AICE Media Studies Project

  A Night On 34th CT.

Hey, there your back so you can see by the title of this blog that we have made it to the end of stage 1. Over the course of stage 1, we have talked about many elements needed in the production of my horror/ thriller film we learned a lot of reasons why cinematographers do certain things in the film. We also learned how to get audiences to watch our film and who exactly to target. We also learned how to insert the basic conventions of cinematography into my genre of film specifically. So as we go forward through the other stages of learning we will learn even more ways to create a successful film opening. So that's all folks see you in stage 2. Your Favorite Blogger Bishara Hamilton  CTA STUDENT 👧🖳

 Hey I'm back again I'm a little late catching you guys up but here are the questions we are answering today. "What do the titles normally look like for films in my genre (style, size, font, etc.)? What kinds of information do I need to include in the titles?" "How are different social groups are normally represented/portrayed, stereotyped, etc. in your genre?" Hmmm let's do the first one, so the title for films that are a horror/thriller film is usually used big fonts and fonts styles that are very playful and bold when using these big bold titles is an element of fear which most movie editors want you to be scared so they try to use a lot of big things. Horror/Thriller films have many stereotypes especially when it comes to the person being killed or chased or even hunted. There is one specific stereotype that everyone knows about it's the white girl stereotype where she seems to always be the one that gets chased and dies first because of the dumb

 Hey, I was hoping you would come back. So today our focus is on answering these questions: "What are the settings or locations of other films in my genre? Where and when are they often shot?" "Who is the intended audience for my film? Why? What are their moviegoing habits? How will I get them to see my movie?" OK! BOOM !, let's get straight into it so to answer the first question is the setting of other films in my genre are usually in basements, houses far away from the city, in the woods, haunted houses, abandoned amusement parks/carnivals, asylums, hospitals, and cemeteries. Now to tackle the second question well they are often shot in the settings located in the previous sentence and they are often shot at night time when most people are sleeping or very late evening when everyone is heading home from work or stores. Ok, we are on a roll lets keep this momentum. Number 3, the intended audience for my film is a mature audience that consists of teenagers, you

  Hey, so today we are going to be focusing on answering these questions: "What kind of movie am I trying to make?  What are the basic genre conventions of my movie (themes, style, characters, etc.)? What do the opening sequences look like in other films of my genre? How does an opening sequence reveal meaning and tone without giving away too much? How much action really happens in the first 2 minutes of a film? Complete a detailed shot-by-shot analysis using screenshots." So let's get into it, to answer the first question the kind of movie I'm trying to make is a horror/thriller/mysterious movie because movies in this genre type generally have lots of suspense and that's what I'm aiming for in my film opening. The themes of movies in this genre are usually " don't take life for granted" or " be grateful to your family each time you get" or " live life the best you can" or the childlike one " Never talk to strangers"

Hey, today we are talking about the purpose of opening credits. Which no-one really sat to really think why we have opening credits and how it's different from a title sequence. Well, I know that opening credits are needed to reveal the cast members in the film, the producers, and the directors of the film. Do you know what the difference is between opening credits and a title sequence? ................ Hmmmmm do you really know?  Well, the answer is that most title sequences consist of music, a lot of action, and sound effects but in the opening credits, you are getting the beginning of the movie/episode which will mostly be the introduction of a problem or a situation. Also in title sequences, you get more of the theme music of the movie or episode for example in the title sequence of Phineas and Ferb you will be able to tell that its a title sequence and not opening credits because their older sister Candice says at the end " Mooom, Phineas and Ferb are making a title seque