AICE Media Studies

  Location: In the past the location of our filming has been an issue for our members. This time we decided to make the location something that was easy to do for all of us. It made the most sense to us that the location would be one of the group members homes and neighborhood. The project we intend to do is set in a house and neighborhood so that the location was not something we had to worry about. As of now the location of filming will be at the home of one of our group members Sean. His house and neighborhood provide us with adequate space for filming and bypass all of the hassle. the last places we used had entry fees and were far away which gave the group more opportunities for setbacks. As it is one of our members houses the availability is up to use which makes for a much more relaxing time. Our new planned location will allow us to relieve the project of the major setbacks we had faced in the prior projects. Participants: The participants for filming will be the three of o...

  My idea for the title effects takes an example from the highest-grossing movie of all time. In Avengers endgame, my idea is that we use the vanish into dust effect as one day our main character wakes up and she is all alone with he friend. I wish to have the black text fade in and come into a pile of dust. Just like when the characters of avengers infinity war faded away. The final title card would be in a sliver black text and then have the same effect.  I wish to also add the names of actors on items scattered on the scene. Eventually, the item becomes dust. Since the scenes will lack people as it's said to be a time where she is the only person left with her friend I have ideas to scatter the names around objects and even buildings. The barren setting can provide locations like on the side of a lone tree or on an empty road when we show the desolate place. All have the same dusting away effect or have the camera turn the corner and disappear.  When cutting past the n...

 Scene One The teen's alarm goes off. The teenager groans and struggles to get out of bed and turn the alarm off. She realizes she is late. The music fades in. Director title.  Scene Two She quickly rushes to put together an outfit. She puts on a sweater and sweatpants. She checks the time again and runs out her room. Producer titles. Scene Three This scene takes place in the bathroom. The teen rushes in quickly brushes her teeth, does her hair, and finishes her makeup. Costume and Makeup Design titles. Scene Four Her best friend bangs on her front door wondering where she is. The best friend is let in and begins to rush her. Actor/ Actress titles. Scene Five  She quickly pours herself a bowl of cereal and begins to eat it with her best friend. She begins yelling for her Mom but she never responds. The title of the film comes in. Fade to black. 

  1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  Directed By, Executive producers, Created by, Screenplay By, Story By, Production Designer, Visual effects supervisor, Art directors, Character design, Head of the story, Edited By, Casting by, Co-Producer, Music By, Music Supervisor, Visual Effects Advisor, Animation supervisors, CG supervisor 2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The opening scene prioritizes placing the main characters on the screen. Many of the characters are shown with afterimages and multiple of them to create a mirror effect that relates to the topic of the movie and prioritizes the effect that these characters will have as they are seen in order of importance. 3.  What connotations do these images carry?  The images carry a cool and adventurous connotation. As the many characters are introduced each has a trail of themselves as if they are split into many. This creates fun almost mesmerizing effect and leaves the ...

  1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  Directed By, Executive producers, Created by, Director of Photography, Production Designer, Edited By, Casting by, Costume designer, Co-Producer, Music By, Music Supervisor, Visual Effects Advisor,  2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The title sequence is made up of animated drawings in notebooks that provide context for the character and its background. It prioritizes the main character and shows the character and the comic book aspect of the character through drawings. 3.  What connotations do these images carry?  The images carry a fun and comedic connotation showing the comedic aspect of the character. They also show the child like aspect of the character regardless of form the character will remain irresponsible as the child he is. Many of the images show the characters abilities and give a preview into the fun and adventurous parts of the character. 4. How does the film esta...

  1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? In total there were 21 different title cards in the title sequence. The first 3 were the production companies involved, Fox, Paramount and MTV. The next few were all of the main actors in the movie. Following them was the most important production crew members including the production composer, editor, and designer. Lastly, the executive producer ended with the directors' title card. 2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  The images prioritized are common schoolday items like a lunch meal and a book from the library paper for taking notes in class. And even a school lunch is used to introduce people and the staff. It also covers a typical meal for some with breakfast, a snack, and a lunch meal all being included in the opening credits. The images show typical school day items to set a tone and even a set of the movie. 3. What connotations do the images carry? The aesthetics of the title card give a ...

  1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  - Studios - Production company - Director - Actors - Casting - Music Directors - Music Producer - Visual Effect Producers - Visual Effects Supervisors - Costume Designers - Unit Production Managers - Assistant Directors - Editing - Production Designer - Photography Director - Line Producer - Co Producers - Executive Producers - Title 2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  The images of the actors as their names were displayed was prioritized. This was common throughout the entire title sequence.  3.  What connotations do these images carry?  They seem very positive and happy. It matches each of the characters personalities to give a preview to who they are and how they contribute to the film. This is very effective in introducing the actors. 4. How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset?  It previews some of the elements of the genre. Starting with t...

  To start I am researching how my titles should look and appear. I sat down and googled about titles and came to 2 great websites.  The first one is to watch the titles,  https://www.watchthetitles.com/. We are researching this  website to get an idea of how opening sequences look. This website provides us with access to a lot of  opening sequences. Especially from the genre of coming of age setting titles sets a tone and story. We can see how titles are used in these  sequences. Then we can apply this to our film. The opening sequence is our final project. And title  design is crucial. So, getting ideas and examples from this website is very useful. We will refer to this if  we need ideas on how to design our titles. The second one was  https://www.artofthetitle.com/. We are researching this website  to focus more on the titles themselves. This website focuses more on the titles themselves. It also  goes into detail on the music c...

  What elements of the genre that you chose to  base your final task on does this movie have?        The genre we have chosen for our final task is coming of age. In this film A girl and brother dealing with their regular lives stumble upon their fathers work which deal with interplanetary travel.. Throughout this film they use mis-en-scene to show the teenagers and their struggles with their new found responsibilities as they are fated with saving. One the main characters Meg is dealing with the disappearance of her father. They use acting to portray the character as she struggles with regular problems as she grows from the situation happening. Her newfound Responsibility is used to deal with the conventional issues of teens in these films. The relationships between characters portrayed was very showing of a coming of age film and allowed the watcher to connect with the characters. The friendships and turmoil represented show the ups and downs of adol...

   What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie?  The element of this movie that we want to include in the final task is the mis-en-scene and the editing.    The movie uses acting to portray meaningful relationships and issues that real teenagers have to deal with sleeping. Peter Parker throughout the movie as to deal with the struggles of being a superhero and also a normal teenage kid. The title of the movie homecoming shows this as Peter is Spiderman also has to deal with that you can't date to help the clash between Peter's other life and normal life is that of 1 the watchers can connect you that we wish to include in our film. In the aspect of filming action movies always cut back and forth in high-tension moments to build dramatic effects and even  though it is not a drama we wish to include it in high-stress situations. What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like?  They use props and acting...

   What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie? The characteristics of this movie that we love are the sense of a different setting. Going to school for the first time is tough at first but eventually, you find your place and figure it out. This goes right with our pitch as being alone with your best friend at first seems scary but everything falls in place and works out as there is no one you would rather be stuck with. It is a shock at first and you feel like the world is ending but its as only as good as YOU make it to be. What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like? The element I liked was the life-changing experience. High school is a wild ride and shows you how life isn't fair and it doesn't always go the way you would like it to. But it teaches you maturity through it all and that's the goal of our final task as in the end you are stripped of innocence and in the deep end of life. As well the aspect of finding ...

First, we looked at thrillers. I was very intrigued by the elements. As I began thinking I was familiar with them in films I'd seen before. But as I kept thinking back to our pitch I felt that it didn't quite fit. The mis-en-scene is usually dramatic and sometimes gory. There's lots of suspense and anticipation. That's not the mood we want to create with this film. So we decided not to use this genre. Then came Comedy. At first, the elements seem very promising. The camera angles were definitely within our ability. However, when we got to sounds and dialogue we didn't think it would be necessary to make jokes all the time, especially on such a serious matter. I felt it would be too corny for our idea. So we decided not to go through with it.   Lastly, we chose to look at Coming of Age. I thought of this genre because our actors are teenagers. Additionally, the plot of the film had a lot to do with the common theme of Coming of Age movies where characters lose their ...

Coming of Age Please use this link to access my PowerPoint.

  Comedy Click the attached link to my powerpoint

Thriller This link will take you to my powerpoint

Pitching our Ideas  Our first idea is about two star crossed lovers who part unwillingly but somehow reconnect. But one of them has moved on. Our second idea is about how a teen wakes up, gets ready for school but finds herself alone with her bestfriend. Where is everyone? For the first idea will we be able to do this? This time of year is really rainy. I don't know if it's possible for us to get the shot on time. Brianna is going to be out of town in Boston from the 16th to the 21st. Do we have time to shoot it. When are we all not busy? I think this will be too hard. I somewhat like the second idea better. I think we'll be able to execute this. Who's house will we do it at? Well, do we really need a house? Maybe it would be better if we did shoot in a house. Even after that scene is the outside presentable? What days could we all gather our one's house? If Brianna's out of town we can't do it there. It'll have to be Jack, Markel, or Sean. This should w...

  I should be the first to introduce the group. In addition to being a musician, I have some editing experience. I'm hoping that what little photography knowledge I have will help me in this course because both my sister and best friend are talented photographers. In middle school, I did attend theatre for three years and took part in numerous minor performances. I'll probably be one of the key subjects for the duration of this learning process. In addition to myself, there are 3 other people in my group. Markel is first in line. He and I first met in AICE Media this year. He has a brilliant imagination and is a great artist. Markel is the only person in the group who knows how to produce music and record music. Sean comes in second. He is a very talkative person who doesn't hesitate to engage in conversation with everyone. Sean not only serves as our spokesperson but also possesses unrivaled editing abilities. Sean is an expert in technology. This will come in handy for ou...

  Hello everyone! I'm back for another project. I am so excited about this new film we're doing. You won't believe what it is... a music video! Personally, I love music. I was in the choir for many years before I came into high school. Music is a part of my everyday life. Whether I'm in the car or doing my homework I need to listen to music. When I wake up and make breakfast I turn on some salsa to get me dancing. Or if i'm studying I like to play some R&B music to calm me down. It is a passion that I share with my entire family. I love to sing and dance. My uncle is an underground rap artist. My Grandfather plays instruments and sings. My Father also plays many instruments. Since I was small my family has always shared a love for music, it connects us to our culture and each other. Music is what I feel brings the most unity through the entire world. It doesn't matter what language or genre, people come together through music. We are going to have such a gre...