connection within the narrative. The film also uses slow zooms on key details, like ticking timers or hidden clues within the traps. This builds anticipation and draws the audience's attention to specific elements, heightening the suspense. What elements (Conventions) of the genre did the movie have that you like?   I liked the close-ups on faces, hands, and trapped body parts, amplifying the characters' fear and the gruesome details of the traps. These close-ups heighten the audience's anxiety and sense of claustrophobia, mimicking the victims' trapped